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HowToSingWithDistortion10PowerfulTips
ThismaybeoneofthemostimportantpostsIcanmakeandhereswhy:
Manypeoplewantthefasttracktodistortingtheirvoice,thisisVERYdangerousandcouldcostyouyourvoice
altogether.
BydefinitionDistortingourvoicesisanotherwayofsayingdistressingourvocalfolds(cords).

Thereisonlyonewaytodothissafely

1)UnderstandagoodcommandofOpenThroatTechnique.ThisisaconceptIcoverthoroughlyinmysinging
course.Wemustlearntokeepthethroatopenatalltimesandnotclampdownonthevocalcordsandthroat,pinching
andsqueezingthecords/glottis.

2)Support:IknowIkeepemphasizingthisbutitcouldtbemoretrueforthisapplication.Learnpowerful
abdominalsupportandstrength.IcoverthisinmycourseaswellasabriefdescriptioninarecentFacebookpost.Thiswill
helprelaxthechestneckandthroatandfreeyouuptostartsingingwithagravellyvoice.
3)WemustbuildacleanpowerfulsoundFIRSTbeforewecanstarttocompress(distort)thevoice.Itis
suicidaltogostraighttocompression(distortion)withoutfirstbuildingthiskeycomponentintothevoice.
4)AirManagement:Anothercriticalelementtosingingwithdistortion.Theoveruseofairisthegreatestenemy
ofthevoiceandiswhatcausesinflammationandthedryingoutofthecords.Onceinflammationanddrynessoccurs,we
slammoreairacrossthecordsrepeatingaviciouscycleinordertosqueezeoutthenotewhichleadstohoarseness,loss
ofgoodcordcloserandeveneventuallynodes.LearningtoHoldYourBreathwhenyousingtomanagethisairiscrucial
tokeepthiscyclefromhappening.
5)Understandtherearevaryingdegreesofgrit(distortion).Somemayonlywantthatsmokeytexturetotheir
voicewhileothersmaywanttohaveaheavydistortedsound.Recognizingthesedegreesofcompression/distortionis
thepathtoachievingthissafely.
6)OncewehaveestablishedgoodOpenThroat,Support(andrelaxationresponse),Havebuiltapowerful
CleanToneandproperAirManagement,wecannowstarttoleanintothesound,compressingairinthe
glottisaswellasholding/cuttingbackairinthelung.(i.e.glottalcompression)
7)Theinitialsensationwillbelikewhenyouarecallingouttosomeonefarawaybutwiththetechniques
describedabove.Themoreyoubeltsafelywiththiscleantone,youwillnoticeasmokeytonestarttodevelopinthe
voice.
8)RememberIsaiditisisdownrightdangeroustowantthefasttracktodistortingyourvoice.Inordertodo
thissafely,wemustallowthevoicetomaturateovertime,buildingindistortioninstages.Thisisnotsomethingthatis
downin6months.Westartfirstwiththatsmokeyharmonicdistortionandlittlebylittleaddalittlemoreweighttothe
sound.Thisishowyoubuildthissoundsafelyovertime.

9)Itiscrucialtoputmoisture,resiliency,flexibilityandagilitybackinthecordsinordertocleanupthe
voicetomaintaingoodvocalhealth.Wedothisbyworkingupvariousexerciseswithacleantone(nodistortion)to
bringbackthisflexibilityandmoistureinthevocalfolds(cords).Ifweneglecttodothis,wewillbuildastiffnessinthe
cordsandwillsentenceourselvestoalwayshavingtosinginadistortedtone.
10)Hydrateyourcords.Drinkplentyoffilteredroomtemperaturewaterwhenworkingupthissound.Nocarbonated
beverages,alcohol,oracidicdrinks.Thiswillalsoaidinprovidingthediversitytosinginbothcleananddistortedtones.
Varyingexamplesofdistortedsinging:

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