What is style? And why is it important?

When you’re learning to sing, you start by imitating others. But eventually, you want to be able to craft your own style, so you don’t sound like anyone else. After all, there’s only one you. Your body, your life experience, and your musical style and taste are unique.

It’s also essential to sound authentic within a specific genre.
Whether you sing classical music, heavy metal, pop, or jazz, there are stylistic norms you need to be aware of. Once you know what they are, you can find your sound within them, or ignore them entirely.

When you know how to use these stylistic tools, you’ll have more to experiment with, and you’ll expand your artistic possibilities.

In this podcast episode, we’re going to focus on vibrato. You’ll learn:

What vibrato is and how it functions.
How to use it to sound authentic in different styles of music.
And ways to experiment with it to make a song your own.

I’m excited to share this essential stylistic tool with you. I know that learning how and when to use vibrato will expand your artistic possibilities too!

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Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Free eBook: The Elements of Style In Singing & How To Make A Song Your Own.
My online course Becoming A Singer: Setting The Stage To Live A Vocal Life.

Theme music for the Podcast was composed by John Smith. He edits all the podcast episodes too. (Thanks honey!) 

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