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Articles & Books From Pamelia S. Phillips
Go from singing in the shower to taking your audience’s breath awayWhether you picture yourself as the next Ariana Grande or just feel like picking up a new hobby, Singing For Dummies walks you through the surprisingly straightforward steps you’ll need to take to develop your voice. It’s a practical guide to every important aspect of singing, from vocal techniques to performance tips.
Build your voice up—and bring the house down!Some people are born with naturally beautiful voices, but even the best can get better by applying training that can make a performance truly soar. Singing Exercises For Dummies shows you how to do just that. Following the drills and exercises found both in the book and online examples, you'll be able to refine your technique; develop consistency, power, and endurance; and increase your vocal range so you can achieve a voice that stands out from (and always wows) the crowd!
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-24-2021
The craft of singing requires you to do several things at one time starting with aligning your body and breathing. Whether you’re preparing for an audition or a performance, the successful presentation of any song includes preparing yourself as well as your song. Posture checklist for better singingThe next time you watch a professional singer, observe their posture.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-02-2022
The best way to become a better singer is to work on singing exercises that help you improve your tone and technique. These exercises can range from simple vocal warm-ups to drills that help you build your skills and fine-tune your sound.After you warm up your voice, you’re ready to tackle the world of vocal exercises, starting with a drills for practicing breath control and working on your tone.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The four primary voice types are soprano, mezzo, tenor, and bass. Even though these names sound like characters in a mob movie, they’re nothing to be afraid of. Each voice type has specific traits: the range, register transitions, voice tone, and any subdivisions of that voice type, as well as the names of a few famous singers to help you put a sound with the voice type.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Voice types are easier to figure out if you know where to find the notes on a musical staff. The names of the notes are A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Those notes repeat across the piano.
The treble clef spaces correspond to the notes F, A, C, and E. Beginning on the bottom of the staff and going up, the notes spell face.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Knowing how to move the soft palate and coordinate that movement with your tongue is important for speaking and singing, because you want the soft palate to lift for a resonant tone. If the soft palate doesn’t lift, you make a sound that has too much resonance in your nose, or a “nasal sound,” as you may have heard someone say.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Students often ask about the correct pronunciation of words for singing and speaking. Knowing the difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants can help you figure it out.
Voiced consonant sounds are produced by adding vocal sound. An example is the letter M. If you say the word make, you have to add sound to the letter M before you even get the vowel.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
You have one glorious singing voice made up of three distinct parts or registers: chest voice, middle voice, and head voice. As you may guess, the notes in the middle part of your voice make up your middle voice, the notes in the lower part of your voice make up your chest voice, and the notes in the upper part of your voice make up your head voice.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
A resonant speaking pitchs and range to makes your speaking voice clear and commanding which you can then apply to your singing voice. To get the most benefit from the these voice exercises work out your speaking voice so you go through each of these steps:
Explore the tones and pitch you currently use when you speak.