So you want to sing ROCK, but this whole technique thing seems way too confusing - edge, twang, support, mix; what the hell are people talking about? SURELY there are easy to follow fundamental singing techniques that you can apply in your singing right now without needing to be a rocket scientist to understand how they work?

You're in luck.

The Four Vocal Fundamentals are a game changing approach to improving your singing, and you can master them in an afternoon!

When we talk fundamentals in singing, it's just like the foundation of your house - the concrete slab, foundation and walls which hold up your abode.

These are the Four Vocal Fundamentals;

Forward Placement

Height in the vocal tract

Tonal Intent

"All in one flow"

You're going to discover that ALL vocal techniques, ALL concepts, ALL terms that people throw around actually refer to one of these four simple fundamentals in your singing.

Someone might say mask, or edge, or twang, or placement, or refer to the 'singer's formant' or even 3k or 1k within your frequency range.

But really, they're just talking about forward placement - singing with a bright vocal tone that sits high in the head instead of low in the throat. You can complicate it all by diving into formants, overtones, frequencies and all of that stuff - but it won't actually help you sing any better unless you aim for a bright tone when you sing. Think about turning up the treble knob on your stereo...

Height in the vocal tract is what people are talking about when they say things like "yawn when you sing", "raise the soft palate" and even vowel modification sits under the banner of height in the vocal tract.

Instead of yelling the sound out of your mouth, instead, aim your vowel to the back of your head as you ascend in range, so that the soft palate raises up to create height in the vocal tract.

Tonal Intent covers things like mixed voice, cry, even the 'witch cackle' you're going to hear in singers that have unlocked their higher range. Basically, each register of the voice has a defined tone - learn this tone, and you'll actually be able to blend and connect every register of your voice, YES, even connect chest and head voice into one long note from top to bottom in your range without a break.

Finally, "all in one flow" is what support, compression, appoggio, prop, lean - all of these terms used to describe your breathing. Instead of breaking your line up into separate words, try connecting the words with your breath as you sing - you'll notice a supported feeling from your mid section outwards if you get this right.

If you're just getting started with vocal technique and this all seems a bit too complicated, I've got an even SIMPLER way to share these fundamental singing techniques with you;