So you want to sing ROCK - these are the best singing tips for a powerful rock approach to your singing!

It's a misconception that rock technique and classical technique are two different things. Sure, there's a different aesthetic, and the overall tone you're going for is definitely different - but HOW the voice works and the RIGHT way to sing applies in a rock setting too.

I should know, I took classical lessons for over a decade, and I make a living singing hard rock.

Singing rock is easy with the best singing tips I'm about to share with you.

#1 - It's all about the VOWEL

Don't worry, I'm not going to make you sing OH like an Opera singer - did you know guys like Chris Cornell and Freddie Mercury were actually MASTERS at singing their vowel in the most efficient way?

Think about it - the pitch that you're singing is a frequency derived from the speed at which the vocal folds vibrate, right?

And, your vowel is ALSO a frequency that is derived from the speed at which your vocal folds vibrate. Sure, it's a derivative or integer of this fundamental frequency, but, it's still derived from the same vibration.

So, if the vowel you're singing is derived from the pitch you're singing - what happens to your vowel/words when you increase the pitch that you're singing?

Exactly - this is where the conflict of interest comes from when you sing high notes.

Either you SHOUT when you put precedence of the word over the pitch, or, your vowel/word and the depth of your tone sounds weird when you put importance of the pitch over the vowel you're singing.

They need to match!

Here's how to do it;

When it comes to ROCK singing - vowels are absolutely everything!

#2 - Stop holding your breath.

If I had a dollar for every time I had a student come to me that was holding their breath in some vain attempt to "sing with compression" - I'd be a very wealthy man.

The idea that powerful singing comes from holding your breath has always been perplexing to me.

Singing quite literally comes from air passing the vowel folds.

Why hold it?

Sure, 'compression' or 'back pressure' is definitely a real thing that occurs when you line up all of your ducks and sing with correct technique - however, it's not something you actively have to do yourself.

It's a result of singing correctly.

If you come across a coach that tells you to hold your breath, run SCREAMING from them - because that's better for your voice than holding your breath when you sing.

#3 - It's not about chest voice

You're going to come across gurus on YouTube who try to tell you about "chesty mix" - but they're actually wrong.

"mixed voice" or simply "mix" is quite literally a 'mix' of head voice and chest voice - dominating this mix with chest voice in a physical sense is your fastest way to nodes and polyps on your vocal folds.

... And this is because your VOWEL actually controls your register, not contraction of the TA muscles like some may say.

Watch this video to learn the right way to make the most of your full voice in ANY register;