What is a vibrato??
Some of you may have a large one some may barely have one, some of you may not know what I am talking about.
Vibrato.
Vibrato is a slight pulse in sound that create in your singing voice as you sustain your pitch. Some people’s may move very quickly like a bell, or flutter, others may have a real slow wobbly vibrato, while others may have a minimal one with a straight tone.
Different genres may call for different vibratos. For example a boy soprano will have nearly no vibrato while an operatic soprano’s vibrato may be a great interesting addition to her sound.
A vibrato is a natural occurance in your singing voice. You want to have a vibrato, but it needs to be something that is released naturally. Some times we find that it is too excessive due to some vocal technical issues, whether they be tension in the tongue or throat muscles.
You can see this when people sing: their jaw or tongue flapping. Ideally our mouths, jaws, and tongues should be relaxed while we sing. There is a certain amount of tension, or energy needed lower in the body for well supported sound so if you can keep the stress in your legs and abdominals- that is ideal (over jaw and tongue).
If you do have some jaw or tongue tension, that is not necessarily bad, unless it is excessive. It also depends how your vibrato is coming out if it an addition or distraction to the beauty and character of your voice.
You can work with your teacher on taming or releasing your vibrato. Don’t be afraid of it. I would be happy to evaluate any questions that you may have about your vibrato in my Vocal Assessment program on my website: www.voicelessonstogo.com. (Where you send me a link or mp3 of your voice and I send you back my evaluation within the week.)
Sing well!
Ariella Vaccarino
creator of Voice Lessons TO GO and author of Vocalize!
Tags: healthy singing, vibrato
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