13 The Art of Singing Consonants

This lesson will build on Lesson 12 as we continue to explore the most efficient ways to pronounce song lyrics. Charmaine will take you through a set of song application exercises that will help you discover and master the art of vocal phrasing, so you can tackle any worship song with ease!

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Sarah Cross August 18, 2022

Look at you writing all these amazing song examples!

Charmaine Brown August 19, 2022

Haha thanks!

Be.musica March 26, 2022

One of the worst for me is “h”. Any tips for that one?

Charmaine Brown April 9, 2022

Yes that’s a tricky one! For singing H’s, it’s important to not let it go too breathy (H’s can tend to encourage excess breathiness!). The thing that I do is I try to focus on the vowel sound instead—get past the “H” quickly and get into a nice resonant tone on the vowel!

Tricia Gallagher June 14, 2021

On the “moom” legato exercise my voice tries to flip into a head (slight yodel sound). Do I want this or do I want to try to keep it grounded in chest? On the first part of the exercise where we sing moom on every note it’s fine and I can adjust registers as I go. Thank you!

Charmaine Brown June 16, 2021

Hey Tricia! Ideally we don’t want it to be flipping—we want our voice to keep engaging a mix/blend of resonance as we go higher (not straight chest voice!). But this sounds like a more foundational issue that I would recommend going back to earlier workouts for (especially the “Resonance Part 2” workout in Lesson 3).

Kay M March 27, 2021

The vowels and consonants workouts have made such an impact on my sound and confidence. I have no doubt grown, the quality of your lessons and workouts are exceptional. Thank you Charmaine

Charmaine Brown March 30, 2021

Wonderful! It blesses me to hear that! These vowel/consonant concepts have definitely been life-changing for my voice, so I’m so glad to share them!

mariak February 2, 2021

Hey Charmaine! What does it mean if I find Song #5 (come thou fount) so much easier to sing than the others, even in the same key? I feel like I’m struggling for it to feel “good” and free when I sing at the higher ranges, but when I sing the lower songs it’s comfortable, but I feel not fully released. Any tips?

Charmaine Brown February 2, 2021

Hey! Different songs, even if they’re in the same key, may feel more or less challenging than others. It sounds like you just need to keep working on your mix voice foundations, to free up the different parts of your range—I would recommend going back to the Resonance Workout, and submit a Checkpoint or an “Analyze My Voice” if you’d like some personalized feedback!

1. mariak February 5, 2021
  
  Got it, thanks Charmaine!

13 The Art of Singing Consonants

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