Do you sing with vibrato?

[Jarren]

I've never been able to sing with vibrato no matter how hard I try. I read that the key is to relax your throat, yet that still didn't work with me.

Is there anything I could do to develop a natural vibrato when I sing?

 

[Syn]

Try doing it really over dramatic. Over exaggerate it and just play with your voice and see what it can do. Then gradually tone it down until it's comfortable for you.

 

[boredman321]

just dont over due it ... then it seems fake and unenjoyable... i actually jsut say Gypsy with Patti Lupone...shes got a very powerful vibrato. her chin even goes with it!

 

[AngelFromAbove]

A vibrato is natural result of tension in the body, but it occurs when the throat is relaxed. If you are not able to get a vibrato, then your technique is off somewhere. Like Marley said, it's hard to tell what you are possibly doing wrong as I am not there with you as well as singing being internal.

Do you have a vocal teacher or coach who can help you? Most people, especially professional singers, have to go to a coach to teach them how to properly sing, so that they do not damage their voices and so they sound great individually. If you have a piano, are you matching notes with the piano?

I would not necessarily worry about a vibrato as it comes naturally when you are singing correctly. In addition, a vibrato is a style choice as one can switch between it and straight-singing. If you are not able to stay on pitch, then you probably are not utilizing proper technique, which means that you do not have complete control of your voice.

 

[AngelFromAbove]

I can do it when I try really hard.


It'd be cool to master it like Judy Garland though. She was pretty much a natural though.

If you have to try really hard, it's not a vibrato. When someone is using his or her muscles correctly, a vibrato will occur on its own. Anyone can have a vibrato, if he or she knows how to properly sing; whether or not one uses it for stylistic purposes is up to him or her.

 

[G-Lexington]

Only when the vibrator's in place.

Lex

 

[ComNavFdgPk]

A vibrato is produced naturally when there is a perfect (or near-perfect) balance between the "head voice" and the "chest voice." If you are producing the effect mechanically (attempting to physically force the muscles or the sound to vibrate) instead of accoustically, it is technically not a vibrato...instead it is a tremelo.

 

[AngelFromAbove]

Excuse me.

I can do it when I try. Or when I want to.

Well, the impression that I received from your first statement was that you have to make an exaggerated effort for it to occur, which is why I am saying that it may not be a vibrato. You may or may not know how to sing, I do not know and would not know unless I heard you, but that was what I took from your statement. A vibrato occurs from tension in the muscles when they are all working properly together.

 

[Syn]

I could listen to singers for hours.

Anyone wanna come over and sing for me?

I'll play beautiful piano music for you and even accompany you while you sing.

 

[Jarren]

Well, I've spent the past hour doing the youtube thing and found the following video somewhat the most helpful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Ju_6wVPHg&feature=related

The key he says is to just RELAX, yet that's what I thought I was doing, but nadda--no vibrato.

Is it possible that some people like myself just don't have the vocal physiology to create a NATURAL vibrato?

 

[AngelFromAbove]

Well, your impression was wrong.

You're right...you wouldn't know unless you heard me.

Well, it's not like there was exact clarity in the way you phrased your statement. So, I apologize for misinterpreting what you were trying to say or explain. Anyway, Judy Garland had a vibrato just like every other singer who knows how to sing; hers is not any more natural than any other singer's vibrato.

Well, I've spent the past hour doing the youtube thing and found the following video somewhat the most helpful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Ju_6wVPHg&feature=related

The key he says is to just RELAX, yet that's what I thought I was doing, but nadda--no vibrato.

Is it possible that some people like myself just don't have the vocal physiology to create a NATURAL vibrato?

Every singer has a vibrato; whether or not he or she employs the vibrato is a style choice. It's your technique. If you know how to sing and you cannot get a vibrato, you are not letting your throat relax, which results in straight-singing. Otherwise, you need to get a vocal teacher to show you how to sing.

If you have a piano, check to make sure you can match pitches; if you are not, you need practice or a teacher. If you do not have a piano, check your resonance or vibrational waves within your body. Does your voice sound alive in your head? Do you support your notes with the right amount of pressure? Are you opening correctly? Are you getting enough air?

There's only so much I can do over the internet, but think about those things when you sing.