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Originally Posted by Dustie
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I'd love to have someone who actually does study singing here. I'm really into the topic, so I'd be great if someone could provide some creditable information.
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I always thought the vibrato is like the furthest you can go with your voice skills. Some people easily produce a vibrato by just singing their throats out - they don't move their jaws or anything, their voice just naturally goes into this "ayayayaya" pattern, which I suppose means that such person is almost a born singer.
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It seems you can power up the vibrato or maybe even stimulate it by doing the jaw moves, becouse that way you kinda shape the airstream coming out of your mouth (just like you do when you're speaking) to make it have this vibratoish thing.
Why do people do that? Becouse it sounds nicer to go out of a sound by spreading it all over the place by making it go "yayaya", rather than sounding like a vinyl that's about to die under the needle, going high "aaaaaaaa"s and then "aggggrrhhhh" at the end of a line.
I've never heard it's harmful to voice/throat whatsoever, since it sounds more like you're softening the sound when you're ending a high/deep note and thus making it easier on your throat, instead of ripping your vocal cords apart by almost screaming...
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Hamasaki has a really deep vibrato now, and comparing her singing in the early years, where she would just finish every line with a long squeek, she went really, really far... she either has/had a genious vocal teacher, or she was in fact born a singer, if she can sing so well...
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That was the longest fart anyone has ever produced. u zo amazin bb.
Through your comments its quite noticable that you, yourself, have not studied singing.
The way Ms. Hamasaki sings with vibrato tends to go off key and turn into a yell. Definitely a skill every singer wants.
Vibrato: "The steady pulsation of the voice that is heard of a sustained note. The pulsation is caused by a slight fluctuation in pitch above and below the tonal center of the note." (Oscar Kosarin, The Singing Actor). It's important to stress "slight fluctuation." One singer who uses a great deal of vibrato, with mixed results, is Erin Neville. Some singers produce vibrato naturally, others have to be taught. Although some singers and teachers consider vibrato to be ugly and perhaps even harmful, correct vibrato is not only an attractive sound, but will not harm the voice. The best singers have full control over their vibrato and use it to accent certain words or phrases for dramatic or emotional effect. Vibrato should not be confused with a warble, which is a large fluctuation in pitch, which is usually the result of bad singing technique.
If you want to know what she is actually doing. Its called a Warble or Wobble:
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Some people use the word "warble" as a synonym for "vibrato," the two
are not the same. Vibrato refers to the natural pulses and *slight*
changes in pitch that occur when a person is singing in a healthy,
natural manner.
On the other hand, a warble is an unnatural and dramatic change in
pitch when a singer holds a note. Warbling is the result of unhealthy
singing; more specifically, it's the result of excess tension in the
throat.
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A singer who sings with a "wobble" is using throat muscles that cause vocal deterioration over a period of time.
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In my 25 year history of teaching, the problem of the "vocal wobble" has come up repeatedly in singers of all ages. In this article, I have chosen to break down the causes and then get to the solutions. In most cases, there is one missing link in vocal coordination that creates the root of this particular problem.
Causes: (1) Lack of focus in vocal tone. (2) Singing without proper closure of the vocal cords. (3) Inconsistent "resistance" in the body to control the outward flow of air (some call this "support"). (4) Singing with too much "thick vocal cord mass". (5) Dragging too much "chest voice" or "heavy mechanism" (see William Vennard's book) too high. (6) A shaking diaphragm.
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How can I learn to sing with vibrato? If you try to "make" vibrato, it will end up being an ugly warble--if not right away, then eventually. Vibrato is the natural product of singing without undue tension. Every part of your body, including your throat, neck, jaw, forehead, and shoulders should feel tension-free when you sing. (The exception is your diaphragm and perhaps your behind muscles.) This will give you a long-lasting, and more beautiful, voice.
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All from random sites giving advice about singing.
Ayumi Hamasaki tenses up her jaw when she does your 'eye candy'. She tenses up all over her throat. Most people would think you shouldn't sing out of your throat.
Stop whining when people put your God down. She by far is not the best vocalist but she could use a little advice to help her voice from dying.
Her songs haven't been powerful btw bb. They've been over produced with heavy backing vocals .. maybe Ayumi can't handle the solo scene anymore.