Improving tone quality is a fundamental quest for all singers and something that often does not come naturally.  The most important thing to understand upfront is that tone quality is a literal reflection of your resonating cavities when expressing vowels.  It’s obvious, but needs to be said – you don’t have much tone quality when singing consonants, right?

So, as you’d expect, virtually all aspects of improving tone quality involve exercises on vowels!

Some of the first things to do is attempt to identify the areas of tone quality that you want to improve.  This may be difficult to describe, but try anyway.   Ask friends to listen to your voice and try comparing your voice with pop singers you admire… what’s different about your voice and theirs?

If you can’t identify the specific qualities you want to improve, then don’t worry!  Just work on all the vowels and you’ll be covered.

Here’s what to do:

1. Make a list of all the vowels
2. Pull out your favorite vocal scales
3. Practice singing vowels on a fixed pitch and with scales

You will notice that your tone quality will likely vary based on the location of the pitch within your vocal range.  For example, on the vowel “ah” you might notice the tone sort of swallows to the back of your throat when you’re on lower notes and might become more “tin-ee” on higher notes.  Your voice will vary of course.

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Tags: singing lessons, singing success, tone quality, vocal expressions, vocal instruction

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