Vocal warm-up songs recommended for male vocalists

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Vocal warm-up songs recommended for male vocalists

• Vocal coach in SendaiKAN
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Ken Hirai "Close Your Eyes"

When practicing singing without putting undue strain on your throat, the key is song selection.

Have you ever found yourself wondering, “I don’t know what kind of songs I should practice…”?

In particular, for people who tend to strain their throat, practice pieces used when learning proper vocalization must be undertaken with caution.

Songs you can sing on a whim or with momentum、A song with a key that’s too low、A song that's too high (in key)、A song with a narrow vocal rangeSuch pieces are not very suitable as practice pieces.

So this time, what I’d like to recommend to men is,Ken Hirai "Close Your Eyes"It is.

It's a well-known classic with a beautiful melody line, and I think the key is manageable for an average male singer without strain.

Here are the highlights

The best thing I can recommend about it as a practice piece is, above all, that it has a ballad style.

People who tend to strain their throat often end up singing recklessly, so ballad-style songs—where pushing too hard makes it hard to create the right vibe—are recommended.！

With a gentle, conversational singing voice, it needs to be sung softly, making it perfect for practicing voice control.

And,Another reason I recommend it is that there’s a transition between falsetto and chest voice.

It's the part before the chorus that goes, “your love forever~,” right?

Whether you can switch smoothly in this part and sing without an extreme change in tone color also makes for good practice in mastering correct vocal technique.

The key is to practice softly so you don’t strain or force your voice on the high notes in the chorus.

In particular, in the latter half of the song—right after the instrumental break—there’s a part where the chorus melody is sung with reduced volume.

Please practice singing this part gently in your chest voice without switching to falsetto.

I think it’s a great song to help determine whether you’ve got voice control, so please give it a try yourself!