Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself

Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by stavros on Saturday February 07, 2026 @05:37AM (#46922783)

I wish it weren't. I would have gotten a lot more mileage out of "force a yawn, see what your mouth does, and do that" rather than "more space, more space, open up!".

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Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by austinjp on Saturday February 07, 2026 @06:26AM (#46922988)

Have a look at Complete Vocal Technique.

https://completevocalinstitute.com/complete-vocal-technique/

Their work includes pedagogical research to develop a consistent terminology which abandons lots of outdated and confusing terms such as you mention. No more ambiguous words like "project" or "space" or "support".

Their research also includes using endosciopic cameras to directly observe the vocal tracts of professional singers.

I've not actually trained with them, I just like their research and approach.

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Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by jesperordrup on Saturday February 07, 2026 @07:46AM (#46923423)

I'm danish. CVI is the source of my inspiration

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Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by stavros on Saturday February 07, 2026 @06:42AM (#46923074)

That looks really useful, thanks!

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Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by agos on Saturday February 07, 2026 @06:55PM (#46929681)

The ambiguous word “support” is listed on the page you linked as the first of their principles

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Re:Vocal Guide – belt sing without killing yourself by austinjp on Monday February 09, 2026 @05:19PM (#46952338)

Very true, a bad choice on my part! Still, I stick by the spirit of my comment.

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