Sing Without Tension - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

Sing Without Tension - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

Singing is a sport and the voice should be treated as such.

Tension starts by "forcing" or "overusing" various muscle groups that start a cascading affect of "binding up" muscle.

Many coaches on the internet advocate there should be "no tension."

With any kind of resistance training you will always have a degree of the sensation of resistance. The goal is to strength train correctly so that you can manage away stress/tension. I see many vocal coaches (and their students) promoting the idea that "there should be no stress while singing" and therefore frustrating the heck out of singers who think there is "something wrong with themselves" because they can't, overnight, achieve this "stress free" singing. (this also gives a vocal coach "tribal knowledge" to keep you coming back to them as the only one who has the answer to this elusive concept) This is nonsense and here's why: Singing is like a sport. And with any sport, it's not the absence of stress, it's the management of stress that makes a great athlete. Think of it like this: When Lionel Messi is going to goal, do you think his body is "stressed?" (Anyone who says it isn't has never played a sport before). But Lionel has learned the art of training his body and mind for that moment when it's time for him to step on the gas, take on 3 players and score what "looks" like an "effortless goal." But you can be assured, it was not done "without effort" or without "stress." Lionel achieved this through training his technical abilities as well as building stamina and muscle memory to achieve this consistency. Now it is true that some styles of singing require less stamina than others and therefore can be accomplished with less strength training. In other words, singing a light pop song requires very little "strength" in the sound whereas singing a heavy rock song often requires incredible strength and stamina. This is also true for those (like myself) that want to push their "limits" and abilities to be all they can be. This of course requires more "effort" and technical training. With that said, there are many stages to building this "stamina" and it's ok to "find yourself" as one first starts with "damaging street singing" (with total stress) and going through the different stages of learning how to manage this stress away from the voice through correct training. If I didn't show the different stages of this process, and only showed "perfection", people would never learn that these people are all human, having to work on their craft just like yourself.

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[BlueBlues]

I JUST UNLOCKED PARTS OF MY VOICE I NEVER KNEW EXISTED HOLY MOLY THANK YOU SO MUCH IM ALMOST IN TEARS. THANK YOU

[geraldkyle]

Thank you, I am learning. I am 81-years old, and I want to improve my voice. I am impressed with your teachings. Again--thank you. Sincerely Jerry Kyle

[sydneyrhythmmaster]

Love your work - Great channel.
Breathing exercise 3:10
Tip no 2 - 4:10
Tip No 3 - 6:25
La exercise 6:44
Exercise 7:54
Exercise 8:54
Exercise Long scale - 9:50

[NealCarterVA]

Took me about 10 vocal coaches to get here and within the first 2 minutes got more helpful information than any other video

[DiegoErivesYT]

RIP my neighbors

edit: woah i didnt realize how much attention this got until one year later lol

[sabeena.]

I feel bad for whatever my family thinks im doing

[raminta]

Shout out to those who were not gifted at birth but still trying their best because they are in love with music! It took me few years of watching and trying to make best of my horrible voice but I got to hear that my singing is not that bad from horrible 😁 you can do it ❤

[richlijacanacua]

Your techniques in singing are so effective. You are not only a brilliant teacher, but as well an awesome singer! You are living of what you are talking! Thank you so much Ken. May our Lord Jesus Christ will bless you evenmore!😇

[DomDukes]

I've tried so many videos and exercises, but the one at 6:54 is the one that finally did it for me. It sounds so much clearer and better, years of frustration and throat injury and tension, finally over.

[CECIDOVER]

i'm so happy to see this video! im a vocal coach and im tired to see how new profesors don't teach the art of breathing" we can't build a house starting from the roof. kisses from Barcelona.

[isabellafond]

holy crap!!! it took a few days for my body to really get the hang of it but i totally feel the vacuum sensation in my stomach now as it relaxes after each contraction

[bradburleigh]

It took me a solid month of daily practice to understand how important this is. Best tip on the entire internet :p Thanks for making the videos ken! They have allowed me to reach a point where I can express myself whilst singing.

[satyamdas]

That high note at 3:34 was a f#6-gb6 like seriously! That's real high. Usual tenors can't even get close to that note, great respect for you sir

[alphaempress]

3:26 GXD DAMMMN I WASNT READY HE SACRED ME WITH HIS POWERFUL VOCALS 😭

[insurrectusresistus]

I've been singing since 1986 and I still come back to you for vocal instruction. Thank you, Ken, for showing all of us that vocals can be practiced just like any instrument. Fine-tuning the "voice" can be accomplished just like fine-tuning an instrument. Bravo!!!

[JustMak]

i really want to learn to sing. But I am still a school boy, l dont have any resources for cash so I cant enter any courses or voice lessons. Youre a great teacher sir Ken. Godbless you. I'll be great, I know.

[kennyzraht]

The moment you realize how much hard work and dedication actually goes into good singing! Thank you, brother, for sharing these videos!

[pcadams]

Ken, thank you for your videos. My kids are off to college and I have a lot of free time so I decided to try to learn how to sing. So seven months ago I took your course and been working everyday. I just joined a band and will have my first gig at the ripe are of 51 this Saturday, thank you for your lessons. Living my rocking roll dream at 51.

[aquaecoloratum]

Just observing that Ken is a good example of true self confidence, he can say with a smile that what he do is awesome, and unlike vanity it still feel humble because it rely on a fondation of profound truth. Vanity is a mechanism to hide that deep inside the person thinks differently than what he is showing and even telling himself. So, that’s why I really trust him, and I want this self confidence to with my singing. He can transmit it because he have it for real.

[bluustreak]

Holy shit.
6 minutes in, and you've taught me enough to sing 2 full tones higher than before, WITHOUT straining my vocal chords.
Good job!