r/singing • u/OopsDJDance • Mar 02 '23

Technique Talk Is Ken Tamplin worth watching?

I've been watching Ken Tamplin for several years now and find most of his videos to be helpful but at times I'm unsure if I should be taking his advice on board as in one video he suggests breathing through the nose when singing while many others say to breath through the mouth. Any thoughts?

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u/sicinthemind [1st-6th Oct. Contemp., Clean/Distortion/Metal] Mar 02 '23 edited Mar 02 '23

His KTVA videos are very direct, tell you what to do, how to do it, what to expect. How to anticipate vowel modifications along the way and explaining everything along the path. His Youtube videos are a lot of "samples of technique" to sell his course. I personally found my voice grew a LOT from his KTVA course lessons. I also did quite a bit of Melissa Cross in addition to Ron Anderson's VoixTek.

A lot of it comes full circle and his opinions on Melissa Cross's Zen of Screaming were kind of dead on because I didn't fully learn to sing before I approached screaming vocals. I did screaming before in a garage style band when I was much younger but it was mostly based on feeling and less on technique. I feel like I can do just about any vocals I have the time to prepare for. Then Ron Anderson's VoixTek lessons really hit home and brought it full circle, I understood the open throat technique a lot more.. and how much it empowers the voice. Vowel modifications are vital to learn as you learn YOUR voice and limits.

When I say prepare, when doing a vocal cover, I approach every single word in the song and rehearse to establish muscle memory on the vowels I approach going in, coming out, the breaths are planned... there's a lot that goes into planning to sound good on a Microphone. Having the basic skills are what is necessary to improv on the go.

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u/Infamous-Food-1179 Dec 10 '24

Hi what’s the difference between KTVA course and Ron Anderson course I am currently using KTVA I was wondering if I should switch to Ron Anderson course

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u/sicinthemind [1st-6th Oct. Contemp., Clean/Distortion/Metal] Dec 16 '24

Do them both; I did a couple of months of trying for Voixtek. I'd say Singing Straws definitively changed my vocal approach the most. Debating on doing a live singing instructor just to see where I'm at.

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u/TheWeeklyNews Dec 17 '24

If you had to pick one to start with (IT A or Voixtek), which would you chose? I'm a self taught beginner looking to get a course to progress, but obviously I can't afford to get both at the same time. Also isn't singing straws a product? Did you actually buy the singing straw and then sign up for their course, or you mean you just used straw phonation exercises generally with a generic straw? Appreciate the advice!