How can you distinguish between a forced and natural vibrato?

Question

I've been singing since I was very, very young. I think that when I was younger I focused too much of my time on developing vibrato and therefore ended up forcing it quite a bit. Now that I've matured and have developed a natural vibrato, I find myself still forcing it sometimes, and sometimes I find it hard to distinguish between "real" and "fake". Does this happen to anyone else, and what can I do to correct this?

Answer 1

Well I'm not an expert on vibrato, but maybe try to sing completely without vibrato, like even your natural one, and when you've mastered that, you can just sing naturally and use vibrato whenever you want.

Answer 2

Vibrato is, or should be, a natural occurrence when you sing relaxed and unforced. It usually boils down to your breath support. The key of being relaxed and unforced is singing with good breath support, from your diaphragm, not your throat. If you do not have, it is not something to be frustrated over. As your singing voice matures and you learn the proper techniques of singing, it will come, naturally. To me, there is nothing worse than listening to someone who is forcing a vibrato. If it does not come naturally, then it does more harm than good to the sound.



The definition of Vibrato is "repeated fluctuation of pitch." You will hear it a lot in classical or operatic singing, but for pop it is not necessarily something worth working for. There are actually some forms of singing where the singers will work very hard to make sure there is no vibrato in their voice.



The best way to work on your vibrato is to train yourself to breath correctly. You want to create an even, steady stream of air in which you sing on top of. The sound should spin freely and not be forced. If you support your breath from you diaphragm while singing, and sing without the tension that comes with trying to force the sound, you will find that vibrato will become as naturally as talking.

Answer 3

I agree with Cindy L.

Try singing without vibrato (which is really hard when you're used to it) then with the right breath control, you should hear a natural vibrato. Faking vibrato can damage your vocal chords.

Answer 4

you are able to purely alter what's already there, and that's nature. Any remoulding, substitute, addition or transformation continues to be in essence nature. What i'm doing is making the outrageous assertion that there is not any such ingredient as synthetic. each and everything continues to be nature notwithstanding changed.