Using Twang in Your Singing

Adding a vocal “edge” to your voice can be exciting – and taking this into your higher range can be dramatic – says David Combes.

When Janice in the TV show Friends says “Oh My Gawd...” – that is twang at its limit. Singers like Anastacia, use this same effect to add drama and a laser-beam focus to their vocals.

So, what is it? It’s a natural effect – just think of a baby crying or children taunting each other in a playground (nah-nah, n-nah-nah!).
Singers like Chaka Kahn, Stevie Wonder and many others use it without turning it up to “10” - to give some “cut” or “edge” to higher notes. - see the full article here: http://www.voicecouncil.com/using-twa...

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David Combes is a singer and educator who has worked in almost every area of the music industry. As a session singer he has backed Beyoncé Knowles, Chaka Khan, Westlife, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Lionel Richie, Kylie and Bring Me The Horizon. He can also been heard on numerous prime time TV shows having sung on several series of ‘The X Factor’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. He has contributed vocals to the scores of films including 'The Corpse Bride', 'Transformers', 'Pirates of the Caribbean', 'Nine', and 'Pan' - which is due for release towards the end of 2015. His solo performances range from the Royal Albert Hall and Ronnie Scott's to venues in Dubai and Mauritius. David is also a tutor on the vocal faculty for The University of West London and for The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. See http://www.davidcombes.com/