Standard Tuning

Perfect Pitch is the most important exercise - 40 min   {twice a day if you are a pro}

Elvis would go to the recording studio and all his band members would be there waitting …  He would sit at the piano and start tuning his voice to songs.  The first song he would always play and tune to was “Lead Me, Guide Me” a gospel favorite of his.  He would mostly play gospel songs while other backup singers would join in singing harmony.  He would do this for an about two hours while his band members would wait for him to start the recording session.

Elvis used vibrato in every song.  He couldn’t do those slow songs with excellent vibrato without vocalizing practice.

They Remind Me Too Much of Youl by Elvis 

Today Tomorrow and Forever by Elvis 

Farther Along by Elvis

Vibrato takes 60% more breath to sing. Audiences are soothed by vibrato.  Imagine you are soothing the audience while you sing vibrato.

Dynamics

VOLUME LEVELS IN A SONG – LEVELS 1 TO 10 Very Important!!! — This is expression. This is the Pro level. Audiences expect changes in volume so the song doesn’t sound boring. Songs verses, portions of a verse, or even individual words are sung at different volumes.