How to Keep An Open Throat When You Sing

How to Keep An Open Throat When You Sing with tags singing lessons, voice lessons, singing teacher, voice teacher, vocal coach, open throat, open throat singing, open throat technique, vocal folds, vocal cords, low larynx, singing with an open throat, matt ramsey, ramsey voice studio

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Let’s be totally clear: there’s no such thing as singing with an open throat

Have you seen the diagrams? There’s your larynx, pharynx tongue, teeth

I know this sounds crazy, but actually a lot of what makes you sound like you are the things that close your throat and “get in the way” of the sound waves you create in your vocal cords

But that doesn’t change the fact that most people “feel” that when they’re singing well, they have the feeling of having an open throat

So let’s talk about what actually creates that open throat feeling and how you can find it every time

In my experience, there are two times when people feel that they’re singing with an open throat

By far, the most popular is when someone starts to sing with more cord closure for the first time

The vocal cords are just folds of cartilage and other tissues. They open when you breathe. They come together and vibrate against each other against the air from your lungs.

But when you’re singing too breathy makes your voice feel tight-opposite of open throat

Instead of that, singing with an open throat is the feeling of cord closure

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Remember that just because you feel that your throat is open, doesn’t mean that it actually is

And who ever said that singing with an open throat was a good thing anyway?

The most important thing no matter where you are is that it feels good when you sing and you’re able to sound the way you want to