Re: How Loud Should We sing
I think the tone of a great singer (even while soft) has a certain "intensity", but not always a certain volume. a confident clear tone (even with a textured breathy sound) is evident when I listen to amazing singers that are in the room with me.
I recently was working with Haley Williams from paramore, Wes Hampton from the gaither vocal band, along with claude mcknight from take 6. All very different, but they all had very dynamic voices where even at low volumes the tone had a strong core that was very consistent. When they used a full mix, the sound was bigger of course but really just had more resonance that added the bigness.. it didn't really feel like they were 'blasting' or getting super loud. Its almost like they keep the mix in a certain pocket that SOUNDS thicker and fuller than it actually is.
~Jesse Nemitz