Genre Vocal Perspectives – Josiah Sayer

Episode #24

I loved digging into Josiah's experience and getting to know his perspective on vocal technique. I hope you enjoy this episode!

CHAPTERS

0:00-Intro

0:34-Story of getting into music

7:48-Switching major nuances

9:40-Growing in music / singing technique

14:05-The value of specializing

17:20-Becoming a tenor

19:20-Nitty gritty of singing technique

21:03-Singers are athletes (in a sense)

23:00-Handling practicing lows

24:30-Recording behind a mic vs. singing live

30:00-Pros of classical vocal technique

32:15-Venturing into other genres’ vocal styles

35:50-Open throat in a breathy singing style

38:40-Technique of singing “forward”

39:50-The work that goes into effective expression

41:00-"Budgeting” vocal health

47:20-Emotional effect of singing in various genres

56:30-The different feel of different genres

58:50-Editing vocals

1:01:40-Outro