How to Develop a Slightly Raspy Singing Voice

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Warm up your voice.

   Before you attempt to sing in a slightly raspy voice, you should warm up appropriately.
   
   Try starting with breathing exercises, and then move on to scales.
   
   After that you can continue warming up with trills and hums.
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   Step 2: Tense your neck while singing.

   A raspy sound occurs when there is incomplete contact between vocal chords.
   
   You can get a raspy singing voice by tensing your neck and exuding a lot of air as you sing.
   
   This will prevent your vocal chords from coming into complete contact and result in a slightly raspy singing voice.It is okay to sing or record a couple of songs with this technique, but you should not sing or record an entire album or concert as this can cause long-term damage to your vocal chords. , If you are singing near the bottom of your vocal range, you can combine your singing voice with the edginess of a cough.
   
   Try coughing a few times.
   
   Notice the grinding deep in your throat that is responsible for the cough.
   
   Now recreate this grinding as you sing., One way to produce a raspy voice is to create a significant amount of saliva and/or phlegm in the back of your throat.Then begin singing in a growl-like voice.
   
   Tighten the muscles in your throat just enough so that the airflow is restricted by the phlegm.
   
   Your throat should feel like it does when you make a low-pitched growling noise., Singing in a slightly raspy voice can damage your vocal chords.
   
   To ensure you don’t end up with long-term damage, you should enlist the help of a professional that can guide your explorations in raspy singing.
   
   Research vocal coaches in your area, ask them about their teaching methodologies, and set up an initial voice lesson., You don’t need to ruin your voice to get that slightly raspy sound you’re looking for.
   
   Try using technology instead.
   
   For example, you can record a song in your normal voice and then have an audio engineer augment the recording so that your voice sounds raspy.
   
   This will protect your vocal chords while giving you the raspy recording you desire.
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   Step 3: Imitate a coughing sound for lower range vocals.

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   Step 4: Use your saliva.

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   Step 5: Hire a vocal coach.

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   Step 6: Use technology.

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