Vocal and Guitar Performance Techniques

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Presentation by Tom Munch

This is a video recorded at the 2007 Fall Rocky Mountain Conference held in Cuchara Colorado in 2007.

Videos

Tom talks about Guitar Tone and Performance Tips
Guitar Tone & Performing Tips — 35 minutes
Tom talks about Vocal Tone
Vocal Tone — 25 minutes 		Vocal Techniques for Great Tone
Guitar Techniques for Great Tone
Tom talks about Performing
Performing — 19 minutes 		This is the last section. It is included in the segment above but I split it out as a separate section that you can review separately. This starts with Tom talking about Performing (section three) with "Dynamics".
* All sections above all in one - There are two versions: ** [http://toonz.ca/bose/video/cuchara/TomMunchCuchara.htm 320 x 240] smaller video - better for slow connections. ** [http://toonz.ca/bose/video/cuchara/TomMunchCuchara640.htm 640 x 480 ] larger video - best if you have a really fast connection. The video is approximately 60 minutes long. Related documents: * [[Cliff Goodwin|Cliff Goodwin - Goodsy as referred to by Tom]] Tom mentioned Cliff Goodwin at Ashland. This link is to Cliff Goodwin's talk there. * [[Acoustic Guitar Tone & the L1®]] also by Tom Munch.


After you watch the videos please help us add some point form notes below. I started with Tom's outline for the headings. You can add content or other points.

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Vocal Tone

Good air

Diction

Consonants, Ending consonants

Plosives

  • Having trouble with popping consonants? Move closer to the microphone. Eliminate plosives by keeping your lips on the windscreen

Chest, throat, nose

EQing with technique

Shape mouth, throat

Push forward or back

Working the Mic

  • Moving back from the microphone robs you of tone.
  • The ToneMatch® Filters were created for close microphone technique.

Stay Glued to the Windscreen

  • If you move your head around the microphone, swivel so that you mouth is always pointed at the windscreen.

Mic is an instrument

Listen & experiment

Guitar Tone

Flesh/nail/pick

EQ with fingers

Flesh & nail

Picks

Hand position

Find good instrument tones for your instrument

Cover all frequencies

Tailor to function in mix

Listen & experiment

Performing

Dynamics

Stay out of own way

  • Be aware of the relative roles and volumes of your Vocals and your Guitar. Don't compete with yourself by overplaying Guitar while singing.

Match EQ to mix

Don't push/press harmonica player

  • Harmonica player = Larry Adler

turn up if necessary & pull back

Avoid tension

Listen & experiment

Conclusion

Good tone a function of listening & experimenting

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