Growling or growl - from the English "roar" - a method of sound production that involves the false vocal cords. Together with the scream, it refers to extreme types of vocals and is used in heavy music: death metal, black metal, grindcore and other styles.
Instructions
Step 1
There is a common misconception that the perfect growl can be achieved by smoking several packs a day and drinking plenty of alcohol. The opinion does not stand up to criticism, given that any injury to the ligaments, both false and true (including tobacco smoke and SARS), is tantamount to a ban on working with the voice.
Step 2
Don't copy your idols. As there are no two identical voices, there will not be identical growls. An attempt to adapt to someone can only harm, since the vocal apparatus works in an unnatural mode for him, experiences excessive stress. Look for your own tone, different from everyone else.
Step 3
Growl is not a low frequency scream. Trying to achieve a growling sound in this way will only tear your vocal cords - they are not designed for such a load, especially since the roar does not depend on those vocal cords that you are straining. Your task is to develop false ligaments.
Step 4
The larynx should work like a burp when you growl. Reproduce the same sensations as when burping, remember them. Then tighten your abdominal muscles as if lifting something heavy. Without using your main vocal cords, say the “and” sound quietly. Keep the larynx in the same state as in the previous exercise, add a yawn position to it. You won't succeed the first time, so repeat until you get results. Don't turn up the volume. After your first success, repeat the y vowel exercise. Make sure that the throat is open, the diaphragm actively pushes air out of the lungs, and the abdominal muscles support it. This position should be familiar to you if you have studied opera vocals: the requirements for the position of the vocal apparatus coincide, since it is optimal and requires the least tension from the ligaments.
