In recent years, many teams have appeared on the Russian and foreign scene, using such an unusual singing technique as growling (from English growling) in their songs. And, indeed, such vocals are more like an animal growl than singing. Such vocals are typical for Black-, Death- and DoomMetal, as well as for Grindcore, Metalcore and Deathcore, in other words for heavy music. However, not only representatives of the stronger sex, who naturally have low voices, can learn to growl, but also young people with higher timbres of voice, and even girls.
Instructions
Step 1
Conventionally, growling can be divided into several subspecies: traditional growling on the splitting of the vocal cords, mixed growling and squealing (better known as "grukanina"). The main thing for all types of growling in any case is the traditional growl.
There are several opinions about which parts of the throat form the growl. First, the “growling” sound is achieved by directing the air flow towards the soft palate; second - the air flow is directed to the false ligaments, located just above the main ones. However, in fact, the mechanism of growl does not differ from belching, that is, with the correct performance of growling, the same parts of the body and especially the throat are involved as during belching. You can try to burp several times to better understand the mechanism.
Step 2
Next, we move on to sound production. The lightest sounds at first are "and-and-and" and "oo-oo-oo", in order for them to work, it is necessary to simultaneously press the tip of the tongue to the palate, lower the chin down, and the Adam's apple should, on the contrary, rise up to the chin, while tension should be felt under the lower jaw. Now it remains only to exhale, folding the lips either with a tube, in order to get the sound "y", or slightly lifting the corners of the lips in order to get the sound "and". If done correctly, you should get the necessary roar. You should not immediately do this at high volume, and even more so, you should not yell (you can put the bundles). Start at a low volume.
Once you have mastered the skill of extracting simple sounds, you can move on to extracting the remaining vowels. It will be difficult at first, since the tongue should not participate in their extraction, that is, it should not rest against the sky. The tongue is needed only in the initial stages, as an auxiliary apparatus to bring the vocal apparatus to the desired position for the growl. After you have mastered all the vowels, move on to the pronunciation of words.
Step 3
It is also important to remember to breathe correctly when growing. For the sound to be even and strong, it is necessary to learn to "breathe with the belly." Exhale, emptying the lower part of the lungs, while the stomach should be slightly depressed, but not pulled in. After that, slowly, draw air into the same lower part of the lungs, while the stomach is slightly inflated. Do not overwork, otherwise you can lose consciousness. After you have taken in the air, exhale, pushing the air upward and lifting the diaphragm with your abdominal muscles, and remember to growl. At the same time, the press remains constantly in tension.
It is important here not to eat tightly before exercise, since the tension presses on the stomach, and therefore can lead to undesirable consequences. If done correctly, the growl should be smooth and continuous.
