Three Pop Vocal Techniques To Learn From “Drivers License”
I randomly posted a video on youtube a week or two ago calling attention to three pop vocal techniques to learn from the song “Don’t Start Now,” by Dua Lipa. I love to study the nuances in the vocal delivery of mega-hit songs. The goal of learning these stylings is to interpret them to fit our own voices. I have worked with a lot of students seeking a more contemporary sound. We can utilize these techniques to help create our own contemporary sound by choosing and utilizing the nuances that feel natural and authentic to us, and forgetting the rest of them. These are those little details to grab from the artists on the charts and experiment with in your own vocal delivery while still maintaining your own unique tone.
Anyway, back to Dua Lipa. I had a lot of fun nerding out on Dua’s pop vocal technique. So much so that when a voice student requested to sing Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo this week, I decided to do the same thing with it after studying it to learn it myself. Drivers License is the “song of the moment,” and I am impressed by Olivia Rodrigo’s emotional delivery at the tender age of 18. Check out the video and see if you connect with any of Olivia’s techniques I introduce you to. I apply the three techniques to a song we all know at the end to see how they carry over - and to show you that they can indeed be carried over. Try them on the song you’re currently working on and see how you like them!
And here’s the first video - Don’t Start Now. Can you tell I love this song?