How to Sing Like Steven Tyler

Aerosmith is one of the greatest bands of all time. Much of that is due to the unique vocal styling of lead singer Steven Tyler. Whether you want to belt out "Love in an Elevator", "Pink" or "Crazy"; a quick study of Steven Tyler's singing style helps you karaoke with the best of them. Singing like Steven Tyler is about taking your own special voice and imitating Steven's soulful riffs.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Warm up your vocal chords by performing voice exercises. Sing scales using vowel sounds behind various consonants (ma, me mi, mo, mu, etc.) and stretch your mouth as wide. Inhale and take a deep supporting breath right before you belt out the note.

2. Practice projecting your voice and using your diaphragm to support the sound. Drink plenty of liquids such as warm tea with lemon and honey. Breathe properly to keep from going hoarse or losing your voice due to straining the vocal chords. Do some light calisthenics to get your blood pumping and increase vocal stamina.

3. Internalize the words and feelings associated with the songs. Think about the lyrics of the song as you sing them. Steven Tyler's voice conveys a lot of intense emotional feelings in his singing.

4. Learn to strut. Own the microphone and the song. Steven Tyler is sexy because he is confident. Nail the voice by embodying self confidence. This noticeable trait about Steven's persona sets him apart from other singers with similar styles.

5. Sing along to Aerosmith songs and practice matching Steven's yowls and notes. Consider taking voice lessons with an experienced coach.

Tips & Warnings

• Practice as often as you can. Watch videos of Steven singing to get the movements down, and listen to Aerosmith whenever you get a free moment.
• Don't overdo it right away. It will take time to build up Steven's vocal stamina.

[iamtheraceman]

on 7/2/2009 As a singer for many years who just discovered the "trick" to singing Aerosmith (and Guns N' Roses) songs accurately, my best advise is to have a good, solid falsetto and put some scratch in it. Most rock singers aren't blowing their voices out on stage every night by screaming, but have the ability to give muscular sounding vocal performances that are actually quite easy to do once that voice is "found". It took me years to get the courage to even try an Aerosmith or G n' R song that was "out of my league", but then by accident I attempted to match the singer from 3 Days Grace, and in sorta' being successful there I discovered how to hit certain sounds I didn't know I could do before. It does take a while to build up the stamina, yes. I'm not going to be able to sing well again for a couple days. But the throat and voice are a muscle. It gets stronger the more you use it. Rock On!