For all of my singing enthusiasts out there, you will find that this subject is much more important than you realize. Without exaggeration, most vocal coaches will bring you in for a lesson… Read More

I am really enjoying doing these “Flamenco-friendly” classic covers with my buddy Luis Villegas. And to be candid, it’s kind of tough because most of Flamenco is driven by… Read More

While many esteem this song as difficult to sing from a vocal range standpoint (and it certainly is to some degree), one of the most difficult things for me was how many lyrics were involved… Read More

This is an interesting song for me, on many levels. In 1991, it just so happened that I was working with Gene Simmons from Kiss and Bob Ezrin for songs to be placed on two records – &l… Read More

One of the things I love most about this song is its haunting melody. But when I recorded this song, I realized there is something else interesting about it I’d like you to take note o… Read More

How do you know what to believe? With so much noise, so many people claiming success, so much information overload or information fatigue, it’s a really important question when it come… Read More

Yeah… Yeah… (did I say yeah?)… What I meant was (in James Hetfield’s own “words”) RRR — YEAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! So you think a chick can’t sing… Read More

I personally think one of the most interesting things is a “behind the scenes interview”, getting raw and real, and asking some hard questions to artists that inspire us. Gabriel… Read More

Billy Idol has been in and out of the news a lot recently. He is one of those artists that was able to withstand the test of time and reach modern day iconic status. Sara and I were sitting… Read More

Wherever you get your information for singing from, I think it’s extremely important to identify that that vocal coach sings, and sings well, and displays other students singing, prefe… Read More

Dream On has almost become the national anthem of “hitting the high note” in a rock song. Particularly a male-dominated rock song. I personally have covered this song on my chann… Read More

So many people think that great singers just open their mouths and out comes awesomeness. Even Pavarotti studied all the way to the end of his life. One of my prized students, Gabriela Gunci… Read More

Arguably one of the greatest rock operas of all time would be Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar (I was actually in a band with Jeff Fenholt who played Jesus in the original… Read More

Sara and I had a running bet to see how close she could get to sounding like Stevie Nicks. We have done several songs by Stevie Nicks, and I said: “if you really want to hammer the las… Read More

There’s an old saying that in order to be able to sing, you must be “born with it.” And while there are definitely people that sing with more ease naturally, the statement… Read More

Possibly one of the greatest pop ballads ever recorded, at least from a vocal technical perspective. If you have ever attempted to sing this song, you know how high Lara Fabian set the bar (… Read More

We are teeing up another song from our new KTVA vocalist Nohely Cisneros! I would like you guys to pay special attention to something. Not only did Nohely nail the song from the musical stan… Read More

One of the most common questions that I get for people wanting to learn to sing is, “Can I really learn to sing? Isn’t that for those that were born with it? Is it something I ca… Read More

I am not a medical doctor and I make no medical claims. What I do claim is an incredible amount of experience when it comes to singing. And much of the advice that I’ve seen given on t… Read More

One of the things about Aerosmith that is very challenging is the total range of any given song, especially around this era of Steven Tyler. Another great classic that Kati and I got to work… Read More

Here at Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy, we pride ourselves on taking on some of the most difficult songs to sing in all of rock and pop history. Often times, we find ourselves revisiting the same… Read More

I wonder if when Journey’s Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon wrote this song, they had any idea of how wildly successful it would become? And not just successful in its heyday… Read More

It is my understanding that when David Paich wrote the song Africa for the album Toto IV, the song almost didn’t make it on the album. It was added as the last song and was in fact son… Read More

In typical Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy fashion, Gabriela and I decided to take on one of the most difficult songs to sing in all pop and rock history. And that song is “Wasted Time&rdquo… Read More

It’s no secret that Ronnie James Dio is one of the greatest rock/metal vocalists of all time. In fact, his sound is so difficult to emulate, almost no one does, because they can’… Read More

Amy Lee sort of redefined what modern rock could expect from a female frontwoman. Up until then, most rock singers were defined by raspy belty sounding vocals. Amy Lee brought a new dimensio… Read More

Separate Ways by Journey was one of the first times the band started to do heavier music. I remember seeing an article by Steve Perry saying that the band wanted to go heavier and that singi… Read More

It’s no secret that Layne Staley is an extremely high bar to try to reach when singing rock songs. But it’s even more challenging for it to be done by a girl! I love the fact tha… Read More

The interesting thing about singing Journey songs is that Journey is one of those vocal bands that raised the bar so high that it became the “go to” to prove out one’s tale… Read More