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In the comment section of this video, vocal coach Ken Tamplin replied to a commenter about MJ's taking lessons to to perfect his voice. Here's what was said.
Commenter - "that was groovy man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yes mj was an icon! do u think mj ever had to take vocal lessons or do you think he was born with that talent??????????????"
Ken - "I actually think that's a great question and here's why. Obviously Michael Jackson was born with insane talent. Look at the early Jackson five and see how incredible his vocals were. After puberty he lost almost all of his range. Had someone known how to take him through puberty with his voice , losing all that range did not need to happen. Another very famous vocal coach takes credit for Michael's success, however if we're honest with ourselves from only a technical singing perspective, not being dazzled by great songs and production, we would find that Michael only sang in 1 & 1/2 octaves on his records. Much of it was very strained. So to answer your question, of course my call was born with talent. But like many with great talent, that talent is forfeited at the altar of lack of understanding of how to keep it. This is where great technique comes into play. I hope that satisfies your question."
This is very interesting because what Ken said is informative but it is contradicted by MJ's long-term vocal coach, Seth Riggs who said that Mj's vocal range spanned 3.5 (video below) octaves. So what you guys think.
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Commenter - "that was groovy man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yes mj was an icon! do u think mj ever had to take vocal lessons or do you think he was born with that talent??????????????"
Ken - "I actually think that's a great question and here's why. Obviously Michael Jackson was born with insane talent. Look at the early Jackson five and see how incredible his vocals were. After puberty he lost almost all of his range. Had someone known how to take him through puberty with his voice , losing all that range did not need to happen. Another very famous vocal coach takes credit for Michael's success, however if we're honest with ourselves from only a technical singing perspective, not being dazzled by great songs and production, we would find that Michael only sang in 1 & 1/2 octaves on his records. Much of it was very strained. So to answer your question, of course my call was born with talent. But like many with great talent, that talent is forfeited at the altar of lack of understanding of how to keep it. This is where great technique comes into play. I hope that satisfies your question."
This is very interesting because what Ken said is informative but it is contradicted by MJ's long-term vocal coach, Seth Riggs who said that Mj's vocal range spanned 3.5 (video below) octaves. So what you guys think.
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