The opposite of a tight and strained throat is an Open Throat. The Open Throat is relaxed and allows the proper use of the breath support system to generate rich, full sound – especially on high notes.

The experts of the Open Throat are the world class Opera singers.

But what if you do not want to sing Opera? Is there any point in using this technique?

ABSOLUTELY! There are varying degrees of “open”, as well as different configurations of the resonating chambers above the throat which are not a part of the Opera sound.

Here are several examples of non-Opera singers using Open Throat techniques:

Here is one student who applied these Open Throat techniques to her Pop and Jazz styles with great results: