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Originally Posted by vanblah
Although there are stylistic differences you can learn a LOT from the classical techniques with regard to voice health ... but you also have to understand that you may be required to break those rules in order to do something in pop/rock. From what I understand there are actually teachers who will help you learn to scream properly for metal.
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Yes. Think of it this way: classical voice is the ultimate in healthy singing (if done absolutely properly). But that doesn't mean that it's BAD to bring some unhealthy actions into your singing, so long as you know how and where to find the right balance. Musical theatre and pop music aren't exactly healthy (in different ways), but just like you can have McDonald's so long as you know about eating healthy as well, you can create the musical theatre, pop, or metal sound in ways that are healthier than they might otherwise be.
For the most part, it all comes down to supporting. work on supporting properly, and your singing will already be much healthier than it would have been otherwise. Your best bet really is to find a teacher who knows what they're talking about but also focuses on the type of sound you're trying to produce healthily.
Classical voice sounds different from musical theatre which sounds different from pop which sounds different from metal. But unhealthy habits in any of those styles can lead to vocal nodules, etc.