TIPS FOR SINGING IN A GROUP

Even though "Amazing Grace" was amazing (!) here are a couple of tips for making it uber-amazing

Style:

• Add vibrato – bit of spice
• Add tone (more spice) more air over the top of the vocal
• BV’s – this is where a bit of drama comes in - act a little bit, more of a black gospel feel
• chime in on the groove (listen to Motown, get some grooves in your head)

Blending:
Watch -

• Becoming one with your neighbour – watch others’ lips
• Keep one eye on the leaders lips – objective is to sing as one – taking into account pauses and length of notes. Good idea is to stand in a circle in rehearsal and watch each others’ lips
  Match interpretation of the leader – breath stops, etc...

Listen -

• Listen to one another – use breath control / support It is not about listening to one person’s style. If you are too loud, then you need to tone it down (volume) by adding a bit of air over the voice. Conversely, if you are too quiet, sing louder - we need to hear your part
• Holding back or toning down is not becoming timid – sing it out, don’t be shy Think of it as we are all making a casserole with different ingredients and spices and we need to blend different flavours
• Be careful not to sing your own interpretation - that can be too distracting (unless the song calls for it) and it looks like we are fighting each other

Space –

• pauses are just as important as the notes, and extremely effective

Happy Singing!