1. Secrets of a Backing Singer
Lou Fellingham, Sarah Benton
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2. Warm up Body warm up and face massage Mmmmaaaah exercise
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Harmony exercise “Lean on me” C major
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3. Texture and Tone The sound you put into the mix needs to be adjustable
Less is often more
Pitch your sound to each other and the instruments
Think of yourself as an instrument
Same note, different vocal placements
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4. Blend – aural skills Make sure you don’t stick out
Put out a bendable sound
Listen, listen, liten
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5. Microphone Dynamics Sure 58 dynamic mic design and pick up point
“Kiss the mic”
Mic dynamics for different vocal registers
When sound checking, sing as loud as you will sing during the service
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6. BV techniques (genre specific)
Tracking the melody (ghost vocal)
Soprano part (1&2)
Alto part (1&2)
Tenor part (1&2)
Bass part
Counterpart singing (oooohs/aaaahs)
Echo instrumentation (intro ooh= chords)
Layering up of parts one part at a time
Adlibbing
Don’t sing all the time (tune or harmony) Be dynamic!
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7. Exercise “Hold back the river” by James Bay
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river, So I can stop for a minute and be by your side Hold back the river, hold back Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river, So I can stop for a minute and see where you hide Hold back the river, hold back
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8. Example: Tapestry by Lou Fellingham
“JOIN CHOIR, HEAVEN AND EARTH”
Homework : Listen to that track and figure out where the BVs are and what they are doing and when they come in
PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT
We are all learning and growing all the time
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9. Unlocking the Prophetic Voice
Lou Fellingham, Sarah Benton
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10. What does prophetic
singing mean to you?
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11. Prophetic Singing As believers, we are all filled with the Spirit
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12. Prophetic Singing As believers, we are all filled with the Spirit
Foretelling the here and now
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13. Prophetic Singing As believers, we are all filled with the Spirit
Foretelling the here and now
Work of the Spirit
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14. Prophetic Singing As believers, we are all filled with the Spirit
Foretelling the here and now
Work of the Spirit
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15. Prophetic Singing As believers, we are all filled with the Spirit
Foretelling the here and now
Work of the Spirit
Reveals the heart of the Father
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16. Prophetic Singing As believers, we are all filled with the Spirit
Foretelling the here and now
Work of the Spirit
Reveals the heart of the Father
Calls out, uproots and replaces
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17. Prophetic Singing
Personal worship
Corporate worship
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18. Prophetic Singing What holds us back? How do we press through?
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