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“If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance.”
So, is it just opening your mouth and making sound?
Well… yes and no.
Anyone who can make sound can produce a melody. Even infants make pre-melodic sounds. However, have you ever wished to be better at it?
With coaching, you can make your melodies stronger. With coaching, you can to train yourself to sing in tune.
In the posts in the Singing in Tune and Shape Notes and Solfege blog categories, you will learn how to:
The Singing in Tune blog category focuses on harmonizing in tune. Based on cutting edge intonation research, Success Music Studio has created specially tuned sing-along songs. The sound files help foster a cappella level vocal tuning.
Alternately, Shape Notes and Solfege works on sight reading and melodic tuning. As the title of the category implies, we use shape notes combined with solfege (Do, Re, Mi) for sight reading. At the same time, solfege creates a sound model for tuning up melodies when used with the sing-along songs.
We will explore phrasing music, vocal tone, and intelligible text in either or both of the blog categories.
Have fun!
© 2021 Geoffrey Keith
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Have you ever wondered what you could do to better sing in tune? Knowledge is power. Read more to find out how vibrato impacts singing in tune. (Also, the post uses a video of Bohemian Rhapsody to illustrate the main point.) Estimated reading time 4 minutes.
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Have you learned how to sight sing natural minor melodies, but want to be able to sing harmonic minor too? I can help. Read more to learn about singing shape note harmonic minor melodies. Estimated reading time 5 minutes.
Singing Shape Note Harmonic Minor Melodies Read More »
Have you ever listened to a chord and couldn’t pick out the notes? Or maybe you’ve tried to hear the inner parts, but couldn’t? If you want to harmonize in tune, you need to be able to hear the parts. Read more to learn how to hear the notes when harmonizing. Estimated reading time 6 minutes.
How to Hear the Notes When Harmonizing Read More »
Have you gotten down sight singing major melodies, but want to be able to sing minor melodies? You have come to the right place. Read more to learn about singing shape note solfege minor melodies. Estimated reading time 3 minutes.
Singing Shape Note Solfege Minor Melodies Read More »
Have you gotten basic sight singing down, but want to expand beyond seven notes? Look no further. In this post you will sing both sharp and flat solfege notes with an emphasis on the flats. Read more to understand singing shape note solfege flats. Estimated reading time 3 minutes.
Singing Shape Note Solfege Flats Read More »
Have you ever felt embarrassed because someone said you sang or played out of tune? Does harmonizing seem like a puzzle you can’t solve? Knowledge is power. I will show you how harmony and melody tune differently, and how it impacts singing and playing in tune. Estimated reading time 4 minutes.
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Do you have basic sight singing down, but want more than seven notes? “Sight Singing Chromatic Shape Notes” shows you how to sing sharps. In the last shape note post, we sang the first half of the chorus from “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” In this post, we will sing the second half of the chorus. However, we will need to learn how to sing sharp notes to do this. Read more to learn about sight singing chromatic shape notes. Estimated reading time 3 minutes.
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Do you struggle with singing accurate rhythm? This post expands your rhythmic flexibility, which makes singing melodies more fun. Click to learn how to sing with the Kodály rhythmic syllables. Estimated reading time 3 minutes.
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Do you wish you could read rhythm better? “Sight Singing with Rhythmic Syllables” looks at rhythm. Also, we have sung so far in the keys of C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, and G major. In today’s singing lesson you will learn the keys of Ab, A, Bb, and B. Once again, the more keys you know, the better your reading will become. Estimated reading time 4 minutes.
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Don’t you think kids need to develop harmonizing skills too? Yes! Does “Harmony Singing Examples for Children” have to be limited to children only? No! However, children especially need good harmonic sound models to train their ears to hear how well-tuned harmony should sound. The post’s sound tracks contain specially tuned sing-along songs that balance harmonic and melodic tuning. Thus, they help develop a cappella level intonation. Estimated reading time 2 minutes.
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