Q. I don't sing in a choir (but I am looking for one so if you know of any in NYC let me know please!) but when I sing with my theatre program or at theatre camp I almost always sing Soprano 1. Since I always sing the top it is hard for me to harmonize. Sorry if this doesn't make any sense. I just want to learn how to harmonize because I have a big range and don't want to be stuck singing the top.
A. "Eric the Master Musician" must not be able to read sheet music, or something. Of course you can learn to sing a harmony part! And I do know from experience that first sopranos (or any sopranos) often have trouble singing harmony--it has nothing to do with the lack of natural talent or aptitiude. It's that sopranos often get the melody parts in most choral music--not always--but most of the time. Sometimes during early practice sessions (especially in groups where there are more inexperienced singers, or ones that don't sight read very well), the entire soprano section can be thrown for a loop when the soprano part consists of some descant, and the melody goes to the tenors--and bless them--the often under appreciated altos.
Doesn't your theatre program or camp hand out sheet music to people anyway, even if they don't really read music that well? Sometimes choir directors will also do "sectionals" to help out singers who can't readily pick up the parts on their own. They might play each section parts separately and have the singers hum along until they feel more confident with the notes. Then they might add the parts together--sometimes one by own. Choral warmups often involve singing in chords as the choir goes up and down some scales.
What you can do, is try to get yourself into whatever section you want to try singing. It'll be really tempting to want to go to a higher part or the melody part--but that's more a force of habit than anything else. If you don't get a chance for part work in the rehearsal, take it upon yourself to learn your notes by yourself if you can manage to bang it out on a piano or other instrument one by one--or find someone who can play it. Eventually, you will want to practice singing that harmony part with the other parts and see if you can stay where you need to be. Some beginners plug their ears in attempt to NOT hear the other parts as they sing--but that's a terrible crutch. For one--you won't ever feel secure that you know the notes. For another--you can't blend in with the other singers if you can't hear them. And still another reason NOT to stick your fingers in your ears while you sing---it looks incredibly stupid in front of an audience.
There are lots of ways to practice singing harmony parts--but you have to start somewhere. Eventually, you will be able to be able to adlib some simple harmonies on your own (usually intervals of thirds or fifths--it helps make up a basic chord structure).
Trust me, it'll take practice and lots of hard work at first---but you can do it if you otherwise have a good ear for music and can sing in tune.
I'm a soprano too--and depending on what group I'm singing with--I've often sung alto parts because there were too MANY sopranos (though some of those sopranos really were people who never learned to sing anything but a melody--when something got too high, they simply dropped out! I really hate that!)
By the way, I don't necessarily find it vocally comfortable to sing alto, but I let's just say there were times it was easier for me to sing alto than it was for the altos that insisted on trying to sing soprano! (Besides, for choral or group singing--it wasn't as necessary for me to have the kind of volume I can produce as a soprano soloist). Interestingly enough, if I just harmonize for fun (like when friends and I sing together or if I sing along on a radio), I'll actually sing a harmony part that is ABOVE the pitch in the melody line--because sopranos can do that. :)
How to do an E-Minor on fruity loops studio 10?
Q. i just got FL Studio and i would like to play e minor on the piano roll but i dont know what key it is, if you could also list the other minors it would be great, please help! thanks :)
A. Well, if you insist, E Minor's chord is E G B. When you make a song in E Minor, always remember that E Minor has F# and D# so instead of playing F you have to play F# which is the black note above it, and the same for D.
Here's a list of all the minor keys with their chords and the accidentals (sharps [#], flats [b]) they use.
A Minor - A C E
Bb Minor - Bb Db F
B Minor - B D F#
C Minor - C Eb G
C# Minor - C# E G#
D Minor - D F A
Eb Minor - Eb Gb Bb
E Minor - E G B
F Minor - F Ab C
F# Minor - F# A C#
G Minor - G Bb D
G# Minor - G# B D#
how can i start making my own electro-house music on my pc?
Q. i have so many ideas , and i dont know where to start from. thanks
A. An easy way to start...get yourself a copy of Fruity Loops Studio Edition.
It's not cheap. I would never suggest or recommend that someone get involved in piracy, but should you be that way inclined, you can get a copy for free.
It's got a good level of preset beats and sounds. Everything you need to get started, pretty much. The only additional hardware I would advise would be some kind of MIDI control keyboard for producing sounds. If possible, get one with a USB connection. It makes life a lot easier than fiddling about with proper MIDI. The Piano Roll function on Fruity Loops doesn't really do justice to making decent chords and sounds. It's not expressive enough.
With those two things, you've got everything you really need to start making electronic music. Install the software, plug in the keyboard and experiment.
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