Description:
You now have some practice with vowel modification. We’ll apply those same principles to a song!
Let’s start with the New Year’s classic, Auld lang syne. I’ll play this in 2 keys: one for sopranos and tenors, one for altos and basses. If you’re not sure which you should sing with, try singing along with both keys and see what feels & sounds better.
Here’s the song in the key of Db for altos, low baritones and basses. The lowest pitch is an Ab (2 or 3) and the highest pitch is a Bb (3 or 4).
Db Ab
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Bbm Gb
And never brought to mind?
Db Ab
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Bbm Gb Db
And auld lang syne!
Here it is in the key of G for sopranos and tenors. The lowest pitch is D (3 or 4) and the highest pitch is E (4 or 5). (Demonstrate x2)
G D
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Em C
And never brought to mind?
G D
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Em C G
And auld lang syne!
You can follow these same steps for any song you’re working on. See you in the last video for some extra tips!
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
- 2: Warmup
- 3: Neutral Larynx
- 4: Adding “UH”
- 5: Maintaining Space
- 6: Conclusion
Instructor: Abram Poliakoff
Abram Poliakoff is a singer, guitarist, pianist, teacher, conductor, and composer. He received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music and has been teaching music for 8 years. He is currently both the Associate Artistic Director and a tenor in the L.A. Choral Lab, which recently released its first studio album Sonic Visions in the fall of 2019. Abram teaches and performs a wide range of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk and Popular music in the Los Angeles area. He has also sung with the San Francisco Opera and Pocket Opera in the Bay Area. His teaching mission is to help his students utilize vocal technique to find their authentic and healthy voice while maximizing genre flexibility and a naturalness of expression.