This is our summer recording project voted for by you!
It’s in just 2 parts – I’d like everyone to have a go at both if possible please.
Here’s how to record yourself if you’re new to it
High Harmony
Please upload your audio files here
Please upload your audio here
This is our recording project for the conference in June – so we need to get cracking! I started teaching the harmony lines last night – you can catch up here if you missed it.
Here’s the teaching for the second half of the song
I’d like everyone to record the yellow part AND one other please! (The other parts go oooh and ahhh etc)
Here’s the guide on how to record yourselves…
These are the conducting videos for each part. You’ll need to be watching these while you record please- this keeps us in time as we would be if we were singing all in the same room.
When you’ve recorded your RED part, please upload it HERE
When you’ve ALL recorded your Yellow Part, please up load HERE
Greens, please upload your audio HERE
And last but not least… the blues!
If you’ve any questions – please get in touch!
Here’s the kari-ography for the chorus
And the folders to upload your singing to
https://bit.ly/singingwholesong
And any silliness/dancing or outtakes
Here’s the plan!
Some sort of vocal warm up as ever… we might need to come back to this at the end the we are fully warmed up!!
Chasing Cars – this is what we’ve decided to record. We’ll go through the harmonies and also the style in which I’d like you to sing it. I’d like you ALL to record the yellow/green and then pick one other part to record.
I’d love to have a sing through of ‘With or Without You’
and a little go at ‘Fix You’
We’ll finish with a bit of ‘Waterloo’
and ‘Eternal Flame’
Each part/colour has a specific conducting you tube video to follow and a folder to drop your audio into. It’s fairly straightforward. Please make sure your files are mp3 or m4a audio files.
You’ll need to record into a separate device from the one that you are watching the you tube video on to make sure you get a clean recording with no backing track – I can’t use them otherwise. Choose a quiet room with no dogs/washing machines/small children etc!
You can choose to record more than one part if you’d like a challenge. They will all need to be separate files sent to the correct folder please.
Yellow/Green
Please upload yellow/green here
Blue
Pleas upload your blue audio here
Red
Please upload your red audio here
Any questions, please get in touch! x
Ohh this looks like a tricky one but it’s really not that bad! As ever, I’ll be teaching this thoroughly so you don’t have to prepare in advance if you don’t have time.
I won’t terrify you all by posting all the harmonies until I’ve taught them. There are 7 parts – you only have to learn one!!! I can’t tell you which part will suit you best – only you will know that. I’d always suggest picking your favourite and the one you like most which doesn’t strain your voice in either direction.
This is what all 7 parts sound like together……
I’ve arranged this in 3 parts -with just a tiny weeny little high bit at the end for the reds. The greens are actually quite high too. The blue isn’t that low. Any guys with really low voices could optional try the Yellow part an octave lower….
If you’re planning to learn this from the website, here’s how to go about it. I’d listen first to the ‘ALL’ version, then find your colour and listen to that on it’s own, singing along. Then go back to the ‘ALL’ version and see if you can hold your part.
It’s call and response, so the reds/yellows start (call) and the greens/blues respond – in harmony.
This song has a MASSIVE range which is why I usually sing it towards the end of a session to give people time to warm up their voices! Don’t ever stretch to notes you know you can’t hit, either high or low. Over time, your vocal range will develop and your range will naturally expand… if you look after your voice.
The tune for this is taken by the yellows and the greens – it’s quite a strong tune. The recording below has the red harmony added so you can hear where it goes. It’s VERY high!
I’d suggest learning your part on it’s own first. The tune is obviously the easiest. Then you can attempt to keep your part as you sing along with the whole thing….