The MCA worship singers and choral ensemble singers met last night for a two hour teaching session with vocal coach Michael More. Painting clear word pictures to drive his points home, Michael talked about the importance of solidifying the basics of good vocal techniques in for all singers. He likened the three main aspects of good technique to the tools a painter uses to create visual art. Through a series of exercises Michael helped us understand how to relax and breath correctly, create good resonance, and use proper vowel and intonation technique. Communication was another topic that Michael wove into the teaching, and singing with emotion rather than just singing words. The last 45 minutes we applied the teaching to some of the tunes we have been doing in church. After 15 minutes of working with us the change was amazing.
If you are a worship/choral ensemble singer please take time to attend these learning opportunities. There will be training sessions every second and fourth Tuesday evenings @ 8 PM to practice what we have learned, and Michael will be back with us January 12th to continue coaching our teams. See Fred Downs to get a CD of the session last night. You can contact him at fredgdowns@yahoo.com
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