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Go through the song catalogue and note the songs that you like and would consider to have popular appeal. Avoid “We are the World” by USA for Africa at all costs.
2: Match Songs to Your Vocal Range
Your vocal range is the difference in pitch between the lowest note you can sing and the highest. Knowing your range will allow you to quickly work out whether you can sing a particular song.
Men’s vocal ranges are often characterised as Bass, Baritone, Tenor and Countertenor. Most men’s normal (modal) voice lies in the Baritone range. Women’s ranges are often characterised as Contalto, Mezzo-soprano and Soprano.
Most people describe the width of their range by the number of octaves they can sing in. In an octave, there are 8 notes and 12 semi-tones. Each octave is double the pitch of the octave below it and half the pitch of the one above it.
The late Freddie Mercury, leader singer of Queen, had a reported range of four octaves. Ringo Starr of the Beatles reportedly has a narrow range and the song “With a Little Help From my Friends” was written specially for him. On a bad day, I usually manage one octave, on a good day, two, and on any other day, somewhere in-between.
Test each song on your short-list by humming or singing the chorus quietly to yourself. If you can’t match the pitch, perhaps try singing one octave lower. The late Kurt Cobain of Nirvana actually did this as a joke when he performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on the British show Top of the Pops. I actually liked the result.
If you are only just outside the range, see if your karaoke venue has the ability to transpose the song (see point 5 below). If you’re a man and you go too high, your voice will break up and you will only be able to get it back by singing in falsetto. Save that for songs by the Bee-Gees, Tiny Tim or Alvin and the Chipmunks, and even then, proceed at your own risk.
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Hey, check out http://www.j4uentertainment.com. They did an event for the American Cancer Society. They provied the musical entertainment! Very nice! Rachel Corrales, Risa and Dayvora got busy. So did Alyson…
1. Create a Short-List of Songs
Go through the song catalogue and note the songs that you like and would consider to have popular appeal. Avoid “We are the World” by USA for Africa at all costs.
2: Match Songs to Your Vocal Range
Your vocal range is the difference in pitch between the lowest note you can sing and the highest. Knowing your range will allow you to quickly work out whether you can sing a particular song.
Men’s vocal ranges are often characterised as Bass, Baritone, Tenor and Countertenor. Most men’s normal (modal) voice lies in the Baritone range. Women’s ranges are often characterised as Contalto, Mezzo-soprano and Soprano.
Most people describe the width of their range by the number of octaves they can sing in. In an octave, there are 8 notes and 12 semi-tones. Each octave is double the pitch of the octave below it and half the pitch of the one above it.
The late Freddie Mercury, leader singer of Queen, had a reported range of four octaves. Ringo Starr of the Beatles reportedly has a narrow range and the song “With a Little Help From my Friends” was written specially for him. On a bad day, I usually manage one octave, on a good day, two, and on any other day, somewhere in-between.
Test each song on your short-list by humming or singing the chorus quietly to yourself. If you can’t match the pitch, perhaps try singing one octave lower. The late Kurt Cobain of Nirvana actually did this as a joke when he performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on the British show Top of the Pops. I actually liked the result.
If you are only just outside the range, see if your karaoke venue has the ability to transpose the song (see point 5 below). If you’re a man and you go too high, your voice will break up and you will only be able to get it back by singing in falsetto. Save that for songs by the Bee-Gees, Tiny Tim or Alvin and the Chipmunks, and even then, proceed at your own risk.