What's it called when one part of the choir starts to sing and then then the other starts and so on?
I'm pretty sure you're talking about either a canon or a round.
How to start a show choir?
You will probably need a piano. If you don't have a piano or even a guitar you could have cds with the songs you want on them. A list of songs, called a set list - a list of songs, sheet music, intrumental version of your song, normal versions of the song so you can show the others what it sounds like. Oh and a place to sing and dance. To get people you could tell people for a start, put up signup sheets and flyers. You should get the stuff up above ready first. If the college has a newsletter, put an advertisement in it. On the colleges website if they allow you to. Someone to choreograph the dance, but be warned, most dances in show choirs aren't like what you see on Glee with elaborate dances but if you can manage it: GO FOR IT! If you can choreograph, great, it won't cost you anything at all. Probably a little bit of money. You might need to hire the space, a choregrapher, a vocal coach (not really necessary. In fact I'd probably not get a vocal coach). Once you get it up and running you can put on shows to pay yourself back and whoever has helped you get it started. Then you might need a treasurer, a secretary (you usually combine these people) and a president or club leader. That's pretty much all you need. And don't listen to that moron tinpanally, they go around to everyone talking about show choirs and musicals and tell people that they are morons because they like songs from Wicked and Glee and want to sing them or tell them that they can't sing even though they ave never heard them. I think they're just jealous of everyone who can sing because they probably can't themselves. Good luck with you show choir, Buona Fortuna! :)
I sing bass in choir and in a male quartet, how can I start singing other voices like baritone, 2nd tenor and 1st tenor?
First, if you are what I might vaguely term a “true bass”, I’m not sure why you would want to get away from singing in your best range - the bass part is so important and good basses are hard to come by!But going with your question - it depends on the type of music and the arrangements. For example, in some all-male groups the 1st tenor is not necessarily a tenor as understood in other genres, it may be a male singing falsetto voice and could well be a bass-baritone or baritone (this is common in “glee clubs” and “barbershop”). I know a number of basses (probably they are really bass-baritones, but still) who like to have fun singing the high tenor part in falsetto, so you might explore that.Apart from the high tenor, I’m not sure what are the easy options. In some arrangements, baritone and 2nd tenor are virtually identical in range and I would think the tessitura might be uncomfortably high for most bass voices, but try it and see.Bottom line is you want to have fun, but also sound good and not strain. Get feedback from your choir director, and ideally find a teacher to help you one on one.
Are you allowed to be in choir if you can't sing?
I joined choir my junior year of high school too, and I didn't think I could sing very well. Generally speaking, the auditions for high school choir are going to be very relaxed. If you aren't comfortable singing a song for him/her, he/she may get you to sing some scales along with the piano to see if you can carry a tune. Basically playing a do re mi fa so la ti do and making you sing an OO or and OH along with it. It all depends on how advanced of a choral program you have. The better the program, the harder it is to get into the choir. If you have a beginner's choir at your school, he/she will most likely put you into that choir if he/she doesn't think you are at the concert choir level. However, it all depends on your school. This is how it was at my school, so it may be completely different. A lot of people leave choir once they get to high school, and new people join every year. Like I said, I had no idea I was capable of being in choir and singing so I say go for it, see if you like it, but don't just join the class because your friend wants to! Do it for yourself! Choir was the best thing about high school for me, and being in it definitely made me a less self-conscious person very quickly! It makes you grow and develop not only as a singer, but as a person in general. Hope this helped!
I can't sing very well but I want to be a singer. What do you suggest I do to learn on my own (besides obviously get a teacher)?
Singing is something that everyone should do, whether they are good at it or not. It is great for physical and emotional health, and is a skill that is practiced in every culture throughout the world.Singing involves energizing air that flows through your vocal chords and produces sound. To sing well, you need to produce a sound that is on pitch and pleasant for the listener. I recommend doing vocal exercises daily. The app Choir Prodigy has some very nice vocal exercises, and there are also some youtube videos with vocal exercises on them that you can practice with.Record yourself singing frequently and listen to the recordings objectively. Can you identify the issues? Are you singing with a relaxed, open tone? Is there stress in your voice? Is your pitch accurate? Go back a record the song again focusing on your problem areas and correcting them.Finally, sing as much as you can. I think the world would be a better place if everyone sang more. Really, really. Best of luck to you, my friend!
Im looking for a song to sing for my choir banquet...?
Do you like to sing musical theater at all? If so here are some songs (they are all different vocal parts since you were not specific) Louder Than Words- Tick Tick Boom (it is not a solo, but you can make it one) What I Did For Love- A Chorus Line (great song about the love of performing) Home- Beauty and the Beast You'll Never Walk Alone- Carousel Children Will Listen- Into the Woods No One is Alone- Into the Woods I Remember- Evening Primrose If you don't like musical theater there are always teh standards Friends- Michael W Smith Wind Beneath My Wings- Whitney Houston and others like that
What is choir like? Is it fun? Could I sing w/ tenors and basses?
I get bad stage fright, but am getting over it. I am a baritone and have a chest range from a2-b4, without fry, and head from c5-b6. I am planning on getting a coach and getting my whistle register figured out..... I have nice vibrato, can carry tunes in these four octaves, and easily transition from register to register. I believe I could blend in with the basses, and also, blend in with tenors. I have a real dark, manly sound to my low register, but its not the smooth low. It's more of a powerful, strong forceful sound, opposite than the smooth sound of Michael Buble. My upper register, could pass the test, and has a nice ring to it. My head voice has a really cool vibrato, and I can easily sing notes when I do it loud enough. My c6 and up is more of that jazzy ring to it, but I don't rely on it as much, considering there isn't much pop or rock written that high. I want to join choir in my junior year, two years from now. I'm a 14 year old guy and started singing six months ago. I'm curious what choir is like, and is it fun? I think I could almost lead with basses and could back or carry along with the tenors. I'm really afraid of being judged by my family, and will get a coach soon. Is it a good idea? Btw, I already know that different voice types sound better so different notes, but I feel I can blend in....