Learning
to sing gospel music is slightly different from learning to sing secular music (and don’t forget that the fact that a song has Jesus does not make it gospel),
though both are still music. If it is gospel music, most of your singing are
going to be live definitely and coming directly from a revelation base. In
other words you can’t act gospel out, you are simply it.
Arguably, Gospel songs came about in the mid to late 1800s from Negro spirituals in the United States Southern region. Most Africa slaves were illiterate either because it was unacceptable by law or their master forbade it. Thus, the Africa slaves learned about the Christian faith through rhythmic “call and response” songs. Well, follow the tips below to learn to sing gospel music:
Arguably, Gospel songs came about in the mid to late 1800s from Negro spirituals in the United States Southern region. Most Africa slaves were illiterate either because it was unacceptable by law or their master forbade it. Thus, the Africa slaves learned about the Christian faith through rhythmic “call and response” songs. Well, follow the tips below to learn to sing gospel music:
To
learn to sing gospel music, find
a gospel choir or group. This will instill attitude which include submission,
punctuality, and commitment and so on, which is needed in learning to sing
gospel music. In learning to sing gospel music, you will also need to consider the
music choices and the personality of the choir director of the choir group and
members, as well as the worship style of the church itself, if it’s a church
choir. And if it’s a choir that stage concerts seasonally, you not only learn
to sing gospel music, it will also boost your experience library in case you
might want to stage a concert in the future.
In learning to sing gospel music, learn to pay attention to
the lyrics/words of the songs. When singing gospel, words are important.
Singing gospel was the way people learned how to read and understand words in
the past. Be sure you enunciate clearly. No matter what you do, always have fun
while you’re singing gospel music. Let the feeling flow and shine through.
To learn singing gospel music,
scream singing is also a skill that can be learned. Learn how to scream sing.
In
learning to sing gospel music, you also need to work on your dynamics, which
means using and doing vocal exercise. You can exercise inhaling a good, deep
breathe and sing in a pitch comfortable for you… usually mid range. While
maintaining the pitch, start soft and over time get louder and then soft again.
Most of these dynamics will be learn when singing with a choir.
When
learning to sing gospel music, you need to also form the habit of listen to and learn
classic and contemporary gospel songs (Better singing attitude). In the rapidly
changing world of gospel music, you may sing a lot of gospel songs which you
can learn from a contemporary gospel tune. The belting gospel pattern of old is
redistributed with a new R and B style and even hip-hop gospel singers.
Hope
this helped? If you have additional tips you think can help in learning how to
sing gospel music, pleases feel free to drop it in the comment box below. I
will appreciate it.
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