Unit 26 Singing Technique - Deacon Cutt

  Black by Pearl Jam  "Black" by Pearl Jam was released in 1991 on their debut Album "Ten" however I have loosely based my performance off of their 1992 MTV Unplugged performance of the song with certain embellishments on words originally being seen from that performance. 

What Went Well    This week, we rehearsed "Don't Lose Your Head" and "Heart Of Stone" for the first time. Although I had some understanding of the songs before this, I had forgotten my sheet music making it a little harder to rehearse however this was beneficial while practising "Ex Wives" and "No Way" as these were songs that we had been rehearsing for two weeks previously; this gave me a good opportunity to see how much of the songs I could remember without the lyrics in front of me. I was able to fortunately remember all the lyrics and harmonies.  To Improve  I must be more organised, possibly creating a list to make sure I have everything I need or prepare my bag the night before to insure that I don't forget something in the rush of the mornings. However I also need to work on not relying on the sheet music lyrics and spending more time on learning song lyrics before we come to rehearse them in lessons. 

  Warm Ups  Warm up exercises are something I have always been told are important when singing and are something I should do before I begin to perform; however before now I haven't really ever tried. I have found that completing warm ups before singing has helped to increase my vocal range and has allowed me to sing more harsh or difficult vocals with more ease which as a result has put less strain on my voice.  I have particularly found warm ups that increase in pitch most helpful as they have helped discover different vocal ranges that I was unaware I could sustain and use effectively for long periods of time, these have given me more scope to be more adventurous in my choosing of songs and what key to sing them in.  Learning Songs For Six  So far I have found learning the songs for Six not as difficult as I have for other songs in the past. I feel it helps that many of the songs flow incredibly well, making it easier to learn, however I also think it is much ...