Singing solos is great, but it's also very important
as a singer to be able to efficiently back others up when the need arises.
Yours is a support role for the song leader. It seems like a thankless task but what you
do is extremely valuable because you have the same instrument as the
congregation. If you get it wrong everyone notices but if a bass player or a
guitarist gets it wrong, only bass players and guitarists in the congregation
notice.
5 TIPS
1.
Improve your song listening skills
Listening is a very important skill to becoming a good
backup singer. Be an active listener, careful with details.
Piano Ear Training_ a free app available on play store is a very great software for that.
2. Don't
adlib with the lead singer
This should be a no no for you as a backup singer. It doesn't show professionalism to be phrasing with the lead singer. It can mess up the ministration. Your time would come one day.
3. Harmonize
well
A trait of a good singer is the ability to hold and
sing one vocal part while the other team members sing a different one. Maybe
some singers forget harmonizing is different from singing in unison and end
emulating what they hear others around them sing forgetting it's all supposed
to sound different.
A good way about this is to frequently practice
creating your own vocal harmonies (alto, soprano and tenor)
4.
Do not be too loud
Be careful not to be too loud. Vocal volume between
yourself and the other backup singers should be almost equal. We are interested
in hearing the vocal blends not just you as an individual backup singer. More
importantly, don't be louder than the lead.
5.
Be attentive
While on stage, you can be carried away with the hype
and excitement on the faces of the congregation. Yet be sure to always be
attentive to the direction of flow as decided by the song leader. This would
help avoid coming in too early or late in a song and also avoid over stretching
notes or shortening them.
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