A ballad packed with running eighth notes leaves almost nowhere to breathe, and sung exactly as written it starts to sound stiff. Watch how copying the lyric onto a separate page and reading it aloud like a poem shows you where you naturally pause and stress — and how that alone gives you an interpretation.
Singing Jazz has never been more accessible! Renowned vocalist, pianist, composer, arranger, music educator, and Grammy Award winner, Alex Robinson guides you through the basics in this thorough introduction to vocal Jazz. Learn tips for warming up, technical skills, stylistic features of the three main sub genres of Jazz, and how to study, perform and arrange Jazz tunes.
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