In this blog, I am going to explaining and demonstrating the difference between a backing vocal and a harmony.
Let’s first and foremost start with the backing vocal. A backing vocal is just that I am backing myself up or singing the same thing. So, to save time, what I have done is I pre-recorded myself singing the first verse of Help by the Beatles. So, I am going to give you a demostration of backing vocal just so that you can hear the difference, I am not going to let the Beatles sing the first line and I am going to start singing the backing vocal on the second line.
As you can hear, I was in the same melody and it was two of me singing. It sounds very good and effective and makes the sound sound very full. This is a common technique that’s done in recording studios.
(All demonstrations are played here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0w57nq6z70&feature=youtu.be)
I am now giving you a demonstration of a third harmony. A harmony is either sang above or below the melody. I prerecorded the melody and I will give you an example of the third … The melody is going to be playing and I will be singing the third harmony,
Now, I am going to give you an example of the fifth harmony. Again the melody is going to be playing and I will be singing the fifth harmony…
I have used the third and fifth harmony as they are the most commonly used harmonies in contemporary music. There are lots of different harmonies seconds, fourths, seventh that you can use but the most commonly used harmonies are what I had just explained and given you demonstrations of which is the third and the fifth harmony.
I am now going to give you a demonstration of a lower third harmony…
So, they are the demonstrations of a backing vocal and and a harmony. Hopefully you have worked out and can hear the difference. So, what you can do is you can record yourself like I have here and practice along with your own recordings at home and you will hear that they sound like yourself. Keep practising until you are really good and you can get them all down.
Now, if you’re having problems with harmonies, please don’t worry because I am going to be explaining how to do harmonies and giving you some scales to help you out and some exercises to make you sing great harmonies at home!
Thanks again for tuning in and see you on the next blog of the 5Minute Singer!
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