Sing the run in all twelve keys.Īlternately, you can use a simple program like “The Amazing Slow Downer” to slow the run to a easy speed and then increase the tempo from there. Use a metronome to gradually increase the tempo by 3-5 bpm each time until you can execute the run at the 100% speed. Start slow and increase the speed after you master the run at the slower tempo. If you have some piano skills, you can pick out the notes in the run and play them for yourself on the piano (like I do in today’s video tutorial). How To PracticeĬhoose a short run from one of your favorite singers.
You can even loop the run you are working on.įYI- This program can also be used to change the key of a karaoke track if the original key is out of your range. I simply import a song and then I have the option to adjust the tempo or the key (or both). It is simple and designed for exactly this purpose. Personally, I like to make things super easy when I practice, so I use a program called ” The Amazing Slow Downer”. If you own any kind of recording software (Garage Band, Cakewalk, Audacity, Ableton Live etc…), you should be able to drop a track in to the program and slow the tempo down (without changing the key).
This practice technique can be applied to mastering difficult runs in Pop, Soul, & R&B as well. Once I mastered them at a slow tempo, I would gradually increase the speed until I could execute them at the original tempo. So, I slowed them down with a computer program so I could hear the lines more clearly and sing along. They were just beyond my ears and vocal cords at their original tempos. A lot of these solos were very fast and difficult (think John Coltrane). When I was in college studying jazz vocals, we transcribed a lot of solos (Learning an artist’s improvisation by ear and then writing them down). Don’t fret! There is a easy solution to this problem. The only problem is, runs are fast and difficult to sing. Many of the singers I love use runs to showcase their monster ears, flexible voices and tasteful musicianship- Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jill Scott, John Legend, Amy Winehouse, Musiq Soulchild….just to name a few.Ī great way to practice this skill and gain vocal flexibility is to sing runs along with your favorite artists. Singers like Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilara and Beyonce are famous for singing impressive (and frequent) runs. What is a vocal run exactly? It’s a fast moving melodic line that requires a great deal of skill to sing cleanly and in tune.
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