To write a unique, emotional vocal melody, move mostly by step, save one big leap (a 5th, 6th, or octave) for the most important lyric, land that leap on a strong beat on a note that clashes with the chord,…
Vocal diction is the coordinated shaping of vowels and consonants while singing, and you improve it by sustaining one pure vowel per note on the beat, placing consonants just before the beat rather than on it, and modifying vowels as…
To find the key of a song, hum the note the music resolves to — the one that sounds like “home” when the phrase lands — then match that hum to a tuner or a piano to name it, and…