Singing Guide: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is a world-renowned choir from Brooklyn, New York. The choir has won six Grammy awards and numerous Dove awards among other honors. This gospel choir has a unique style that is a blend of contemporary and traditional gospel, drawing audiences from a wide range of backgrounds and interests. The choir's music is characterized by their powerful vocals, creative harmonies, and arrangements, and their performance always leaves the audience in awe.
To learn singing like the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, a singer should first warm up properly - this helps with breathing, strengthens vocal cords, and improves sound quality. The Farinelli Breathing & Warm-Up Exercise (link provided under skill-related videos in the resources section) is reliable for doing this. Vocalists should work on voice control (articulation, registers, and break) and learn how to sing in a contemporary gospel style. The Breathing Basics, Voice Registers & Vocal Break, Open Mouth & Throat, and Articulation articles (links provided under articles of resources section) are useful references for this. The "Contemporary vocal techniques: Heavy modal, Twang, Belting" (link provided under articles) will help with singing various tones. The choir's unique vocal technique is a blend of contemporary and traditional gospel, and vocalists should develop this skill.
Songs by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir that showcase its unique vocal technique include "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Glory and Honor," and "He Reigns Forever." By singing along with these songs and others, vocalists can better understand the choir's vocal style, including the harmonies, rhythms, and other nuances that make the choir stand out.
Singing Carrots has a collection of more than 5000 singers’ vocal range data (link provided under tools in the resources section); so finding singers similar to the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir for comparing vocal ranges can be helpful. Singing Carrots also provides song search options based on vocal range, difficulty, and preference (link provided under tools). Furthermore, the Vocal Range Test, Pitch Accuracy Test, and Vocal Pitch Monitor (links provided under tools) will help vocalists monitor their singing improvement.
In conclusion, singing like the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir requires a unique approach to contemporary gospel music. With the right tools and references such as the Farinelli Breathing & Warm-Up Exercise, Contemporary vocal techniques, and the choir's songs, vocalists can learn to become better singers. Singing Carrots is a great platform to start and explore for vocalists.