Singing Guide: Canadian Brass

Singing Guide: Canadian Brass

Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources

Are you a beginner or advanced singer?

Canadian Brass is a unique musical ensemble known for their performances with great virtuosity, elegance, and humor. They are a quintessential brass group that can play an extensive range of musical styles, including classical, jazz, and popular music. If you want to learn how to sing like Canadian Brass, you need to understand their particular singing style, which is characterized by their distinctive brass sounds and harmonies.

One of the unique features of Canadian Brass is their effective use of vibrato, which creates a warm and rich sound that audiences love. To sing like Canadian Brass, you should first work on developing your vibrato using exercises such as the "Beggars Bounce", which you can find on this YouTube video.

Another key aspect of Canadian Brass's style is their ability to blend their voices together seamlessly. You can learn about blending by working on chest voice, voice registers, and coordination of the voice. For more information on these skills check out these YouTube videos and Vocal Registers Article.

Once you've developed a solid foundation in the basics of singing, you can begin learning actual songs by Canadian Brass. Some notable songs include "The Entertainer" and "Take the 'A' Train" which are great choices for honing your brass singing skills. These songs and many others can be found using the Song Search Tool.

To improve your overall singing technique and learn more about the elements of Canadian Brass's unique musical style, you can take advantage of the many resources available on Singing Carrots. This includes the Educational singing course, as well as many helpful blog posts such as Breathing basics, Voice registers & vocal break, Singing with Vibrato, and Resonance in singing.

With patience, dedication, and the right resources, you can learn how to sing like Canadian Brass and become a successful brass singer in your own right.

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