Singing Guide: Chris Tomlin feat. Blessing Offor
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Chris Tomlin has done a fantastic job of bringing Christian worship music to the forefront of modern worship. A household name among Christian music enthusiasts, Tomlin has done collaborations with some of the brightest and most creative minds in the industry.
One of such creative minds that Chris Tomlin worked with is Blessing Offor. Known for his embrace of soul and blues, Blessing Offor serves as a great partner to Chris Tomlin by adding a unique vocal element to some of Tomlin’s songs.
To learn how to sing like Chris Tomlin and Blessing Offor, a great place to start is by undertaking some of the breathing exercises detailed in Singing Carrot's breathing basics article.
Mastering the use of your diaphragm to power your breath, opening up your mouth, and controlling breath support restrict your chances of straining your vocals. These exercises available on Singing Carrots should provide a suitable foundation for you to work on.
Additionally, practice warm-up exercises to stretch your vocal cords and improve your range, such as the Farinelli breathing exercise, humming, and singing comfort zone exercises listed on the Singing Carrots website.
One key vocal technique that Blessing Offor is renowned for is his ability to utilize his unique vocal tone, blending blues and soul in his performances. Tomlin is known to use vibrato to add depth to his vocals.
With a vocal pitch monitor from Singing Carrots, you can see your sung notes on a virtual piano and work on your own vibrato to achieve a similar sound to that of Chris Tomlin.
As a beginner, it's recommendable to start with easy melodies to assess your pitch accuracy, which can be achieved with Singing Carrots' pitch accuracy test. You can progress to more complicated melodies to challenge yourself and strengthen your vocal cords.
Learning some of Chris Tomlin and Blessing Offor’s songs should be the next step. Look for songs from Chris such as "How Great Is Our God," "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)," and "Our God." From Blessing Offor, try "The Messenger," "If I," and "Anything And Everything."
In summary, with careful study and practice using Singing Carrots' online tools and resources such as breathing exercises, pitch accuracy test, pitch monitor, and worship songs, you too can develop a vocal style and ability similar to that of Chris Tomlin and Blessing Offor.