Develop Proper Breathing Technique

Breathing is the foundation of singing. To get the right sound, you need to breathe correctly and support your breath. Singing Carrots offers breathing basics resources that will help you learn how to breathe correctly while singing. You can also use the Farinelli Breathing Exercise to warm up your muscles and practice proper breathing.

Understand Vocal Registers

Southern Gospel music has a lot of complex harmonies, so understanding your voice registers is essential for singing like Gold City. Take a look at resources about mixed voice, head voice and chest voice, such as the Chest Voice Explained video from Singing Carrots.

Add Emotion, Intuition, and Skills to Your Singing

Southern Gospel quartets like Gold City often sing about powerful and emotional life topics. To deliver the songs with your whole heart, you must put yourself in the song, use intuition, skills, emotions, and engage the audience. Resources like the Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking article from Singing Carrots can help you learn how to enhance your performance. You can also use the Relaxing Breath video to practice breathing and emotion control.

Listen to Your Vocal Tone

Gold City's sound includes a rich, warm vocal tone and unique southern accent. Articulation is essential in Southern Gospel music, and you should try to mimic the accent of Gold City singers while you practice. The Open mouth & throat article from Singing Carrots can teach you how to shape your mouth, lips, and tongue, improve resonance and clarity.

Practice Daily

Gold City has a unique style that takes time and practice to achieve. To learn their vocal style, you need to work on your range, tone, and pitch accuracy regularly. Singing Carrots offers Pitch Training, an interactive singing game that provides a series of educational singing exercises. Use Vocal Pitch Monitor to help you monitor and visualize your pitch while you sing. You can also find songs to practice and improve your vocal range with the song search feature.

Gold City's Signature Songs

• "There Rose a Lamb"
• "Midnight Cry"
• "In Time, On Time, Every Time"
• "It's Still the Cross"
• "When He Calls, I'll Fly Away"

Conclusion

Gold City is the epitome of Southern Gospel music. Singing like them means mastering proper breathing technique, vocal registers, developing high levels of emotion, and listening to your vocal tone. Practice daily, use appropriate Singing Carrots resources, and keep checking your progress using the Progress statistics feature of the Singing Carrots platform.