Shuffle Along, a ground-breaking African American musical comedy, debuted on Broadway in 1921. The show played 504 performances, making it one of the most successful productions of the season. Shuffle Along was significant for its use of syncopated music and jazz rhythms, which set the template for Broadway musicals for years to come. The show’s creators Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, wrote a score full of memorable songs that showcased the unique vocal technique of the performers.

To learn how to sing like the stars of Shuffle Along, it’s important to first understand the basics of the musical style. Some articles that can help you with this include:

• Pop/Jazz vs Classical singing
• Contemporary vocal techniques: Heavy modal, Twang, Belting
• Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking
• Vocal distortion & Growling
• Singing with Vibrato
• Articulation

Some videos and tools that you can use to refine your technique and master the songs of Shuffle Along include:

• Twang Exercise: How to Twang Exercise
• Growling Exercise: How to Growl Exercise
• Vibrato Exercises: Beggars Bounce, Diaphragm Bounce
• Breathing/Warm-up: Farinelli Breathing, Humming
• Chest Voice/Voice Registers: Singing Comfort Zone, Mixed Voice, Chest Voice Explained
• Onsets/Offsets: Glottal Onset
• Posture: Good Singing Posture
• Performing: Relaxing Breath, Sustain Vocal, Stage Tips, 3 Minute Warm Up
• Tools: Vocal range test, Pitch accuracy test, Vocal Pitch Monitor, Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game, Search songs by vocal range, Vocal ranges of famous singers, Educational singing course

To start, work on the right placement of your voice as you sing the principal song "Bandana Days." Pay