Singing Guide: The Bowling Family
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
The Bowling Family's Singing Style
The Bowling Family is a Southern Gospel group known for their rich harmonies and powerful performances.
To learn to sing like them, you need to develop your breath control, vibrato, and harmony skills.
- Breath control is crucial to delivering the full, sustained notes that The Bowling Family is known for. To improve your breath control, check out Singing Carrots' article on breathing basics, which covers active and passive breathing and how to breathe from your diaphragm.
- Vibrato is another essential skill for any singer looking to sing like The Bowling Family. Singing Carrots offers several videos on vibrato, including "Beggars Bounce" and "Diaphragm Bounce," both of which can help you develop a consistent and controlled vibrato.
- The Bowling Family is also known for their tight harmonies. To improve your own harmony skills, you can try some of Singing Carrots' exercises on voice registers and vocal breaks, as well as their vocal pitch monitor, which lets you see the notes you're singing in real-time.
- Finally, it's essential to learn some songs by The Bowling Family to get a feel for their unique vocal style. A great place to start is with their hit song "I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary," which showcases the group's rich vocal layering, sustained notes, and emotive delivery.
In addition to their songs, you might also want to explore Singing Carrots' song search feature, which lets you find songs based on your vocal range and genre preference. And if you're looking for a comprehensive singing education, Singing Carrots offers a 21-lesson singing course that covers singing theory and practical tips.
By focusing on these key skills and using Singing Carrots' resources to their fullest, you can learn to sing like The Bowling Family and deliver powerful and inspiring performances of your own.