Voice Care For Worship Leaders: How Do I Learn To Sing Harmony?
If you’re familiar with Sojourn recordings or worship services, you’ve no doubt heard the vocals of Rebecca Dennison. Rebecca is an amazing singer, featured on Before The Throne (check out the “My Maker And My King†mp3 on our Before The Throne page), These Things I Remember (listen to “Faithful†and “Of Psalm 51†from that page) and our upcoming Over The Grave: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume One. In this series for worship team vocalists and singers of all stripes, Rebecca focuses on principles and techniques for taking care of your voice. This week: how do sing harmony: “I learned to sing harmony growing up in a church that worshiped with congregational 4 part harmony only. No band, no organ. Just voices. I spent 20 years of my life hearing 4-part sacred harp singing every Sunday. It was a huge tutorial. My suggestion: Listen to a lot of music. Pick out harmonies to your favorite songs when you driving around with your radio on. I’d say 90% of singing harmony is lis