Music 101: Singing In Harmony
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Music 101, debut episode
Break inside the music, as Greg and Kelly from 20 Minute Loop show different ways to write and sing vocal harmonies.
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Time to warm up your mouthpieces, empty your spit valves, and get your brass going.
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Singing in combination was central to the sound of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Temptations, R.E.M. and ABBA -- this show is all about harmonizing.
Comments
This is an excellent podcast. The sound is beautiful and the lesson is really presented well.
At the moment I am working as a freelance, part-time writer, but I am also looking into nursing school programs. However, my great love has always been singing. If I get into a
nursing school online I could squeeze part of my time learning harmony. Thanks for the lesson!
Posted by: Pearl1900 at May 12, 2009 03:57 PM
I really enjoyed this podcast. It is very entertaining, as well as educational.
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