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Welcome to another instalment of songs from the last week!
This is an absolute marathon of a song, you’ve got to have the technique AND the stamina to get through this piece. Especially with the key change and the multiple climaxes, it just doesn’t let up!
I came across this whilst looking for new music on Youtube. Charles Jones is a beast vocally on this. Impressive style, great tone, and technically very sound.
Enjoy!
Here is another instalment of five songs from the last week. Have a listen!
1. Dance with my father – Celine Dion (orig. by Luther Vandross)
A long-standing client brought this in, and it never fails to choke me up!
2. Show and tell – Al Wilson
This is a song I’ve been looking at on and off, specifically the Peabo Bryson version, but the Al Wilson one is excellent as well!
3. Can’t take my eyes off of you – Frankie Valli
A client is preparing this as a first dance song for a friend’s wedding, so it was a very touching lesson to hear this done!
4. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
This has been featured before, but a client has been trying more and more adventurous songs, and this is a big step up for them – well done!
5. Writing’s on the Wall – Sam Smith (from ‘Spectre’)
I was actually watching Spectre earlier in the week, and as a client who is a big fan of Sam Smith (and this song in particular) was also in, it was nice to be able to hear this again and figured I’d share it in this post.
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I had a load of positive feedback last time I posted a feature on five songs from the last week, so here we are again with another instalment!
1. Salley Gardens
A solid folk tune, this was brought in this week by a fab student whose voice has REALLY come on in the last few months. There are many versions, but this is one that I quite enjoy!
2. Christina Perri – Jar of Hearts
This was brought in at the end of the week by a local performer. Whilst too high in the original key for their particular voice, this stuck in my head for the rest of the day.
3. Demi Lovato – Skyscraper
This is an oft-talked about song by students but only a few bring it in to work on. This particular song requires quite an attitude to deliver just right, even with technique being under your belt!
4. Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith
I am a moderate fan of Sting. I really enjoy certain pieces but there’s a large number of tracks I just don’t gel with. This one crossed my ears again via a cover someone had done on Facebook, and when I mentioned it in front of a student later in the week they jumped on the chance to give it a whirl!
5. Matt Redman – 10,000 Reasons
I work with a fair few church singers and worship leaders (if you’re not sure what this job is, it’s a kind of band leader and functional lead singer for modern church congregations), and it so happens that this track is a fairly common song to hear at modern churches these day by a writer of MANY modern hymn classics. It’s got a somewhat tricky ascent in the chorus, and is tough to nail with quality (given the ballad speed it goes it) without just yelling (as many leaders tend to do!).