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Title: How do ya'll chord your choir voices?
Post by: ElderE on April 13, 2004, 04:49:03 PM
I was curious as to how everyone else chords their choir voices?? What is the "proper" or "usual" chording of Tenors-Altos-Sopranos??? Let's say you're in the key of C, so the root piano chord is C-E-G or most folk play G-C-E, would those be my choir parts?? G-tenors, C-altos, E-sopranos??? I know there's lots of different ways, I've sung in different choirs as a Tenor but never actually noticed how the director chorded the voices. I've been arguing with my drummer/vocalist on how to harmonize the vocals, he's NEVER sung in any choirs and doesn't really know anything about choir voicing!! We have about 8 or 9 vocalists and a Praise & Worship Leader, none of them have ever really sang in choirs and are clueless to their parts...somebody help!!! I need to set them straight!!! Thanks in advance!! I think we have enough people to "kind of" sound like a choir instead of a bunch of vocalists that have no clue of what they're singing.

Peace.
ElderE
Title: How do ya'll chord your choir voices?
Post by: B3Wannabe on April 13, 2004, 05:16:46 PM
I would say that the sopranos or tenors should sing the root note, preferable the sopranos, starting with this inversion E-G-C.
Title: How do ya'll chord your choir voices?
Post by: chrisjr4 on April 13, 2004, 05:54:56 PM
I agree with b3wannabe, I usually (if i don't have the sheet music) teach the sopranos the medley line, and then teach the following harmony.
Title: WELL
Post by: aljeres on April 13, 2004, 08:58:50 PM
DITTO...................GIERES
Title: How do ya'll chord your choir voices?
Post by: ElderE on April 14, 2004, 08:23:27 AM
Thanks for the info guys!! This will help me alot!! I can set them straight now!!.. :wink:

Peace.
ElderE