Often, singers believe the tools we use are the methods of singing. They are not.
We have all heard singers use vocal acrobatics and styling that often distracts and pull the listener away from the song.

The voice is a unique instrument. Most everyone has one, and each is designed a little differently than the other. In ensemble singing, it is important to have each vocal part singing, not only in unison, but also with the same resonance and vowel shape.

Expression and emotion are very important ingredients to your singing performance. Your listening audience must see that "you believe" in what you are singing before they will "buy in" or "believe" what you are saying. Inflection, pauses and facial expression are some of the many tools used in creating a performance. Again, these tools are to enhance the song, not the singer.

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, "Horseless Carriagemen" Chorus
1990 ~ Darrell Clement - Director