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Why Your Harmony Is Not Working Pt. 1 | 5-13-20 | Power Train

Part II: Points 1-3

WHY YOUR HARMONY IS NOT WORKING (Part 1)
Points 1-3

The biggest reason why harmony doesn’t work is because it is not well-understood. Harmony is a compliment to the melody.
The melody is the cake of the song, harmony is the icing. When too much harmony is added or forced, the melody will lose its substance. It would be like layering a cake with too much icing. In the end, the cake becomes non-existent, and all that sugar may taste horrible.

1. Let the Vocals Lead:
Not every note needs icing. 
In fact, countless well-recorded songs look more like a cup cake. Only the top has the whip, but the rest of the cake is visible.
The melody needs to stand out front and it really doesn’t need much support except from the band. Where does this leave the rest of the voices? To the attention of the vocal lead. 

2. Support the Church
The vocal team is to support the singing of the church in worship. This means a sincere concentration on the lyrical line, as well as its pitch, rhythm, tone and clarity. If you are doing vocal olympics, no one will follow you. Plus, you won't be together as a team. 
When too many voices get in the way, it can obscure what the church needs to hear and sing. By the way, on those hit maker recordings, most songs may not have the harmony enter until the middle or the end of the tune.
“Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.” Psalm 135:3

3. Listen Back to Sing:
Like anyone in the team, most members fidget. When they hear music, they can’t wait to jump in. 
However, every good musician and singer knows that patience develops the skill of maturity.
It’s important for the rest of the voices to listen where the leader is going. 
Many times I have heard vocal teams be too quick to add-in their phrases or harmony, only to find out that the leader took another turn. By the time the vocal team catches up, it can be one vocal big train-wreck.
Good teams stride in their patience. Yes, this may mean you don’t sing for an entire section or few bars. Are you bold and confident enough not to sing? 

Remember, our job is not to fill in every note, it’s to support the main note.
Your life doesn’t hang in the balance if you sing or not. Many famous star singers today, who started out yesterday, may only sang one or two phrases, maybe one or two words in their stardom. 

How do good singers get to be where they want to be?
It’s their character matched with skill that got them where they are today – not because they sang their way up the ladder.

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”



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Author Bio

Branon Dempsey

Branon Dempsey is the founder and CEO of Worship Team Training and Worship Team Training University WTTU.co He has over twenty years of leading worship and teaching worship theology, music and songwriting for churches ranging from 500 to 5,000 members. He has had the opportunity to train and study worship at Maranatha! Music as well as some of the most well-known churches in the country, including Coast Hills Church, and Saddleback Church, where Rick Warren is pastor. Branon Dempsey holds an M.Div in Worship Theology and Worship Arts, along with a Bachelors of Music in Composition and Performance, along with an emphasis in worship leader training by Maranatha and Integrity Music. Branon is a devotional writer for Bible.com Youversion and selling author / teacher with Faithlife (Logos Bibles) for worship teaching and training material. WTTU exists to help individuals understand their personality, their learning style and their spiritual maturity, which, in turn, helps the individuals sharpen their quality development and gain the needed confidence to reach the upward call of God in Christ Jesus Ephesians 2:10 and Philippians 3:14. Follow Branon: @BranonDempsey @worshiptt

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