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May 13, 2020

Part II: Points 4-5

WHY YOUR HARMONY IS NOT WORKING (Part 1)
Points 4-5

4. Finding the Sweet Spot 
When it is your time to sing, make sure you are backing the main lead – not killing it. Sing in your normal voice – do not over-sing the notes – as it will cause your pitch to go sharp.
Sing about 2-3 dynamic levels down. Sing a bit off the mike about 3-4 fingers away / across the top, not directly in the capsule.
Work with your audio engineer as they will help you find the sweet spot. Main thing, don’t compete with the main vocal lead. Sing behind their volume, and blend with their voice.
The advantage of singing a bit off the mike and behind them is to better use your listening skills. Simply: listen more / sing less.
“I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.”


5. Know the Harmony
Like building the cake, you need to know what harmony to sing that will compliment the melody. This goes back to knowing the song. 
Spending time with the recording and a piano in your practice time.
Vocalize the notes and do your best to pitch match from the keyboard. Work on your tuning and intonation.
You overall pitch is just as good as your harmony. If your tone and note accuracy is weak, your voice does not get better, nor does it enhance the sound when you harmonize.

Working on your pitch execution is critical. This helps prevent the vocal chord your creating (melody voice + harmony voice) from going flat or sharp – which will change the quality of the harmony.
“My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.” Psalm 108:1

Sing to the Room:
This is a huge technique back before sound monitors were invented. Stage and pop bands had to listen to the room in order to hear themselves. It’s a great teaching tool, but it takes a large adjustment. 
Sometimes, we can get so ear-blinded when the monitors and stage volume is cranked too high. You can make out other people’s note or your part.

Again, when you listen back, sing behind the melody note and sing off the mike. You learn to better blend and learn to create a better sound. Most of all, you can begin to hear the entire room. However, this also needs to happen across the whole stage with each person controlling their volume.

“Through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Proverbs 24:4


Final Consideration:
Make good choices. Think before you sing. Many times I ask myself the question: will this add-to or take away from the moment? If the answer is this last half, I will draw back and remain silent.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Exercise good judgement. When you practice, prepare well and make good decisions, you begin to make beautiful music.

“Do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.” – Romans 11:18

When we have heart set on Christ, it is easier to make music from His heart.
If there was one thing I hope you learn in this post: learn to make good musical decisions. You can always correct notes, habits and etc. What you can’t always correct / or take back are poor choices. 
So make every effort to support your team and every effort to support your church in worship.

"Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited." – Rom 12.16




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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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