As I said in my previous post, I plan to have the ATB (Alto, Tenor, Bass) selections singing vowel sounds in the chorus and then have then join the chorus with the Sopranos in tutti.
To get a better understanding of using vowel sounds and how to make them have an effect on the audience when they aid the main vocal line, I looked at some Youtube videos.
I have included this video, purely so you can see the changes in facial expressions when the vowel sounds change. Within this video, you can hear the different notes but similar vowel sounds just at different rhythms. This is what I am looking to do within my piece.
Another idea I have had, is to write the piece without piano accompaniment and have it be an acapella piece. This would work due to my choice to use vowel sounds.
To get an idea of how an acapella arrangement is successfully created, I decided to look at some Youtube videos of acapella.
Pentatonix are an acapella group who have over 8million subscribers on Youtube. This video really impressed me, although I don't think the beatboxing will be achievable within my piece, the harmonising of the vowel sounds is definitely what I am looking to achieve within my piece.
Having looked at Pentatonix, I decided to see if anyone had done an acapella version of Defying Gravity, I wasn't disappointed when I found this video. Although, I'll admit I cringed when I watched this video because of their unnecessary dance moves, the use of vowel sounds and harmony within this arrangement again have given me inspiration as to what I should do when I'm writing my piece.
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