{"id":3092,"date":"2009-11-23T19:25:52","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T19:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?page_id=3092"},"modified":"2022-10-26T11:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:53:11","slug":"harmony-backing-vocals-in-worship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-singing\/harmony-backing-vocals-in-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Harmony &#038; Backing Vocals in Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Learn to sing harmonies and background vocals for church worship teams<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-iframe-right\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/7850327?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"shopLinks\">DVDs \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/\">STREAMING<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/vocals\/singing-lessons-online-75\/christian-harmony-backing-vocals.html\">DOWNLOADS <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This course (online or as 2 volume DVDs) is designed for both male and female singers at any level who\u2019d like to learn how to harmonize or improve their backing vocals skills. Each DVD contains high quality backing tracks to 10 worship songs with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 instructional video lessons covering harmony and background vocal technique<\/li>\n<li>2 separate harmony parts for each song to copy and learn<\/li>\n<li>On screen words<\/li>\n<li>And a full version of every song to practice to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Harmony &amp; Backing Vocals Volume 1<\/h3>\n<p>Learn to sing harmony to 10 worship songs with this great 2 hour instructional DVD featuring:<br \/>\n10 short video tutorials covering essential harmony and backing vocal techniques:<a title=\"harmony_BVs_volume_1\" href=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/08123631\/harmony_BVs_volume_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3126 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/08123631\/harmony_BVs_volume_1.jpg\" alt=\"harmony_BVs_volume_1\" width=\"295\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to form basic harmonies<\/li>\n<li>Understanding 3rds &amp; 5ths<\/li>\n<li>Finding harmonies above and below the melody<\/li>\n<li>When and when not to sing<\/li>\n<li>Using unison effectively<\/li>\n<li>Matching lead vocal phrasing<\/li>\n<li>Pads or vowel sounds to add colour,<\/li>\n<li>Emphasising key phrases to add punctuation<\/li>\n<li>Echoes and ad libs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus 10 video backing tracks to worship songs including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 separate harmonies for every song to copy and learn<\/li>\n<li>Full song to practice along to<\/li>\n<li>On screen lyrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Harmony &amp; Backing Vocals Volume 2<\/h3>\n<p>Further develop your harmony skills for worship with this great 2 hour instructional course (note the DVDs are now sold out so volume 2 is now download only) featuring:<br \/>\n10 short video tutorials covering more advanced harmony and BV techniques:<a title=\"harmony backing vocals in worship volume 2\" href=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/08123629\/harmony2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3128 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/08123629\/harmony2.jpg\" alt=\"harmony backing vocals in worship volume 2\" width=\"259\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More challenging harmony parts<\/li>\n<li>Harmonies that push your vocal range<\/li>\n<li>Using head and chest voice<\/li>\n<li>Blending and supporting the lead vocal<\/li>\n<li>Matching drop-off, inflections and vibrato<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding crossing over parts<\/li>\n<li>Using dynamics to create tension and release<\/li>\n<li>Finding harmonies to chords outside of the key<\/li>\n<li>Using pedaling, 1sts, 5ths and 7ths to create textures<\/li>\n<li>Close harmonies and smooth voice leading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus 10 video backing tracks to worship songs including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 separate harmonies for every song to copy and learn<\/li>\n<li>Full song to practice along to<\/li>\n<li>On screen lyrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/\">STREAMING<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/vocals\/singing-lessons-online-75\/christian-harmony-backing-vocals.html\">DOWNLOADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Learn background vocals and harmonies with the original Soul Survivor backing singer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19577\" src=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/23123909\/Andreanna-Arganda-520x348.jpg\" alt=\"Andreana-Arganda-Harmony-Backing-Vocals-Worship\" width=\"270\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/23123909\/Andreanna-Arganda-520x348.jpg 520w, https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/23123909\/Andreanna-Arganda-175x117.jpg 175w, https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/23123909\/Andreanna-Arganda-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/23123909\/Andreanna-Arganda-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/23123909\/Andreanna-Arganda.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>Andreana Arganda <\/strong>teaches our Harmony and Backing Vocals lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from California, Andreana settled in the UK at Soul Survivor church where she has sung on over 50 live and studio worship albums with Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Vicky Beeching, David Ruis, Casey Corum, Ben Cantelon and many others.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Andreana Arganda offers sound and practical advice to expand vocal range while helping those new to worship arrangements progress through the genre with concise and succinct advice.&#8221; 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