To me that's like the equivalent of a string section just going you know [singing],
just wrapping up the end of the phrase. But instead, we're doing it with [singing].
My name is Kimbra and this is my course on unlocking your creative potential as a singer,
a producer, and a songwriter. Being a singer is not just about the technicality of singing
perfectly in pitch; it's also about telling a story and being emotionally vulnerable.
The voice is an instrument that can do so much. You can create entirely different worlds.
It's kind of scary and it's kind of like unsettling, but again, it's energy.
In this course, I'm going to break down how I use my voice as an instrument.
I'm also going to take you through some of my songs from my records and show you
how vocals have been used to highlight and accentuate the story;
how I demo an idea and build it up from the ground.
I'm going to talk to you about how I use my body to inform the way I sing, and so much more.
The first thing I thought to sing along was this [singing]. I don't know,
I thought of myself like a didgeridoo and I was like [singing].
Like just something that was more like an instrument than the voice.
So it sounded like this.
Breath can act almost like a symbol or a crash,
instead of doing "pshhh" on the downbeat, you can just go "hahhh" and spin it out and reverb,
and you'll get the same frequency as a big, you know, ride cymbal.
So that line "pray from the gutters" is so triumphant and desperate that I wanted
to highlight that with a bunch of reverbed voices that sing it sort of majestically.
So I'm aiming to get up there, but I'm gonna have to use my body to get there.
And I'm not gonna go up, I'm gonna push down to get the note. Stay for the person I'll be.
I think boredom is a really important thing in music. I just want to feel
like we're swimming in vocals. Getting bored is what pushes you to be like "ah
let me try something completely different." Hey yeah hey.
Sounds like I'm... yeah it sounds terrible like that. But it's actually super dope in the context.
Throw my words around like fire.
They catch on your good heart and your peace of mind. Maybe we come back now to the front foot.
Next time I'll be kinder.
Making music can be really hard sometimes and sometimes all you need
is for someone to give you a little advice, a little encouragement,
or help you to see something in a way that you hadn't seen it before.
Say the thing that you're too scared to say, you know?
Say the thing that makes you feel a little bit uncomfortable to say.
Because chances are something very vulnerable will emerge in your performance
and people will recognize something of themselves in you.
And that's what this is all about at the end of the day is connecting humans.
This course will be exclusively available on Soundfly's subscription,
where you can find dozens of other courses about composing, arranging, production, and so much more.
When you're ready to get started, head over to Soundfly.com and sign up.