JohnnyL Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Or, for the teachers here - what are easy rock/pop songs you give to your students? just to build confidence or to have something that's quick to add to the repertoire? (considering their gender and different range of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I've not encountered a teacher talking about assigning songs. Such as, this week, your homework is "Priests of Syrinx." But probably the easiest I can remember is that songs with a catchy and clear melody are the easiest. For me, it was relatively easy to learn "Who'll Stop the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyL Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Of course I'm not talking about assigning home work. Just looking for suggestions for confidence builders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khassera Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hurt Highwayman People are strange Wonderful Life And if we're talking about "easy to learn" songs then probably just about anything from 3 doors down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Validar Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Metallica's "Orion", without a doubt. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Korzec Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 here are some ones I recall learning earlier on and doing well with Radiohead - No Surprises (leave out the backing vocals) Johnny Cash - Hurt (only difficult if you're a tenor and can't go that low) The Shins - New Slang Oasis - Wonderwall Oasis - Champagne Supernova Death Cab for Cutie - Your Heart is an Empty Room (if you're struggling with the E4 this is the song to conquer!) Death Cab for Cutie - Company Calls Epilogue John Lennon - Imagine Thrice - A Song for Milly Michaelson The Who - Behind Blue Eyes Wilco - On and On and On Wilco - Poor Places and last but certainly not least, many many many many Coldplay songs, especially circa A Rush of Blood to the Head and X&Y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Carvalho Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 What music do you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyL Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I think my taste is pretty eclectic (my wife won't agree though...) but my favorites are: Classic Rock, Blues, Classic R&B, Funk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDEW Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Or, for the teachers here - what are easy rock/pop songs you give to your students? just to build confidence or to have something that's quick to add to the repertoire? (considering their gender and different range of course). To go by band and give more choices....... Eagles, Early Beatles, James Taylor, Jim Croce, Elton John, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson. Lots of good songs in there for the mid range into Passaggio. So many to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Carvalho Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Some suggestions: Tears in Heaven - Clapton Roadhouse Blues - The Doors Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (adjust the key accordingly) Elton John - (a few choices, lower a half step?) Black Night - Purple (not sooo easy, but its quite manageable) My blues knowledge ends up being a bit too rock n roll too lol, but I would go for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix stuff, how about Little Wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 i'm not a teacher, but if i may suggest some pretty easy songs, that also go over really well with audiences when they hear them. i use songs like this to give myself a chance to grab a quick "vocal break." the outsiders - time won't let me. frank sinatra - my way ace - how long the beatles - something boy george - karma chameleon elvis presley - hound dog garth brooks - the dance bill haley & the comets - shake rattle n' roll neil diamond - sweet caroline joan jett and the blackhearts - i love rock n' roll these keep you from wide intervals, octave jumping and demanding tessitura and most people react favorably to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyL Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Great suggestions here... (and please do keep them coming). These are great ideas. I'm already working on Heard It Through The Grapewine, it really is a comfortable one for me. Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan are two of my favorites. I've tried singing some of Jimi's stuff but he surprisingly sings pretty high while keeping his voice very strong, I usually sing in Falsetto where he just belts it (in some songs it actually sounds like he's strained and uses a technique that would give one a sore throat). The Wind Cries Mary and Little Wing might be easier though... I'll give them a shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 funny, "heard it through the grapevine" i would consider a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielformica Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 all songs are challenging to get right. just practice what you enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I like Geran's suggestions and I would add "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam. One of my favorite lines is from that song. "And he hit me with a surprise left, my jaw left hurting..." I would also suggest "Good Riddance" by Green Day if you want ballad by way of a punk band. Blues: "Lagrange" by ZZ Top. (I have actually driven through Lagrange. A wide spot in the road with a Walmart.) "It must've been 'round that Texas town in a shack outside Lagrange. Just let me know, if you want to go, to that hole out in Lagrange. They got a lotta nice girls." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 For funk, there are a few different flavors. You could try "When Doves Cry" by Prince. Except for the high falsetto parts, most of it is in an easy part of the range and the melody doesn't range all that much and it's really just two chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khassera Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Jeremy easy to sing? I think it's pretty hard. Puscifer - Conditions for my parole. ("Sweet baby jesus on fire I'ma need a damn lawyer and a miracle to pull my ass outta this..") Puscifer - the undertaker (the version which actually is a song and not some introish ambient stuff) Puscifer - Trekka (spaghetti mix) Puscifer - green valley Puscifer - the humbling river Tool - Right in two Tool - intension Tool - disposition Pearl Jam - Let's just breathe Pearl Jam - I am mine Stone temple pilots - creep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 And Stone Temple Pilots - Plush. Scott Weiland was never about difficult range, but more about tone and phrasing because he really is a poetic. Even his memoirs read like scansions and quatrains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyL Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 I went through a bunch of songs this weekend... just for the sake of it. Not denying that singing take a lot more than just hitting the notes, but it's nice to find a few songs where the notes are exactly in my most comfortable area and I can shift the focus to other areas. Here's what I found (hope it also helps others): Having fun with Jimmy Reed. His songs are exactly in the comfortable area of my chest voice and the melodies are simple so I can play them while singing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eHfWwSIjuI Fever is another easy oldie... and I always liked this one... When Doves Cry is indeed pretty comfortable to sing ( I actually found this one a little earlier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eHfWwSIjuI fixed the embed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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