Dodici Voce

I have been in a 12 piece, all female group called ‘Dodici Voce’ for two years now which has helped immensely to learn how to blend my voice and sustain a harmony line .I usually sing as 2^nd soprano in the group so it’s lower than I am used to singing as a soloist and I’m right in the middle of the upper harmony and lower harmony line, so I have to be very aware of my tuning. Not only have I learnt to blend my voice well, but have also learned to sight-read music faster and perform at a professional level with the group.  In this extract of 'Rocking Robin' you can see how as a group we become one voice, and have to be aware of the melody line, to do this the dynamic of the backing vocals need to lower than the melody line, but when the chorus comes in all voices unite and become forte.

• 'Blending your voice with others means that you'll need to be aware of vocal dynamics and not sing significantly louder or softer than those around you. If one voice stands out from the group, the entire balance of sound is disrupted. Most good choral singers will never sing at their greatest level of volume, because it's almost impossible to unify very loud voices. But you also can't sing so softly that you don't contribute your voice to the group. Each voice is needed to properly balance the sound.'(Sheppard;N.A)