Improvising in R&B Singing | How to Perform Vocal Slides | Voice Techniques | Berklee Online

Access Free Music Resources: Learn Voice Online with Berklee: A common vocal technique and style used in R&B is the slide. Instead of attacking the note straight on the pitch, the singer will usually start at a semitone lower and slide their way up. In this video from the Berklee Online course Improvisation Techniques for Singing Pop and R&B, author Gabrielle Goodman teaches you how to approach this style of singing, practicing over the Etta James classic, “At Last.” Learn more about this course: ABOUT GABRIELLE GOODMAN: Gabrielle Goodman is a professor in the Voice department at Berklee College of Music. Well-versed in jazz, R&B, classical, and gospel, she has performed with Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Nancy Wilson, and Roberta Flack, who calls Goodman “one of the finest singers around today.” She won an ASCAP Songwriting Award for “You Can Make the Story Right,” a song she co-wrote with Chaka Khan. Gabrielle has performed in both classical and jazz idioms with the Syracuse Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Baltimore Opera, and the National Symphony. Her theatrical appearances include Maya Angelou’s gospel/opera “King” and the Canadian production of “Ain’t Misbehavin.” About Berklee Online: Founded in 2002, Berklee Online is the premier innovator and largest provider of worldwide music education, offering the renowned curriculum of Berklee College of Music at a fraction of the cost through award-winning programming and instruction. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@ Gabrielle Goodman | R&B Vocals | Chaka Khan | Roberta Flack | Al ​​Jarreau | Etta James | Singing R&B | Vocal Slide | Berklee College of Music | Voice Lessons | Singing Lessons | Berklee Online