Uncle Rod Higuchi
Well-known member
OK, probably not just one key...
Here's my dilemma - as a song leader of people with different vocal ranges, from High Soprano to Low Bass, from your own experience, how have you prepared your song sheets (in terms of key selection) to acommodate both players and singers.
We can all sing in Eb, Bb, E, etc, but we can't all play the uke in those keys...yet. And sometimes the key that can acommodate most vocal ranges is one of those.
This is very self-serving, but as leader I've been preparing song sheets in the key I can sing well (loudly enough to lead, and not too high or too low). The problem is that I have a lower register (Baritone) so Tenors and Sopranos find themselves "octave-jumping" to sing songs in "my" keys (A, D, etc).
What do you folks do when confronted with this kind of situation?
I want and need your input because I'm on the committee to prepare the new 2010 SUPA Songbook.
Mahalo,
Here's my dilemma - as a song leader of people with different vocal ranges, from High Soprano to Low Bass, from your own experience, how have you prepared your song sheets (in terms of key selection) to acommodate both players and singers.
We can all sing in Eb, Bb, E, etc, but we can't all play the uke in those keys...yet. And sometimes the key that can acommodate most vocal ranges is one of those.
This is very self-serving, but as leader I've been preparing song sheets in the key I can sing well (loudly enough to lead, and not too high or too low). The problem is that I have a lower register (Baritone) so Tenors and Sopranos find themselves "octave-jumping" to sing songs in "my" keys (A, D, etc).
What do you folks do when confronted with this kind of situation?
I want and need your input because I'm on the committee to prepare the new 2010 SUPA Songbook.
Mahalo,