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The CFC Choir's 10 Cs of Effective Choir Singing (Proprietary):

1.Control – maintain voice volume, i.e. rise and fall, loud and soft, dynamics.(Walang tagisan

ng boses)

2.Consistency – voice projection, timing, phrasing, dynamics, volume, articulation,

enunciation, breathing techniques.

3.Concentrate – stay focused, no people watching while singing. Look at the choirmaster and

be aware of the non-verbal communications.

4.Conviction – unselfish attitude towards service. Sing of the Lord's goodness!

5.Communicate - know what the song is all about. Express your genuine feelings

about it with facial expression, action. Mean every word and phrase.

6.Confidence – master the songs. Memorize the chorus or refrain as much as possible. Refer

to #2.

7.Carry mistakes gracefully - A mistake indicates that there's still a room for improvement. If

you don't mind a mistake, nobody will mind it. Don't react to your mistake because there's no

way you can save it. Most of the time, mistakes are rarely noticed. And the only person who

knows it is the performer.

8.Christ-centered - honor God with your service. You're doing it all for Him.

9.Come to practice and service ready and prepared.

10.Call Christ - if you have any difficulty in dealing with any of the above.

SOME THOUGHTS:

When you sing, enunciate. Enunciation is the expression of essential words and phrases with utmost

clarity, emphasis and feeling to convey a message.

A talent for singing is not born. It is developed from a simple interest. It's not the voice quality that

makes singing beautiful; it's the expression. Singing is simply story-telling with the right tune. It's a

heart-to-heart talk, not mouth to ear. When you sing, you give more of yourself not more of your

song.

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If you are singing solo and you are told that you are singing second voice or alto, it means you are

singing out-of tune. A tone deaf is one who has poor tonal memory. His tunes cannot match the song

he is singing. Sometimes, the problem with singing is not the voice; it's the people who don't know

how to listen. If you are singing extremely out-of-tune, you don't need a coach. You need a divine

intervention (Joke!).

A mistake indicates that there's still a room for improvement. If you don't mind a mistake, nobody will

mind it. Don't react to your mistake because there's no way you can save it. Most of the time,

mistakes are rarely noticed. And the only person who knows it is you. Carry mistakes gracefully.