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Scatting, or scat singing, is when you "sing" nonsense syllables and sounds as if you were an instrument. It is the ultimate creative, spontaneous expression for a vocalist, allowing them the sorts of unplanned melodies and solos that you can't have with pre-written lyrics. That said, it is much harder in practice than simply making up some nonsense. | Scatting, or scat singing, is when you "sing" nonsense syllables and sounds as if you were an instrument. It is the ultimate creative, spontaneous expression for a vocalist, allowing them the sorts of unplanned melodies and solos that you can't have with pre-written lyrics. That said, it is much harder in practice than simply making up some nonsense. | ||
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===Getting Used to Scatting=== | ===Getting Used to Scatting=== | ||
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#Get a little weird with tone, voice, and coloring. Listen to Ella Fitzgerald closing out "Tenderly," a dear, calm, and loving song, with a deep and almost monstrous scat sound.<ref name="rf7">http://www.jazz.com/jazz-blog/2008/3/26/to-scat-or-not-to-scat</ref> And yet, it fits, complementing her smooth tone with an unexpected burst of passion and power. Scatting isn't about sounding "human." So, the further you can modulate and adjust your voice to sound more instrumental the better scat singer you'll become.<ref name="rf1" /> | #Get a little weird with tone, voice, and coloring. Listen to Ella Fitzgerald closing out "Tenderly," a dear, calm, and loving song, with a deep and almost monstrous scat sound.<ref name="rf7">http://www.jazz.com/jazz-blog/2008/3/26/to-scat-or-not-to-scat</ref> And yet, it fits, complementing her smooth tone with an unexpected burst of passion and power. Scatting isn't about sounding "human." So, the further you can modulate and adjust your voice to sound more instrumental the better scat singer you'll become.<ref name="rf1" /> | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
