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May 03, 2023

How to Sing R&B Runs & Riffs Like Summer Walker

13 minutes

In this episode of The Singer's Arsenal podcast, Kristal Cherelle of Indie Artist School breaks down how to sing vocal riffs, runs, and trills that Summer Walker sang in her NPR performance of her song from Over It "Playing Games."

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00:00 Intro

01:30 Using Live Performances For Inspiration

02:38 Performance pt. 1

03:49 How to Sing Trills

04:32 Breaking Down Trill Infused Run

05:23 Performance pt. 2

06:18 How to Sing this Run

06:59 Understanding Onset/Attack

07:13 What a Hard Onset Sounds Like

07:19 What a Soft Onset Sounds Like

07:46 If the notes in your run slide

08:15 Fix a Soft Onset

08:49 Fix a Hard Onset

09:54 Try it All Together Slowly

10:28 Try it At Full Speed

10:44 Vibrato Placement

12:10 Outro

12:36 R&B Vocal Coaching, R&B Online Course, Singing Journal

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By Kristal Cherelle

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