Welcome to Vocal Interp Summer 09

Hi y'all - here's where you can listen to the tunes we are working on in Vocal Interpretation, and download the lyrics to the songs. This quarter we will be featuring the Music of the Kings - The King of Rock'n'Roll, and the King of Pop. The songs and lyrics are on the sidebar.

Lyrics to Beat It - click here
Lyrics to Love Me Tender - click here

Nineteen Grooves

Here are the nineteen grooves for Doug's 'Vocal Interp' and 'Leader of the Pack' classes:

Fast Blues
Slow Blues
Reggae
Disco
Samba
Bossa Nova
Salsa
Country 2-beat
Country Waltz
Country Classic
Swing
Jazz Standard
Rockabilly
12/8 Ballad
Classic R&B
Fast Gospel
Gospel Rubato
New Age
Funk

Doug's Handouts

Here is a link to the handouts we use in class:

Elements of a Song
What To Tell Your Keyboard Player
Buzzing Words
Tips For Changing Style
Keyboard Feels
Lean On Me
Vocal Interp II Performance Sheet
Vocal Interp II

Doug

Vocal Interpretation 2

Vocal Interpretation 1

Fall 2006 - Vocal Interpretation 1

Welcome to Vocal Interpretation! The first song we will be working on for this quarter is 'You Are So Beautiful'. You can hear it by clicking on the button on the sidebar.

About Me

Hi I'm Doug. Here's my site.

Here's Doug's Chart For "Lean On Me"

This is the chart for Doug's arrangement of "Lean On Me".
Download here...