AirGigs – Vocals Keys Etc.

Is Reading Music A Must For Making Music?

Posted May 24, 2018June 6, 2018 VocalsKeysEtc.

[Originally published on AirGigs on 5/8/18] “I’m not interested in what key you’re playing this in with a capo on, just tell me what key it’s actually in.” “No, this song is not in C# major. This song is in Db major. And I will defend that with my dying breath.” Oh guitar players. Must […]

The Anatomy of a Background Vocal Arrangement. Part 2, BGVs.

Posted February 10, 2017June 11, 2018 VocalsKeysEtc.

[Originally published on AirGigs on 2/8/17] BGVs, as in “background vocals”. It is actually a synonym of “harmonies” and those 2 terms can be used interchangeably, but for the purpose of this article I have chosen to separate them. As discussed in detail in part 1, my general approach to developing background vocals involves creating […]

The Anatomy of a Background Vocal Arrangement. Part 1, harmonies.

Posted November 18, 2016June 11, 2018 VocalsKeysEtc.

[Originally published on AirGigs on 11/16/16] Hi, I’m Lydia Salnikova and I’m here to talk about one of my favorite subjects: background vocals. First, please allow me to share a bit of my own background – not only to establish credibility (which never hurts), but also to shed a little light on my perspective and […]