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To sing backup, you must learn to serve the music, not yourself. The meaning of singing backup is to sing behind someone, not compete with them. You must be able to play a supporting position to the idol and not feel left out if you want to sing backup.

Backup singing is more difficult than you might imagine. Similar to an instrumental accompanist, this type of singing requires that you listen very intently and be sensitive . Listening and reacting to the main singers phrasing, you must begin and end as they do. You must, in effect be the singers shadow.

Hopefully you have some input or control over where you sit or stand on stage. See to it that you can see the singer at all times. The job of backup singing is much harder if you can’t see the singers face. Watch the singer to learn where they are going. If the singer decides to take another chorus or makes a mistake, you can follow them only if you are watching and aware. Keep your eyes on the singer. The singer may use a hand gesture to indicate a repeat from the top or even a modulation so be aware.

As the singer goes, so must you. Blend to their phrasing. If you want to blend in the proper way, start your line just after the singer starts theirs. Sometimes you are not sure of how loud the singer will be so start quietly and gradually come up to the proper level after the line develops. Another tip is to be easy on the consonants at the start of a phrase. It may be advisable not to pronounce a hard consonant at all as it may produce a unpleasant conflict with the main phrase.

The end of lines are just as necessary as the beginning. If you gradually ease off your phrase as the singer does the same, you will not end after they do and cause much embarrassment to yourself and the band as a whole. If you follow these singing tips, watch, listen and blend in; you can be a professional backup singer in very short order.

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