Hello! Adele’s Song With Big Band Arrangement

Below is  the demo of Adele’s “Hello” as sung by me and arrangement availed by Hal Leonard.  This kind of singing requires a bit of “character voice”.  You want to grab on to some of the nuances of the original voice.  For a recognizable song like this, I went for some of that.  I got permission to give you a sneak preview.  This is pre mix and mastered recorded at Steel Moon Recording in Oshkosh.  Adele is a mega star.  She’s improved her technique and hopefully, will continue to grow as a singer.  Her star shines bright and with a healthy attitude and smart musical choices she can sing well in to her middle age.  This vocal range covers three octaves.  The Bb to C (above middle C) are chest voice but the embellishments that go to an Eb (with word) are in what we call a “blend” the Ab riff is in middle/head.    What really matters in that voice are the words!  If you’re writing something that crosses over in to mid voice, try to give yourself a consonant or more of a forward vowel placement to grab on to (pop singing v.s. classical or choral is different when it comes to vowels).   Hal Leonard has a Youtube channel with all the big band demos on it.  You can hear them in their entirety.  Can you guess the ones I’ve sung?  😉  This song was fun to interpret.  A little Adele, a little Planet.  For more information on vocal lessons, live or via Skype,  Email me info@janetplanet.com and put in subject “vocal lesson inquiry”.