Phil Moufarrege said

yeah that's a cover of phillip bailey from earth wind and fire isn't it?

Yep, this is most definitely a EWF song. Awesome performance! Dude knocks it out of the park there.

IAm said

Good luck on your latest scope of study, Phil! Excited to hear what comes of it.

Marnell Sample said

I think he recorded another song entitled "After the Love" or something similar some years after that.

If I am not mistaken, that was "After the Love is Gone".

EDIT: This must have been what I was thinking of...

yeah that's a cover of phillip bailey from earth wind and fire isn't it?

Marnell Sample said

I think he recorded another song entitled "After the Love" or something similar some years after that.

If I am not mistaken, that was "After the Love is Gone".

EDIT: This must have been what I was thinking of...

@Marnell
this is the one I'm doing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pMXjgVy7vM

Phil Moufarrege said

I practice songs in layers. I understand that my ability to percieve 100% of something grows over time rather than it happening in the moment. This means I understand that instead of trying to do things perfectly the first time, I approach it in layers. At first I just try to get the pitches and dynamic weight of the phrases correct. Then when I feel that's there, I realize I can hear another layer of complexity: now I may work more on the shades of the vowels or the timing of the vibrato etc. The more I go through it hte more I notice more things.

It's interesting to read how others approach new songs. I have some similar habits although I go at different songs in different ways. It all depends. But quite often I might want to learn a song and it's one I really don't know well, so I won't really "try" to learn it first. I'll get the melody familiar and maybe just a half assed knowledge of the words. You know...like I could "almost" fake it while singing along with the record...lol. Then I'll pin up a lyrics sheet to the wall put the mic stand in front of it hit record and start recording myself.

The reason I do this is that, now I have no preconceived notions of how the song goes and the phrasing. I am reading the words and adding my own phrasing and feel. This works in helping me create my own phrasing without being so influenced by the original. Then, little by little I learn the original and it all starts coming together bit by bit. Weird I guess. But it's just something I do on occasion.

I practice songs in layers. I understand that my ability to percieve 100% of something grows over time rather than it happening in the moment. This means I understand that instead of trying to do things perfectly the first time, I approach it in layers. At first I just try to get the pitches and dynamic weight of the phrases correct. Then when I feel that's there, I realize I can hear another layer of complexity: now I may work more on the shades of the vowels or the timing of the vibrato etc. The more I go through it hte more I notice more things.

So recently I got back into the rehearsal studio and laid down some vocals on my new song. I always make sure I have my smoothies with me (10 bananas, 12 dates, handful of spinach, half cup of soy milk, water) so that I can stay fuelled up to deliver my best emotionally.

Here's the vid!