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Im a worship leader at my church, and i usually sing in G and F#, but sometimes G is too high for me, and i know that E is supposed to be like some universal key or whatever, but its really really low for me. i dont know im just curious on what keys you guys play in. i have 2 questions too, what keys do guys normally sing to? and what keys to girls usually sing to.
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It depends on the song and whether I can transpose it to a much easier key to sing in. E is fine for me but so is G.
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I sing in the king of G-lory.
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Originally Posted by crazychu what keys do guys normally sing to? and what keys to girls usually sing to.
If some songs seem high then you might likley be a alto. The real trick is practicing each song in some keys to find out where it is comfortable because every song is different for everyone.

Here is an EASY way to figure it out. Go to this link (http://www.logue.net/xp) and cut and past your lyrics and chords. Then just choose the key you want to try it in. It will do all the work for you and you just have to decide what works best! Start by trying a "new" key that is close to your "old" key.
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Jared, that is a great link. Man. That will be VERY helpful later on. Good work. I edited your post because the link is broken so I went ahead and fixed it.
And to be on topic I don't sing in too many kings. Sorry.

If you mean KEY I like to sing in E or G or F or Whatever. Just as long as it is within my range I like it.
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His KingDom rules over all. LOL
Although I'm the Lead worshiper, I don't lead every song. If the song is better suited to a girls voice I have her lead out the song. It works for us.
My powervoice is in B to D
Her powervoice is in E to A and almost anything I throw at her LOL She's far more talented than I'll ever be and that's okay.
I would focus on keys that excentuate your chest voice(speaking voice) because it is clearer and easier for the congregation to follow than when your struggling to hit a high note or using head voice.
Hope that helps.
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I'm a big proponent of lowering the key as well so that the guys in the congregation can sing. The women in the congregation will usually sing everything, but getting the guys to sing can be a chore. If the song is too high for a guy, sure, they may drop an octave, but most likely they will just stand there and wait for a song that they can sing.
That was one positive comment I received when I was interviewing for my present position - one of the leadership team members said, "I like him, because I could sing all of the songs."
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"D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don’t know why."
Everything.
G alot, especially to wake people up.
E is a staple, because it's easy to sing in, and D is a winner too. Lately alot of Matt Redman's work is in F# and B, and I've shied from those keys in the past, but I'm exploring them now.
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Originally Posted by psalm63adam I'm a big proponent of lowering the key as well so that the guys in the congregation can sing. The women in the congregation will usually sing everything, but getting the guys to sing can be a chore. If the song is too high for a guy, sure, they may drop an octave, but most likely they will just stand there and wait for a song that they can sing.
That was one positive comment I received when I was interviewing for my present position - one of the leadership team members said, "I like him, because I could sing all of the songs." Absolutely. Corporate worship needs to be accessible to corporate singing. My general rule is I try to keep the range (tessitura) from Middle C to High C, give or take a note. Eb on the high side, A on the low side.
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Ummm... dude... it totally depends on the song.
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Originally Posted by Tony Absolutely. Corporate worship needs to be accessible to corporate singing. My general rule is I try to keep the range (tessitura) from Middle C to High C, give or take a note. Eb on the high side, A on the low side.
That's about my rule, as well... which provides for an awful lot of options concerning keys.
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It's interesting to look at hymnals from the early 1900-50's. It was not unusual to see frequent high E and F. The vocal range of American singers has dropped over the past few decades, primarily because public singing is less popular.
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I sing in any key. The difficulty of singing in a particular key depends more on the melody than it does the key.
My range is fairly high tenor (similar to Vince Gill but not as high as Israel Houghton) so sometimes my prefered key of a particular song is difficult for the females to sing along comfortably.
I'm learning to adjust to keep friends.
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Originally Posted by niangelo "D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don’t know why."*
What's the name of this song?*...Okay, I won't go there.
* These are Spinal Tap references, so if you haven't seen it, these won't make sense to you.
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I sing in any key. The difficulty of singing in a particular key depends more on the melody than it does the key.
Absolutley. I could write the key signature as C and just add a bunch of sharps and flats as I make the melody. Key signatures really help in writting sheet music because you won't have to write # or b next to every note. It's all relative.
talk to your congregation ask them which songs are too high or too low. I had a great talk with the youth and now they are singing alot more.