In The Studio

• Objective: Sing a (usually children’s) song in different styles like you’re in the studio
• Instructions:
  • Three singers, a producer, and an accompanist needed, optional mic stand
  • Get the name of some famous (usually children’s) song from the audience
  • Producer tells singers to record a neutral track, accompanist starts playing
  • The three singers perform the song like normal
  • The producer says they want to try the song a different way, usually genre-wise
  • The accompanist starts playing, one of the three singers takes the lead
  • The lead sings a little of the original song, but they mostly come up with lyrics
  • This is then repeated for the other two singers
  • After the third recording, the producer says they’ve got all they need
• Example:
  • Singer 1: “Someone give me a song you remember from your childhood.”
  • Audience: “Wheels on the Bus”
  • Producer: “Alright everyone, let’s get a nice clean, neutral track to start off”
  • Accompanist starts playing music and all three singers sing Wheels on the Bus
  • Producer: “Alright, let’s try that again but with some grunge thrown in there”
  • Accompanist plays and Singer 1 songs Wheels on the Bus in a grunge style
  • This happens two more times so that all three singers get to be the lead
  • Producer: “Alright, that last take was golden, thank you very much”
• Notes:
  • It’s best for the final song to have the most emotion and volume.
  • The producer is encouraged to have a little bit of back and forth with the singers between songs.
  • While a singer is leading, the other two singers stand a step or two back and provide backup dancing/vocals.
• Video reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJDWNY_4sN4