Last Verse, Last Chorus: The Big Moment

This is the big moment. This last chorus, really, seriously, dig deep on this one.

• Take your breath when you need it.
• Get to the phrase: "Prepare yourself."

You know what you have to do in that phrase. Remember this:

• Study each line.
• Study each phrase.

You know where you have to go. You know the high moments. You know the big notes. Prepare for it.

Prepare, prepare, prepare. Always be prepared to get the phrase and the emotion across.

Let's Try This Last Verse

This last verse is absolutely gorgeous.

• Read the words.
• Connect with them.
• Understand the poetry.
• Understand the emotion.

Here we go.

I'm so sorry. It's the offbeat. I'm getting thrown. I'm so sorry.

Great! It wasn't so much the rhythm, it was the connection with him, the connection with Ross. I lost it.

• Keep listening to the accompaniment.
• Keep listening to the instrumental.
  This is a big part of the song. Remember to launch your voice out of that instrumental.

Lyrics to Remember

Sail on, silver girl, your time has come to shine.
All your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine.
See how they shine.

What she needs:

Oh, if you need a friend, I'm sailing right behind.

Here we go. Big wing.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind.

• Keep it going.
• Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind.

Hold it, hold it, hold it. Night.

There you go. Yes. Amazing.

Student Response:

You don't need any teaching.

Instructor Response:

Yes, I do. Thank you so much. That was amazing. Absolutely incredible. Thank you, Ross.

Observations

So, you saw, I hope you saw the difference between the first take and that absolutely spectacular performance by Hannah.

Key Takeaways

• Really try and learn this.
• Really try and practice those exercises of connecting with the words, connecting with the emotion.

Believe in every word.

• Underline specific words in the text that you want to emphasize, that you really want to lean on.
• Listen to your accompaniment,
  you will also have a backing track to sing along to, so that's something that you can really embrace.

Take your time, play around with the rhythms, but enjoy it.

Please enjoy it!