As well as choosing two solo songs, we needed to perform an ensemble song as a group. When choosing an ensemble song we wanted something with good harmonies and clear parts to it. Many songs were suggested and we listened to a few, but we all agreed on 'Stay With Me' by Sam Smith. We weren't 100% sure we wanted to perform this song just yet, so we decided to do a run through of it and see what it sounded like.
When rehearsing the song for the first time, a few of us tried out some harmonies that we could hear in the song and others sung the melody because we didn't have a clear structure of who would sing what. Once we listened to the song we all decided this song was a good idea as the harmonies were clear and all of us would have a part in the song. We picked out that there were harmonies in the verses and the chorus of the song so we knew we could fairly arrange who would sing those parts.
We chose this song as our ensemble piece due to the potential of the harmonies present in the song, and we already had the score for the song. When starting the designated roles of the song, we decided to work out the harmonies first and then once they were known we would split sections of the song for people in the group to sing. We started with the verse, which has a high harmony along with the melody. We decided Evie and Amelia would sing the melody of the verse while Maddie and I sung the harmony. Due to the melody having a range of notes, we found the harmony quite challenging to master. We had to alternate the notes we were singing along with the melody to create the best sound between all the vocals.
Once the harmonies of the first verse had been worked out we moved onto the chorus. We decided to leave this part and carry on when we next have a lesson on ensemble work so we can go away and work on our first verse.
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