[WM] Jacob, do you also serve as music [WM] Meredith, you sing with such a clear clearer quality. I’m not sure if it’s just being in
director in the band? If so, how much input/ voice. The tone is just beautiful and it isn’t my 30s, having children, or what, but I do know
direction do you give the musicians and how pushing itself too hard. Where did you learn I saw significant change when I began working
much musical free reign do you give them? to sing? Did you before, or are you currently with a lady in Nashville named Diane Sheets.
working with a vocal coach? She unlocked something in my voice about
[Jacob]
During
the
live
recording,
my
seven years ago, and she just knows how to
talkback is in everyone’s ears, and I’m also [Meredith] I’ve been singing since I was communicating with the recording room. I try about six years old, and it’s always just been not to talk much except for moments where part of me. When I was in high school though, I [WM] As a couple, what are your hopes for
Mere goes off the roadmap. Then, my job is to remember feeling like I was just yelling a lot. My this new EP musically and ministry wise?
keep the band together by calling out chords, head voice was super weak then and I would telling them to build, etc. sing everything from my chest, often losing [Meredith] A couple weeks before we
my voice. I started working with a vocal coach recorded Faith and Wonder [Live], I was leading
I don’t tell them specific things to play in these then, and that started my journey of singing worship at The Belonging on a Tuesday night. I
moments though. The main reason I selected correctly and building my vocal muscles. I also remember going into the old song “I Love You
these players is because I know they are had more classical training in college. Lord” coming out of a newer song, and I could
confident in a spontaneous situation, and they
pull the best out of singers.
barely get the words out. I was trying to sing,
know how to play prophetically, letting the Holy But something has shifted in my voice the last “Let it be a sweet, sweet sound”, but I was so
Spirit guide their melodies. few years where it definitely has a stronger, overcome with emotion that I could barely sing.
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