One of the great techniques I learned from research is learning to envision the songs I choose from memory. let me explain, when I cover songs, or when anyone covers songs, you want to be able to showcase your voice, and in a sense, your own originality. If I simply uploaded a copy of a song that has already been made, down it it’s reverb, to its high notes, and even the tone and the backing track included, it would make the cover lose it’s own creative flare.
Not only that when I envision songs from memory it helps me to see the song for what it is, and for how I can improve it as an individual artist, such as adding harmonies, or adding personalised backing tracks, or even putting an entire new melody on the song itself.
An example of this is when I did this very exact action for my cover Bellyache:
One the many compliments I got for that first cover is that I managed to create something new from that cover, and the way I performed the song added a new twist to my covers. I often find myself Taking a song I’ve known for quite a long time, and trying to create new melodies and harmonies on an already existing backing track. And if i can find a personalised backing track, then that is even better. An example of a more personalised backing track is what I used for my bellyache karaoke:
One of the times where I feel like I didn’t know the song week enough was my Dusk till Dawn cover, while it sounds pretty good, compared to the bellyache cover, it is not something I knew as well to have added a better more creative performance, and I feel like I was putting together personalised ideas that had not had enough practice. And envisioning is a technique is a time that could’ve helped that cover, f I had known the song and performed it as often as I had bellyache.
My Dusk till Dawn Cover:
Envisioning my songs and knowing them very well will help me to not to mess up, and also aid in creating new ideas, without losing the heart and soul of the original.
I found this technique during my research I will link it here;