A Thing of Beauty: BYU Vocal Point’s McKay Crockett Shares about the Magic of Harmonic Overtones

[@codyphillips]

Everything about this is heavenly. To the team at BYU Magazine, to the BYU Singers, and to McKay: Thank you for your contributions to this beautiful video.

[@davidjungheim888]

Thank you, McKay! having spent the last 28 years on the sidelines, I joined the rest of my family last year and picked up an instrument. Taking lessons from professor Dan Bryce at BYU has given me a deeper appreciation that music is the fusion of science and art, which you did an amazing job capturing in this video.

[@DrCJones]

There are few comments because so many are at a loss for words, being awestruck. ❤️

[@royangel7747]

It's impossible NOT to hear and feel the beauty in that sound. Well done, Mckay! And the MOA is the perfect location to illustrate it.

[@daphneraven6745]

Thank you very much for this lesson. I’m sure you’re right about the overtones being important, but can’t help but think there’s more again happening. :) This harmony that you produced just saw this video, is absolutely spectacular for supporting a soloist singing the Lord’s prayer. How readily it almost suggests the melody.

[@brentromney9640]

Providing insight into the power of music. Thank you, McKay!

[@wilmabeauchamp433]

Thank you for sharing with us of your gifts... and bringing us a moment of peace.

[@addie-eileenpaige6460]

McKay Crockett is a LEGEND!!!!

[@martyerickson9523]

Beautiful! Beautiful song choice to exemplify overtones--which is a new understanding to me. And you have a male counter-tenor, wow!

[@kwood9955]

That was very enlightening. Thank you!

[@barryhansenmusic1]

Very cool, McKay! And nicely explained.

[@mssmith3604]

Can you increase the volume of the background music? I can still hear the speaker.

[@russell7676]

What is this Alleluia they are singing? It’s stunning!

[@byumagazine]

The unnamed piece was composed by Cayson Renshaw, a BYU student, for this video.

[@rosalielines1801]

Beautifully demonstrates the ringing & swirling overtones that send chills through those hearing it, feeling it! Sweeps you up! Thank you!

[@lynngodfrey2257]

My favorite people are those who know "stuff" that I don't . . . yet.

[@louisehammel]

Please identify the piece of music being performed, all the lovely alleluias

[@byumagazine]

The unnamed piece was composed by Cayson Renshaw, a BYU student, for this video.

[@Borahborah9139]

@@byumagazine I am shook! the talent is *chef's kiss.

[@louisehammel]

let's encourage Cayson to make a full recording available for purchase. I would buy in a heartbeat.

[@rosalielines1801]

Cayson include that on an album!

[@pu1itzer]

What is the piece the choir sings at the end?

[@byumagazine]

The unnamed piece was composed by Cayson Renshaw, a BYU student, for this video.

[@pu1itzer]

@@byumagazine Thanks, it's beautiful

[@jfwsmith]

Perhaps hearing music is as much a talent as creating it. Sorry, I don't hear what your talking about. It sounds beautiful, but I don't get the overtones thing. I hear a bunch of people singing.