DESTINY'S CHILD: BREAKING DOWN THE VOCAL LINEUP(HARMONIES)

[@humbled92_Mister]

Thanks for watching. This video explains the standard vocal lineup for the 3 different versions of Destiny's Child. This doesn't mean the ladies didn't SOMETIMES switch harmony parts at times outside of this lineup, but this video spotlights the official/standard vocal lineup when it comes to their harmonies. Please check out my video below featuring Destiny's Child switching harmony parts! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKXTpIGgbah1mMksi=1xeZD1Qbk0vY481N

[@richymacmillion]

I think the reason why they move Michelle to be bottom is because like you said, Michelle is a powerful soprano and that’s where her voice soars. And I think they wanted more of a balanced sound so they made Kelly do the top and then finally made Michelle do bottom so all the voices could be balanced.

[@humbled92_Mister]

ABSOLUTELY. They sounded amazing with the balanced sound. 💜

[@jaydubbs8277]

Exactly. Michelle is a CHOIR soprano. Thats dif than and r&b soprano like letoya is. Michelles soprano is piercing with a heavy vibrato bc she grew up singing in choirs and a more quartet style. If she sang soprano in dc it wouldve been too heavy. Michelles low tone is rich but volume wise not as loud as her soprano. So it complemented kellys light airy soprano and beys husky alto. The fact that they had the intelligence to make that shift is def indicative of their musical knowledge. Dc are VOCALISTS.

[@eleeveeayees3425]

​@@jaydubbs8277 Exactly! The United Harmony group showcase her range as a soprano

[@allanmhanson]

Michelle didn't blend, she stood out way too much. They had to unite the sound.

[@Zayday1993]

Yess I've always said this Michelle even tho she has the smallest voice her going low will sound more of a low smooth hum very similar to Irish from the group 702 as a matter of a fact both Irish and Michelle have small voices but we're placed on the bottom of their groups again to balance sound but occasionally meelah would switch with Irish and the harmony would still pretty much sound the same as their voice was all similar

[@biggvibess_]

that final switch was definitely the recipe for success!! they really sound blended.

[@MCharlerySmith]

They never were able to surpass or replicate the richness in LaTavia's alto and sweetness in Letoya's soprano.

[@cjohnson_]

They surpassed it a few times but alright

[@MCharlerySmith]

@@cjohnson_. When?

[@cjohnson_]

Every time they sung live after figuring out their harmonies and on Destiny Fulfilled.

[@MCharlerySmith]

@@cjohnson_. Nope. The issue is that they did not have an experienced contralto to take Tav's role neither was there a sweet, lyric soprano that they had in Toya. Kelly and Michelle could not replace Kelly, Toya and Tavia holding the low, middle and high notes while Beyoncé sang lead. Most of what I saw in DC3 was Beyoncé doing lead acrobatics while the other two mimed to the chorus's backing vocals.

[@humbled92_Mister]

Tbh, even with DC4, the ladies would mime to the chorus's backing vocals in some performances. Michelle did a great job singing the bottom, especially to be a soprano voice.

[@kevinmitchelljr.6734]

Yes!! Michelle is a soprano! Thank you for knowing!

[@humbled92_Mister]

"Act like you know" in Lashun Pace voice.

[@marcusmateo8890]

Michelle is a powerhouse with her versatility. Because her her highs are so bright but her lows are so rich like I love her so much and she deserves all the best

[@theepoopydoodoo]

DC3's final vocal line up is so perfect. Their voices blend together so magically

[@missthang5654]

They turned Farrah’s mic off

[@landoblu]

This took me out 😂

[@kendall7086]

Her addition is such a mystery to me. She is literally tone deaf. Latavia wasnt that great but at least she had rich lower notes.

[@treblazer]

Uh uhn! Gimme ya phone! Now!!! 😂

[@Nocturne22]

@@kendall7086 Michael Knowles wanted to get with her and thought she'd be grateful he put her non-singing ass in the group so she would put out. He was wrong!

[@kendall7086]

@@Nocturne22 well he definitely likes younger women. One of his baby mamas is close to Solange's age lol

[@neworleans504fresh]

Come on narration! One of my favorite moments of Michelle singing the top is on ‘Stand Up For Love’. I hope we get a reunion of some kind. I wanna hear them sing together again

[@diegoxavier7606]

Michel is the real deal!

[@MalikRashod]

Beyoncé being the lead singer, it made since for her to be the alto in the group. I think that’s maybe the reason we hear more of her voice in the melody of many of their songs versus the other girls!

[@Jay2k2323]

She sounds best on alto for example dreamsgirls

[@CatmanMEOOOOW]

1:42 had to rewind that part so many times. THESE GIRLS CAN SING

[@theepoopydoodoo]

Michelle was KILLIN DAT

[@bebeheart5128]

Letoya's soprano was so pretty, still is

[@cjohnson_]

Kelly, Bey, Michelle in that order! It's their sweet spot. Destiny Fullfilled is their best vocal work! And thats for any of the lineups!

[@reggiemitchell5198]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MAN!!! In DC4 they mainly sang in 4 part harmony so when they did it would be letoya-Sop1 Kelly-Sop2 Bey-Alto Latavia-Tenor

[@daniloespiritu1962]

What’s the difference between soprano 1 and soprano 2?

[@emorylamar]

@@daniloespiritu1962 nothing just two people singing the soprano parts both Kelly and Beyoncé are Mezzo Soprano meaning they can sing Alto and Soprano

[@reggiemitchell5198]

@@daniloespiritu1962 just different parts for 4 part harmony. Soprano 1 parts are higher than soprano 2 parts

[@reggiemitchell5198]

@@emorylamar actually bey and Kelly aren’t mezzos especially in this time. Beyoncé and Kelly were sopranos. Now I’m not so sure because both of their voices have darkened due to pregnancy. I’ll say Beyoncé might be more of a mezzo but Kelly I’ll say is still a soprano she just has to work her way around her voice again.

[@emorylamar]

@@reggiemitchell5198 understandable I’m Just going off what it says online

[@pluralcommas]

That’s dope you recognize this. 🫡

[@royalmobtv1049]

Im sorry as much as I love Michelle Williams and I feel she definitely can sang and has proven it. The original line up had that blend like no other. I remember having them on repeat when "The writtings on the wall" album came out. I was completely devastated when they broke up...

[@shelmie5]

Yes! The writing on the wall is just classic. I can sing it FRONT TO BACK, START TO FINISH!!!

[@redzoom7857]

The final DC3 configuration was the most elite with their harmonies, capable of more complex harmonies.

[@HausofEbon]

thanks for this breakdown because I never really took notice of this.

[@kaaunhall7781]

The last placement was the best version. Kelly's high notes were clear and clean although she is Alto and the best version of her voice is in low registers. Beyond is sorporano and her ability to change within the parts makes them fluid.....

[@reggiemitchell5198]

Actually Kelly is a soprano

[@kaaunhall7781]

@reggiemitchell5198 She is not... she sing sopranos parts which balanced them out because Michelle Soprano is evident in the group. If you listen to her lower songs where she sings lower they are silky smooth

[@reggiemitchell5198]

@@kaaunhall7781 are you talking about a specific time…because Kelly is the one who sings the soprano in the group. Michelle does not..

[@CatmanMEOOOOW]

3:06 ICONIC!!!!

[@TerraBoom992]

I like this!!? more more .... 😂😂.. Out of all the vocal analysis videos I've watched I've never seen a video that actually points out the placement of singers in a harmonic lineup And now that I think about it!! Of course you would put Kelly at the top she has a smoother darker tone she'll be able it'll smooth out the harmony so much 😻😻❤️❤️😻❤️ That's that Dark CHOCOLATE!!! VOCALITY!! 🍫🍫😂😂 And Beyonce chest voice is just as smooth but light and it can be dark it she needs it be if the song required it❤❤ 🕶️.. and Michelle light airyness she has helps to blend it.... AYE!!!! this was a video I didn't know I needed 😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 keep it up .. please tell me youve done Chloe and Halle because sometimes they will switch .. but they have vocal similarities so it's hard to tell sometimes who is who... I highly recommend "Moon River" ChloexHalle they literally switch roles in the same fucking song My poor untrained ear couldn't fathom what the fuck just happened😂😂 when i first heard them sing this song!! 😂😂❤❤❤

[@humbled92_Mister]

Thank you. Yes, I included Chloe and Halle in my most recent video. Link below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKXTpIGgbah1mMksi=xc0J62Spd4xEdhKO

[@hanon6437]

This is amazing.

[@dionasberry89]

Nice work ❤

[@deyoncew3311]

I like that we can see that with the lineup change, we can see them experiment with different arrangements until they found what sounded best. It's kinda funny, though , despite Michelle having the highest set voice in the group that she ended up on the bottom.

[@tajsimms8976]

One interesting thing about this is regardless of the line up Is Kelly and Beyoncé sound just like each other

[@endswithme555]

That’s why the sang alto originally together. One voice😎

[@chantoya17]

lol people always say this but I don't hear it. The only time I've ever gotten them confused is Check On It switcheroo and the first verse of the Say My Name remix. For the most part, I can tell their tones apart in DC harmony quite easy, especially the louder/higher they sing. Bey's southern twang is very distinctive and Kelly has some weighty mid-belts.

[@roseamberzine5846]

Matthew Knowles said the same thing!

[@tajsimms8976]

@@chantoya17 Kelly doesn’t sing on check on it. Why would she only sing one verse doesn’t make sense.

[@eleeveeayees3425]

Kelly in the original quartet sings middle or melody whenever Beyonce sings ad libs.

[@altonjohn6348]

I love this video

[@Musicblue22]

Farrah was singing the middle most times during her time in the group but it is said she sung the top note on the songs she recorded with them. Farrah had potential to be a good soprano had she stayed and trained her voice. I think its crazy how Michelle went from being the soprano in her original group United Harmony to being the Alto in DC. I never liked Kelly doing the top note in DC cause it was always weak to me she always sung it in falsetto. there are times when Michelle did the top, Kelly the middle and Beyonce the bottom and i feel like that could've worked out very well but great video, very informative

[@JuanitoEsBonito]

They most likely made Michelle bottom because it was TOO powerful. Destiny's child tended to have blended harmonies with only the middle voice really leading and everyone else supposed to be more in the background, but because Michelles high register is so powerful it was harder to blend. Her low register is whiskier and more hushed making it easier to push her back into the sound.

[@reminderset]

Exactly farrah was soprano and she blended with beyonce. They both sing the versus together on the song DOT.

[@Immeallday]

Letoya and Latavia didn’t leave THEY WERE FIRED.

[@RegentofArrako]

Kelly is better in her head voice versus belting in soprano. Michelle’s tone sticks out too much on the top so she’s the bottom, but she has the bigger range

[@CarrellDickey]

All I’m Going To Say… Between Latoya Luckett & Michelle Singing Soprano… I’ll Michelle For The Win.

[@charlesmusicroom]

It does sound like Farrah sang the middle harmony, but her vocals are way too quiet to be heard.

[@reminderset]

Exactly farrah was soprano and she blended with beyonce. They both sing the versus together on the song DOT.

[@Nocturne22]

The original lineup trained for YEARS together, so had that insane precision in their harmonies. They sound okay with Michelle, but it's simply not the same.

[@dbooshay_]

The sounded better as a 3 only having being together for months . Hence why the sold more when Michelle joined

[@carmelchul0]

⁠@@dbooshay_the 2nd album sold the most of the original 4

[@truthstandscarter8206]

You know your stuff.!!

[@Beytheevocalist.]

Lol your kinda missing a few marks because several times Beyonce did the top..lol and bottom…I just think their regular harmony was m at bottom b at the middle (melody)….and Kelly at top.. Beyoncé and Michelle were to powerful at soprano that is why they didn’t take the top harmony a lot..and Kelly money note on soprano is c5 anything above that she becomes strident or strains so thats why her soprano lines were falsetto live. But in the studio bey did majority of the parts!

[@humbled92_Mister]

Thanks for watching. This video explains the standard vocal lineup for the 3 different versions of Destiny's Child. This doesn't mean the ladies didn't SOMETIMES switch harmony parts at times outside of this lineup, but this video spotlights the official/standard vocal lineup when it comes to their harmonies. Please check out my video below featuring Destiny's Child switching harmony parts! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6u4eqKQrrtmZ5Ysi=xXl-c3DoY7-Zqxrg

[@Suoonl]

I’m a boy but I’m a soprano and I sing all parts of a line up but they have me sing mostly the middle and the bottom

[@iKETOURAGE]

In that clip where DC4v2 sang Bills Bills Bille. It started out with Michelle on top,Farrah Middle and Beyonce and Kelly doing bottom. When they hit the chorus, Kelly jumps up with Farrah in the middle.

[@iKETOURAGE]

Also, when they did Say My Name. I feel that was more of a stylistic choice for Michelle to do middle because she sounded the most like Letoya during that particular part.

[@JamaalABivens]

Michelle stayed on top on that Bills...you can hear her distinct tone when she sang "chiiillll" 🤣

[@JamaicanFlava]

Love the harmonies for both lineups just wished the OG DC4 switched up the harmonies more. In this clip when the were practicing the Gospel medley, if you listen closely it faintly sounds like Farrah was singing the low alto harmony part LaTavia would've sung if she as still in the group: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZe6iZyQesSlr9ksi=ue6JRML8PLxdNiZ5&t=135

[@tyionlamaster7274]

Although I love Letoya and Latavia they were more flexible vocally witg DC3

[@Nayel_K.M.]

In my opinion Michelle should've sung mezzo or Alto so that it in their harmonies there will be like a sandwich because we know how similar Kelly and Bey sound or how their voice could prefectly blend in but with Michelle in the middle it will be like adding more sauce in the sandwich that we didn't think needed especially if Michelle does little runs in the middle like Beyoncé does to "break" the harmonie by going lower or a little higher + her voice would be piercing and standing out just like in the Stand up for love harmony but her voice will be covered with Kelly's sweet tone and Beyoncé powerfull tone. We saw that in the gospel medley from the survivor tour and THEY killed it back then with Michelle jumping from highs to lows 1nd Bey doing the same

[@Nayel_K.M.]

Or they would've put Beyoncé on the highs, Michelle middle with Kelly or just Kelly on the lows and the harmonies would sound like the chorus in get on the bus from the survivor tour and would still kill it. After hearing Michelle from Coachella, Terrel's show and Broadway her churchy/ sweet would make Michelle's harmonies get on a new level of tenderness, her and Bey's matured BEAUTIFULLY while Kelly got back to her mostly angelic tone but even so we can hear how Beyoncé could go on the lows and Kelly middle and Michelle high but if we add LeTo and LaTa to the mix with Tavia holding Tenor under bey and Toya in the middle their harmonies would be at their peak (Farrah would try to sing soprano like in indepedant part 1 to join Michelle or would switch her LeToya so that Toya would go back to her old ways and Farrah to bé enough heard to give her crédit)

[@tonymolatto1904]

I liked michelle singing the top in hooks. It was edgier.

[@jessierobson2146]

Can u do a braxtons or en vogue video pls 🙏🙏

[@humbled92_Mister]

There is actually an amazing video for the Braxtons harmonies on another KZbin account. Check the link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6iXeH99nLWphNEsi=Ru20gRE-a7km4yPe There is also another KZbin account that spotlighted En Vogue harmonies. Check the link below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqaopXyfpL6faNUsi=hz_-is5qMPhfiB8o

[@The9od]

Fachs Beyonce - Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano Kelly - Lyric Mezzo-Soprano Michelle - Dugazon Soprano LeToya - Light-Lyric Soprano LaTavia - Lyric Mezzo-Soprano Farrah - Light-Lyric Soprano

[@humbled92_Mister]

@@The9od black music archive

[@The9od]

@@humbled92_Mister the girlband guru 👑

[@glendariusj]

DC4 Letoya - Light Soprano Kelly - Lyric Mezzo-Soprano Beyoncé - Mezzo-Soprano Latavia - Smooth Alto DC3 Kelly - Light Mezzo Soprano Beyoncé- Mezzo-Soprano Michelle - Light Lyric Soprano

[@humbled92_Mister]

@@glendariusj lol 😆 😂 🤣

[@glendariusj]

@@humbled92_Mister What’s Funny??

[@jmorg044]

Michelle is alto SHE has said that !

[@reggiemitchell5198]

She’s a soprano and she already has said that. She even posted a picture of her singing soprano in the choir.

[@solahrium]

Farrah going middle

[@daman0015]

Do Whitney Houston next and what she does with her background singers

[@humbled92_Mister]

I did Nippy

[@daman0015]

@@humbled92_Mister that :53 video about her switching from chest to head voice? Or is it another? Can you link it?

[@DARNELL1995]

Actually Farrah was the soprano

[@wintersantiago2274]

Farrah couldn’t sing

[@darealrickyyoung3918]

Michelle being on top was wayyy too powerful. For beyonce to be the lead they had to reorder and honestly It was a good call.

[@carlocarnaje6918]

DC REUNION PLS

[@Colormefrankiej]

Farrah sang the top, Kelly and Michelle sang the middle and Bey sang the bottom of DC 4 2.0

[@kaaunhall7781]

The shade is real Farrah is singing middle right below Kelly. How you can hear Michelle. Kelly and Beyonce and not Farrah knowing she wasn't just up there NOT SINGING

[@humbled92_Mister]

I promise you, I really wasn't being shady. In the clips I have viewed with her, I have never heard her vocals distinctly in the group. Do you have any videos with DC4, where you can CLEARLY hear her vocals?

[@kaaunhall7781]

@@humbled92_Mister I'm referring to the clip you posted in that performance. You can hear her. That's all I'm saying

[@humbled92_Mister]

@@kaaunhall7781 I didn't hear her.

[@ladonnafoxx]

Farrah sang the very top notes

[@ronnyt7556]

I know I’m not crazy. I’m thinking the same thing! That isn’t Michelle’s voice singing the top on Bills acappella. Sounds nothing like her! That is certainly a rare moment of actually hearing Farrah.

[@humbled92_Mister]

​@@ronnyt7556 that's Michelle

[@ronnyt7556]

@@humbled92_MisterI strongly disagree.

[@Musicblue22]

@@ronnyt7556 Michelle is doing the top note in that acapella performance Farrah is singing underneath on 2nd soprano with Bey & Kelly on the bottom before Kelly goes up to the middle with Farrah to balance it out Farrah doesn't have a strong belting soprano, if she did sing the top note it would be similar to Letoya's soprano

[@joshuajeremiah5689]

Michelle and beyonce always swap alto and tenor parts

[@humbled92_Mister]

Always?

[@Daethaqt3000]

🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@hillbaby02]

Michelle is a mezzo soprano. To me a true soprano, lyric, dramatic or voices sit comfortably between low D to F5. Not having to lower songs like Push Da Button for The Color Purple. The highest not in that song is E5. Michelle had to lower it. On The Masked Singer she has to lower Bang Bang and Sorry not Sorry, because she isn't a she couldn't hit the A5 Demi Lovato hits in that song.

[@humbled92_Mister]

God bless!

[@qbennett7232]

Y’all gotta stop thinking specific notes & ranges can tell you a voice type

[@hillbaby02]

@@qbennett7232 I am not. I focus where their voices sit comfortably or how often when they perform how comfortable or relaxed they look while hitting certain notes. How long can a person sustain a note. I teach gospel choirs and for me if I simplify it. If you can comfortably get through songs like Ricky Dillard's More Abundantly, or Donald Lawrence When The Saints I will put you in the alton section. Range doesnt equate voice type. I can get up to a C6 on a good day, but it doesnt make me a soprano. I'm a CounterTenor who happens to sing in the Alto section.

[@qbennett7232]

@@hillbaby02 again you’re completely focusing on range/tessitura. Tone & other factors are important as well

[@GodivaK]

@@hillbaby02so wrong smh

[@Chris_really_]

Idk.. maybe it’s just me but destiny’s child didn’t sound so good with Tavia and Toya… once Michelle joined the vocals were complete!

[@humbled92_Mister]

I think DC4 sounded good, but the harmonies were basic/simple. With Michelle, DC3 experimented more and has tighter harmonies. Granted, with DC4, they were young teenagers still developing. It's possible that as they got older, their sound/style may have matured.

[@landoblu]

Love Michelle and Kelly. Not a fan of Beyonce.

[@humbled92_Mister]

Thanks for commenting. Why aren't you a fan of Beyoncé ?

[@timothybrown6252]

Girl we don’t give a DAMN

[@nelsonmakay2522]

No one gives a damn Beyoncé is literally the group's VOCAL PRODUCER & ARRANGER...her prowess and powerhouse vocals are all over their catalogue...... deal

[@tkn7390]

Farrah be off key

[@humbled92_Mister]

Be nice.

[@christophercatchings162]

Michelle's voice did not blend well with the other ladies. Her tone is too churchy which works well for solo parts. They made due, but DC4 had better harmonies.

[@humbled92_Mister]

Oh my !

[@jermaine4612]

Latavia and letoya made the harmony rich

[@dbooshay_]

Nonsense they’re known as the best vocal harmony trio of all time because Michelle brought soul and rounded out their sound of all similar voices

[@humbled92_Mister]

​@@dbooshay_ ever heard of The Andrew Sisters?

[@eleeveeayees3425]

​@@humbled92_Mister Those sisters are so in sync and their harmony is so compressed.

[@jimmydancekillla2288]

Kelly not have better voice than Beyoncé who had career only Beyoncé had biggest career

[@skindiamonds]

Michelle's voice threw the whole group off. It didn't fit. She's lucky Mathew had openings. He was desperate and she was there at the right time. She did not harmonize well with Bey/Kelly at all. I'm so glad DC3 reign is over. I miss the original 4; that lineup was AMAZING.

[@humbled92_Mister]

I loved her holding the bottom harmony of the group. Guess it's a subjective preference.