Erin Morton Performs Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ with CCM’s Student Jam Band
Erin Morton performs Radiohead’s “Creep” with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s student Jam Band.
CCM identifies Morton as a junior BFA Musical Theatre student and credits the arrangement and direction to Sarah Folsom and Jacob Priddy. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
Priddy plays piano, Sophia Troyer plays bass, Michel Dorst is on guitar and Aaron Coffenberry plays drums. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
The recital room keeps musicians, stands and nearby listeners within the same live setting as Morton sings at the microphone. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
The complete video follows the arrangement as its intensity changes, with the familiar melody connecting the sections. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
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The group reshapes a recognizable song through the musical-theatre student ensemble and its instrumentation. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
Morton’s delivery moves between more restrained lines and fuller passages, creating contrast within the same performance. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
Piano supports the harmony and gives the vocal line a continuing foundation. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
Bass and drums provide a pulse that connects the changes in vocal weight. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
Guitar adds another layer to the coordinated band arrangement. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
CCM describes Jam Band as a class recital involving musical-theatre students and instrumentalists preparing covers and arrangements. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
The video also credits Reagan Warvel for sound and Sydney Short for video production. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
Another upload of Morton’s “Creep” offers a companion presentation of the same arrangement. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
Tamron Hall Show’s feature about Morton provides a related television context rather than a full view of the recital. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
The performance centers on the connection between Morton’s voice and the student band’s prepared arrangement. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
The full recording keeps the singer, musicians and visible recital setting together as one performance. The full recording keeps these details within the performance. Hearing the sequence helps show how the vocal and accompaniment fit together.
More videos to explore
In.love.with.angels’ “Erin Morton | Creep” presents another upload of the CCM performance.
Tamron Hall Show’s “Viral Singing Sensation Erin Morton” is a separate companion feature.
Further reading: Performance background and source. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsrN_jsDFOA
