The Sopranos

quickly as possible. This holds true for 99% people but singing requires you to breathe in a different manner. As you move up the learning curve, you will also begin understanding how important it is to control your breath especially while singing soprano or tenor. Proper breathing can also help in relieving tension in your body or throat muscles in general. Deep breathing is one of the singing breathing exercises that are highly recommended by all music teachers and experts. Stand with your…

This past Friday, I had the opportunity to see Dr. Rachel Whitcomb's performance in PNC Recital Hall, titled "Back on my Feet Again." This was a country, blues, and bluegrass concert coming from a vocalist and professor with a classical learning background. It centered around a theme that although a knowledge of classical techniques is important for any singer, they should still try to incorporate their own unique musical techniques into their teaching or performance repertoire. The beginning…

professional lives. Every Wednesday night and Sunday morning, DeAnna would attend church with her grandmother at Greater Unity AME Church. Mary Brown was known around Holly Hill for her dynamic singing. She could bring the roof down with her bold soprano voice. While ministering on the choir, Mary would have DeAnna sitting right next to her. DeAnna, who loved the sound of her grandmother’s voice, would try to imitate the melodious sounds her grandmother made. Her efforts did not go unnoticed and…

Bach’s father was the town’s musician in Eisenach. Bach’s father taught him to play the violin. Bach’s ability to sing soprano was Bach attended a school where he learned Latin and received religious teachings. These religious teachings later greatly influenced Bach’s music. Bach was a devoted Lutheran man. He worked in churches as an organist. He held several jobs as an…

Richard Georg Strauss was born in Munich on June 11, 1864. He was the first child of the musician Franz joseph and his wife Josepha. At the age of six years old he was composing his own first piece of music. At the age of eighteen he had composed a 140 works of his own. Upon recommendation of his own Mentor at the time, the renowned Wagner Conductor Hans von Bulow, Richard Strauss became the most Music director in in the Meninges at the young age of 21. One year later in 1886, the musician…

The next musical work performed by the Alabama Concert Band was entitled Xerxes by John Mackey. This piece begins in a very disjointed and seemingly unappealing way, as the low brass and percussion begin with a homophonic rhythm. The tempo is one of moderato, as it is not fast, yet all slow either. All of the notes are staccato and separate from neighboring notes, which creates a sound that may seem strange or odd at first listen. It is written in a chromatic key, with no clear major or…

During the night of the North High School choir concert we surely not ready half of us were shaking and the rest were trying not to forget the lyrics of the 5 songs but as i am sending this in right know it has been a week since the concert but in my perspective it was great in some moments and in others it felt awkward you know when you mess up in something and hoping nobody saw your mess up but you feel that someone saw you get that weird stare like everyone is on the moon and began to…

She mentioned that originally trained with opera, being a soprano voice, which I find fascinating because it is not often you get to witness such strong vocal cords outside of it. Her voice was so different that previous voices I have heard before, not just at concerts in this class. The first piece was also very…

Analytical Essay Is there a line to be drawn with political correctness in the media? Should movies, television, and advertisements say whatever they want if they thought it would sell their idea better? Men everywhere say no. Look at any male portrayed in the media, and one will likely see a strong, violent, and emotionally suppressive human being. or in the case of most sitcoms and children’s cartoons, men are completely idiotic. This creates an issue for future generations who will grow…

and the lyrics on the internet. This song is originated by Azesu with a combination of Jazz and Latin music. It has a lively rhythm and makes audience want to move along. In this song, they performed with piano, bass, snare drums, conga drums, and soprano saxophone. They used the four part ensemble of Jazz but also include a percussion player. They have a piano player, a bass player, a drummer, a percussion player, and a horn, which is the generic jazz name for saxophones, trombones,…