The Voice

The student has acquired commendable sight reading and musicianship skills through his work as a choral scholar at the Cathedral. However this work has imposed problems upon the voice such as a relatively straight tone and breathiness. Richard's lesson was fluidly structured to attempt to cover as many aspects of singing as possible. I think having a general lesson plan that is fluid and able to be adjusted for each student means that the student can have a clear goal and not lose concentration,…

different techniques, how to breathe the correct way, how to use my voice right, different styles and ETC. for confidence preparation, and knowledge. I will have to take everything that I learn very seriously and work really hard to fully comprehend what I need to do to get me where I want to be. Vocal technique is to strengthen, support, breathing control, and the way you use your voice. We learn vocal exercises to help us support our voices by using certain muscles in…

Using different techniques and manipulations of sounds, audiences are influenced by this and become more immersed in the film. Some manipulations that are used in various films that we viewed throughout the course are things such as voice over narration that acts as a bridge while not completely breaking the fourth wall. As well as the careful planning of what soundtrack to use, which help to increase the influence a particular scene has on an audience such as in the Red Detachment of Women.…

On the evening of March fourteenth, the talented singers of Carl Sandburg High School put on an excellent performance for friends and family to enjoy. Although it was rather short concert, I still had the pleasure of hearing eight diverse groups sing at this year’s Winter Choir Concert. At 7 o’clock on the dot, the women of Treble Choir came out on stage. As the chatter in the audience hushed, the president of the group announced who they were and briefly talked about the two pieces they were…

At some point in time, many people will experience problems with their voice. When speaking, words may sound broken, whispery, strangled or hoarse, and a person may struggle just to sound normal. In most cases, these vocal problems eventually go away, but if they don’t, then this condition may be a neurological disorder known as spasmodic dysphonia. Definition and Facts Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that can affect the entire body or a specific body part. The primary…

improve their tone. These techniques work for novice and advanced singers alike. They are easy to implement and can help people get a better tone right away. The Details Spend time warming up. You will have a hard time having a good tone if your voice isn’t warmed up. Spend ten to twenty minutes warming up before you sing so your vocal cords will be ready to produce the best tone possible. Practice breathing. If your shoulders and chest move when you breathe, it will be impossible for you to…

Music, or more specifically lyrical music, is an inseparable part of the average American's lifestyle. It’s in our cars, it’s in the stores we frequent, it’s on our phones, computers, and tablets, it’s in the shows we love and the commercials we love to hate, billions of dollars are made off of streaming services and contracts each year. However, for the majority of American’s, the extent of their own singing exposure is serenading the soap bubbles in the shower or crooning to their favorite…

Throughout, this whole recording there is only one voice that is presented and the vocal harmonies in the recording are kept very sweet constant by Ray Charles, himself. The sound of the voices is constantly changing from low to high pitch as he sings the verses, which shows at the beginning of recording he elaborates the notes on "Well... I got a women” is shouted. Throughout this recording, Ray Charles voice is melodic and also uses blues vocal techniques, for example one technique…

Reading texts from over a hundred years ago, we often chuckle at how odd the English language was - reading Shakespeare is clearly different from reading the works of J.K. Rowling. To us, the older varieties of English have bizarre grammar, spelling, and pronunciation, which make us reluctant to accepting it. The reason why these older versions of English perplex us is because language is always changing. Modern-day English is composed of many different concepts, but for me, there are five…

decided to scrap the last chorus and instead ended with a virtuosic vocal cadenza passage. Both covers are also framed by highlighting the voice. Simone starts off by singing the first verse-chorus of the song acapella. Bellamy does something similar. This is identical to how The Negro sung it in the original musical. Then the instrumentation kicks in and then both voice and accompaniment work together to create a homophonic texture. In Simone’s case, the classic jazz band composed of some…