Vibrato

In October 15, 2015 on a chilly Thursday night, students, parents, and teachers attended the Mary Poppins broadway musical. Upon entering the theater, students handed out colorfully designed programs. Attendees who came earlier nearly filled up all the seats, but luckily there were a few seats left. Either the staff at Xavier were ridiculously talented at promoting the musical or perhaps the attendees simply knew that they were in for a treat. Lights darkened, the announcer greets the…

The people have sung and Annandale’s production of Les Misérables School Edition is a hit! This well-known and beloved musical has now been adapted for High School students, only verging slightly from the original production of Les Misérables. Based off of Victor Hugo’s book, the musical adaptations of Les Misérables have swept numerous tony awards and also have the honor of being Broadway’s second longest running production. Set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables School Edition tells…

Singing musical theatre songs there are necessary elements which should be used in order to create texture and feeling to the song but the main reason why singing helps to create character to bring the song to life is usually done when singing from the heart by apply passion and connecting with the song/character. The best singer especially for musical theatre genre does not have to have the most polished voice or technique but they are great because of their character as it seems to feel real…

music, or to be more specific, his style meaning what he plays, how he does it. R. Carlos Nakai's impressive flute playing features prominently in this recording. “Winter Camp” shows his incredible pitch-bending control. Availing of a variety of vibratos and articulations, his playing is expressive and evocative. The funky groove of “Retire the Colors” is entirely unexpected if one reads the liner notes before listening to it. This version of a flag song is unlike any heard before. The layering…

person and has worked with several charities. Her voice is categorized as a mezzo soprano. She is a multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning recording artist. She is one of music’s top-selling artists. She is known for her strong voice and her variable vibrato which is considered one of the best in the business. history Beyonce was born in Texas. She went to St. Mary’s Elementary School in Fredericksburg where she followed dance classes. Her talent for singing was discovered when her dance…

imitating the dance. It sparks in her memory as her yearning for performance while she was still a young child. Young Shakira always had a taste for performing for other kids. She joined her school’s choir but was then kicked out for her significant vibrato. But that never stopped the defiant child, she continued to perform for her fellow school students although she was kicked out of the school choir. Career…

called him back. He debated about the problem, it took a lot of thought. The Flatman was confused because he knew he had missed his shot. Thinking he had done no wrong. For he was only playing along. He looked around the grotto, and heard the Earth’s vibrato. He thought about his life before and he was shaken to his core. The Flatman started to wonder, why he was always on his own. He simply could not ponder why the answer was unknown. Then he could finally fathom why he had zero mates. Honesty,…

Paul The Vocalist June 14, 1965. If this had been the only day by which to judge Paul McCartney’s abilities as a singer, he would still be known as one of the finest vocalist in rock history. On this day Paul recorded three songs - ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’, ‘I’m Down’, and Yesterday. Three songs as different as night and day, and just days before his twenty-third birthday McCartney displayed his absolute mastery of the art. “I could do Little Richard's voice, which is a wild, hoarse,…

configurations. In addition to these design improvements, the new model had several new features that its predecessor, Telecaster, lacked. The Stratocaster came with three pickups (the Telecaster had two) and featured a bridge with a pitch change, a vibrato bar to bend strings, a key point in one of the first printed advertisements. 2. When CBS bought Fender, the Strat changed, and not for the better, in the eyes of certain collectors. The sale of Fender to CBS in 1965 was followed by…

played the final cadence of the passage, the violins descended to a delicate tremolo, and the conductor waved in my general direction to begin the greatly anticipated solo. Taking a deep breath, I glided the bow across my strings with an alluring vibrato; I could feel the vibrations from my strings ricocheting inside my instrument. With a mellow, resonant tone, I passionately moved with the dynamic flow of the music. When the dramatic solo came to an end, the audience erupted in applause,…