Vocal range

The Museum of Contemporary Art of North Miami held an evening jazz concert open to the public featuring the jazz band Karina Iglesias & the Nu-Thang. Karina Iglesias and the Nu-Thang included Karina Iglesias as the lead vocalist, accompanied by Brian Robertson on the piano, James McCoy on bass, and Kevin Abanto on drums. This concert consisted of one set of six songs that last for an hour and fifteen minutes. I wanted to attend this concert because Karina Iglesias appeared as a finalist on the…

velopharyngeal incompetence (movement), and velopharyngeal mislearning (articulation). Normal resonance is control by the size and the shape of the pharyngeal, oral, and nasal cavities, which provides the quality and uniqueness of the voice from the vocal tract with airflow and sound. Airflow is converted into air pressure by articulators, which…

Regina Spektor’s song “On the Radio” tells a fascinating story of humanity by showing how emotions affect our lives. Opening the song Regina states, “this is how it works you’re young until you’re not.” Meaning that growing up, losing your beloved youth is a part of human reality. Even if people are constantly trying to preserve their youth, one day it will slip away and we’ll all have grown old. Regina’s beautiful song lyrics go on to say, “you love until you don’t.” Implying that love is an…

Latin and jazz music comes from the history of the minority, grew into the industry with their rhythm from the home land, and vocals created with passion of the voice being heard. In the United States Jazz grew in New Orleans, while Latin, Tejano music came from the southern part of Texas and eastern Latin countries. Both genres come from different origins and place in times. Still Latin and Jazz genre are very compatible. Before the 1900’s, it was said a musician named Buddy Bolden played a…

Based on this idea, the length of a male proboscis monkey’s nose could be a representation of a higher efficiency in using energy. For a proboscis monkey’s nose to reach a longer length, they could have to maxed out the efficiency of energy in other aspects of their life. Another phenomenon observed is that the older the proboscis monkey is, the longer his nose can get. This could mean that the nose could be a sign of a longer lifespan. A female can be choosing to mate with a male with a longer…

CSD 3150: Hyperkinetic Dysarthria of Huntington’s disease Huntington’s disease is a disorder that can be inherited through a defect in a gene in which there is a progressive degeneration of the brain cells. A person’s motor will become impaired, with many moments of uncontrolled involuntary movements such as jerking, imbalance and posture issues, as well as speech and swallowing issues. However, the severity of this disease varies with different stages (asha.org). Cognition is also an issue,…

For anybody who has considered themselves a musician, songwriter or artist of any kind usually has a source of inspiration. Be it a favorite band or solo artist, to which it gives them their own ideas, motivation and personal sense of style. One musician who has particularly influenced me is the artist David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust. His career spanned several decades in which he like his fellow musician “Bob Dylan” was not constrained by the music that he made and has reinvented himself, his…

articulation, and resonance, resulting in reduced speech intelligibility and quality. (18) Dysarthria is a cardinal and salient clinical symptom in FRDA (2, 19, 20) with a prevalence of 91%. (20) The severity of the dysarthria associated with this disorder ranges from mild to severe. (21) The heterogeneous and pervasive underlying…

News has broken concerning a very high-profile new film project for Mexican-American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. The man known for directing a wide range of different genre films (Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City), will be helming a live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series Battle Angel Alita for 20th Century Fox. Perhaps of even more notoriety though, is that the film will be produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau under their Lightstorm Entertainment banner, which certainly promises a…

Life is full of opportunities and everyone possess the power to gain their full potential to open up different possibilities. Having the correct mindset in life is critical to reaching many goals and it is important to understand the difference between a mindset that is fixed and one that is continuously growing. A fixed mindset allows the mind to settle for one’s first nature, it allows for no room to grow and sticks to what is initially given or shown. To those with a fixed mindset believe…