Narrator 1: There once was a magical bird named Raven who lived in the Pacific Northwest. Raven was a shape shifter. This meant that she could change herself into anyone and then back to herself just by pulling her beak over her head. Narrator 2: Raven could fool other animals into believing that she was, well, just about anybody. She was such a great shape shifter that nobody was ever able to tell that it was in fact really her pretending to be someone else. Narrator 3: Raven had considerable charm
Growing up I knew I would be a rock star. I would have a beautiful powerful voice. I would be like the great singers. Now that I know how much work goes into being a great singer I don’t think I could be a rock star. Two singers who inspired me to be a singer are Beyoncé and Demi Lovato. One of the reasons I love these singers is because of how powerful their voices are. Although they are not always perfect I wish I could sing like them one day. Beyoncé is my favorite singer at the moment. She dances
possesses longer and thicker vocal folds whereas a singer with a higher voice has shorter and thinner vocal folds. In most cases, male vocal folds are longer while female vocal folds are shorter, male vocal folds being on average between 1.75 centimeters and 2.5 centimeters in length and female vocal folds being generally between 1.25 and 1.75 centimeters in length. A
Madonna and Maria Callas are both singers whose personality and presence are often given more weight than the strength of their technical performance. Madonna's vocal ability, Jones tells us, was largely considered "the weakest aspect of her performance" (Jones, 2008 p.165). This is evident throughout Material Girl (The Diva, 2008, track 1), where the singing quality is weak, and shows little of the vocal agility one might expect from an operatic diva. Madonna's voice, as Jones puts it, is "lacking
New Electronic Era of Hatsune Miku Introduction Hatsune Miku is one of the top famous singers in Japan. However, she is not a ‘human’ instead she is a computer sound synthesis program. The music created from the Miku has hit a big wave not only in Japan but also around the globe. It is interesting to investigate how a computer program becomes an international singer. In the essay, background history of electronic music is firstly discussed, it focuses more on the history, music style of Hatsune
mitigated and knowledge nurtured, enhancing the sense of self and broadening the power to amaze and engage. Spirituality in music is about stepping outside the ordinary, and the Christian Eucharistic acclamation ‘great is the mystery of faith’ lays weight to the spiritual connection between humankind and the other-worldly, something that has no boundary and affords breadth of expression and meaning. What makes choral music important is the way it is experienced in a spiritual sense, as reconciliation
naturally like this (with your stomach). This is what my conductors call “tummy power”. One of the warm ups the choir conductors make us do are these huge sighs that start from the top of your voice and go down to the bottom of your voice to warm up our vocal chords and get us to breath properly. Another technique we have to learn in choir practice is we learn now to pronounce vowels and consonants correctly. An example of that would be pronouncing out “D”s as light “T”s. We also have to keep our mouth
the audience witnesses a variety of vocal ranges. Candide is a tenor; his voice is in the middle of the vocal scale it is not extremely high and not extremely low. Cunegonde is a soprano; her voice is definitely at the beginning of the vocal scale, she hit extremely high notes and held them very well. Maximilian is a baritone; his vocal range is a little lower than Candide’s. The tutor Pangloss is also a tenor, like Candide his voice is in the middle of the vocal scale as well. During “The Best of
paper ... ... and sight-singing. The way I look at the rating scale is 1 needs major improvement and 5 has been singing all their life. 19. What criteria can be used to classify voices? In classifying voices you should consider range, tessitura, vocal quality, voice lifts and speaking pitch. The tessitura is the comfort zone for singing within the outer limits of their range. Students that have heavier, darker voices tend to be more basses, altos and mezzo sopranos. Students that have lighter
These tools are passed through to the vocal cord region of the larynx, where a laryngoscope exposes the vocal cords. A surgical tool, such as a tonsil punch, is used to remove a portion of the vocal cords. The laryngotomy approach involves an incision through the skin, subcutaneous tissue and directly into the larynx, thus bypassing the oral cavity. A laryngoscope exposes the vocal cords, and a second incision is then performed to remove the portion of the vocal cords from the larynx. The cut-edge
Your larynx contains two vocal cords that vibrate when the air passes through, from the windpipes below. By themselves, the vocal cords produce a sound that is similar to a trumpet mouthpiece. The pieces above them take that and add a sound to make your voice. As I stated earlier, I used to think that the same gender should have the same pitch in voice. After talking to Michael Armstrong, MD, I know that is not the case. Dr. Armstrong explained to me why by saying,“The vocal cords vibrate when you
rhythm. In addition, everyone in choir was given music theory workbooks. This training in my choir taught me everything I needed to know for my AP music theory class in school. Singing as a soloist with a voice teacher taught me things more related to vocal technique than sight reading. When I began taking lessons, the only constructive criticism I got from my teacher was that I was so quiet that she didn’t have any other advice for me. I never felt nervous performing in my choir, but this showed me that
Tearani Nance Professor Collins ENGL 1302 22 January 2015 Sorry, I'm Not Answering. "Telephone" is a song recorded by pop artist, Lady Gaga, and features America's R&B queen, Beyoncé. The song was written by Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga), Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Lazonate Franklin, and Beyoncé Knowles. Gaga originally wrote the song to be included in Britney Spear's Circus album, however the track was left behind. As a result, La-dy Gaga picked it up for The Frame Monster, making it number
There they were. Hanging in all their glory. The amazing red and black robes of the Advanced Choir. These robes were given only to the finest singers in high school. And I wanted one. But the only feature on my portfolio was annual Christmas caroling. Not impressive compared to the ex-American Idol contestants in the group. With visions of myself in the beautiful robe, I sat in the auditorium waiting for my turn to audition. I listened for the Chorus Director to call my name on stage, I
cavities then magnify the sound. In order to shape the sound into coherent words and phrases, the mouth, including the teeth and tongue, is utilized (“Singing”). Individuals all sing at different ranges. Generally, people have a one octave range (“Vocal Ranges”). The starting point of that octave determines whether singers serenade at low pitches or trill high tones. The higher sound is produced by a shorter string, exactly like the piano. Singing differs, though, because the voice box stretches all
this day and age - so where is a singer in search of advice to start? If you are serious about improving your singing voice, here is a top ten list of activities to start with. The more of them you can do, the more you will improve. 1. Get a decent vocal coach. For all the reading and online lessons you can find, there is no substitute for learning with someone in person. This may or may not be exclusively in a one-on-one format, but when it comes down to it, someone with experience needs to be there
Do you want to improve your singing voice? If so, it’s important to find your vocal range and then working on stretching it as you train your voice. Of course, before you can find your range, it’s important to understand the definition of vocal range. Vocal range refers to the measures of the pitches your voice can produce, beginning at the lowest note you can produce and reach from the highest note your voice can produce. It’s important to note that untrained singers generally have a far more
As a young child I became enamored with singing and performing. Whether it was music videos on T.V of the singing and dancing pop stars; the static-full reception of funky R&B and hip-hop on the radio; or the boisterous melody of voices from a swaying and clapping church choir. Singing became a routine part of my life from an early age. Despite this, singing was something I did only for fun. My best musical memories are ones of my cousin and I. We would have songwriting competitions with each other
exciting challenges. After announcing my decision to a number of friends and acquaintances, I began to encounter not a few misconceptions about the study of music. Many people readily expressed their uninformed opinion that music (particularly vocal performance) was an easy college major for anyone with a modicum of talent: “Just open your mouth and let the music pour out.” Some showed their ignorance by commenting that music majors had both light and easy course loads. There are even some people
Cole uses her father’s original recording and she adds her vocals; the music is the unchanged, the words are identical, the lyrics are sung the same way. On the surface, everything about the cover is the same as the original. The cover still has the velvet voice of Nat King Cole, the soft piano playing in the background, and unchanged tempo. Ultimately, the only thing that sounds different between the two songs is the female vocals incorporated in the cover. On the contrary, those who think there