Gary Catona Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 04:11PM ;)
Another essential requirement for good singing brings together everything
that we have been discussing thus far—the elusive idea of style. By style I am not referring to a particular category of singing such as country singing or pop singing. Rather, style deals with the philosophy of the singer as musical artist and the ways he expresses this philosophy to interpret the songs he sings.
Gary Catona Posted on Monday, July 16, 2012 at 04:01PM ;)
If the spaces between notes have a great deal to say, then so do the notes that surround and flow from them. Clearly, stringing notes together to produce beautiful or provocative melody lines is one of most challenging goals for any singer; this is especially true when one strives for original expression—as all authentic artists should
Gary Catona Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 03:09PM ;)
It’s not uncommon to hear great jazz players say that what a musician does not play is as important as what he does. In fact, one of the foundational principles of the craft of songwriting, music interpretation, and music production is that the spaces between notes should receive concentrated artistic attention. And why should silent moments be given so much value? Because—just as in normal conversation—silent moments are able carry extraordinary emotional meaning and power.
Gary Catona Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 02:49PM ;)
After reviewing the literature on exercise strategies, one form of exercise stood out as the one ideally suited to the needs of voice building: isokinetic (uniform movement) exercise. This form of strength training focuses on the natural movements of the voice muscles to create high levels of antagonism. Isokinetic exercises, generally, work by guiding a muscle or muscle group through a full range of motion by carrying out two critical functions concurrently: the exercise must keep the rate of movement of muscular movement constant while, at the same time, maximizing the resistance to that movement. This ensures maximum overloading of the voice muscles at each point of their movements.
Gary Catona Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 04:12PM ;)
The best singers organize their phrasing around what I call the “emotional moments” of a song. These interpretative focal points are produced when words, phrases, melody lines, rhythms, or tempos are sung in such a way that emotional messages are delivered to the listener with exceptional directness and poignancy.