"Breath is like love- the more you give, the more you find you have." - Thomas Glenn, Grammy-award-winning tenor (also all my recital hour notes)
These are my notes from recital hour and masterclass since the 19th of February, as well as some notes from class. Enjoy!
taking head voice down into where it could be mix or even chest voice
Laurie Hart 22/2/2022
Tina Avery
consider who your audience is
like what I’ve worked on with Vanessa. Am I singing to myself? Someone else? The universe?
Layton Loucks
in repetitive pieces, how do you make it less boring and repetitive?
23 Feb. 2022
vvvvv
use fricatives to spur air
Recital Hour 24 Feb. 2022
Caden Webb
probably pretty good but i didn’t hear him bc I was late
a bit of cover would go a long way in focusing your sound
Megan Richards
oh hey i love this aria
Anna Small
placemnt. forward
a bit breathy i think
I am too stressed rn. i can’t possibly analyze these voices
Annika Stevensen?
journey to the past
don’t come off the voice on the high notes
good speechlike quality
dip into head voice if it helps
placemtn forward
Tori Turner
sing ur own song
from a musical of uncertain name
good speechlike quality
your head still shakes when u vibrato
dont come off the voice for high notes
sometimes diction and note clarity get smushed together at the same time. idk
Eli and Hope Weaver
what u mean to me finding vnenrlan
sibs
this is hard. who do i focus on
Rather, on whom shall I focus?
eli has the occasional spread vowel
both of them are kind of half-on the voice idk
Hayden Höglund
youth and also love
Anna Bateman
did she say fiddler>
?
keep it speechlike, yo
keep airflow consistent through phrases. don’t abandon breath on high bits
staccato in the piano doesn’t necessarily imply staccato voice
Autumn Nelson
when i have sung my song(s?)
sing thru phrases
but sometimes u do do this. hum
cute song. never heard it before thx for sharinggg
Kaylyn Baldwin
if no-one ever marries me by liza
ur head always does the same motions
how can i possibly criticize this
the yellow hammer by the same
very different speech than the previous one
timbre demarcation
differences in timbre between registers
cover is a darkening of the tone. how we darken it is what’s important
“Neither the demands of articulation nor the search for resonance sensations must be permitted to fragment the scale.”
hnggggahhhhhhhh
young men at first should focus on good, focused, pure vowels; and breath support. don’t jump straight into cover
aggiustamento
modify the formation of ascending pitches so that they match the lower ones in timbre
aiming air can accomplish this
arrotondamento. not like super puckery tho. just rotund
Vanessa masterclass 1 March 2022
Michael Ballam is here
she couldn’t be more thrilled to be here today!
“hey, the big artiste. ain’t you supposed to be workin on your masterpiece?” - Anaïs Mitchell
what is my why? ask myself this every day.
artists are eternal students
Annica Bella Kropf
Vanilla Ice Cream (She Loves Me)
george sounds like judge
un poquito bemol en la nota alta
stay on the voice for high notes
good acting/choreography choices, etc.
conoces la pieza. que bueno, que bueno
debe de haber un principio, un medio, y un final muy claros
cantamos porque ya no podemos quedar silenciosos
[i]
Archer Dame
Wondering (Bridges of Madison County)
good speechlike quality
don’t let up on the highish notes (C-Eb) when it’s not sustained
it’s ok. we know you didn’t warm up bc you told us
get that soft palate up
good falsetto bits tho
that’s some good acting
action should begin before singing even begins
what is the risk?
whenever we have repetition, it is a gift. it can give the text new meaning
you could totally get that high note
ensure that movements are motivated
Patrice Densley
I’m Not Afraid of Anything (Songs for a New World)
nice
interesting gesticulations
confidence, yes
inspiration is important. breathe in the character
what does the character need?
何を要りますか。
verbage
stanislovsky says that generality is the enemy of all art
eyes up!
this is hard for me too
use your breath to get where you need to be
“I mean she sleeps and all” lol classic
the vocal and acting range is incredible. dang
every piece should be a journey
why with the opening of the eyes? i only partially understand this. couldn’t it be a useful thing? idk man
Misteen English
One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man (Wonderful Town)
why do you have to sing this song?
breaking the fourth wall has to be a specific choice. if this is done, choose an imaginary person in between two people or something so that they don’t have to act with you
great choice for you
great acting choices. beats etc.
why do people keep looking at me? choose a different spot lol
very active
these new focal points are really working. v nice
clear and precise storytelling affects the voice
cantiamo perché non possiamo più restare silenziosi
wir singen, weil wir nicht mehr ruhig bleiben können
nous chantons parce que nous ne pouvons plus rester silencieux
cantamos porque ya no podemos quedar silenciosos
why must i tell this story right now?
we must be able to endow objects with properties
live truthfully within imaginary circumstances
this is our job when we perform
don’t even think about the minutiae if you can be at that point
2 March 2022
miller seems to think that older singers are lame. prove him wrong
messa di voce could be good for different levels of ability
force vs flow
this is perhaps what I don’t fully understand
how can I gain heightened awareness of this force/flow thing?
the engagement of thyroarytenoid muscles has to match the air pressure
untrained singing promotes leakage?
yawn/sigh can help with this?? I got distracted
“could you please do that again with vibrato?”
breath energy from the very beginning
Recital Hour 3 March 2022
Mary Barlow
a brahms piece
make sure all movements are purposeful but also natural
placement on high bits
Gideon Benge
Simple Song by Bernstein
classic clear Benge Tone
sing thru phrases
Kaylee Borchert
O mio babbino caro
open your mouth even on the lower bits. closed aperture is interfering with the sound and diction
nice tone on the high notes!
very consistent
mantenere il vibrato al diminuire
Patrice Densley
Sonia alone :’(
good speechlike quality, etc.
“i will” part- forte was kind of coming and going. sounds a bit like sidechain compression
very nice dramatic and vocal choices anyway. idk
Misteen English
100 easy ways to lose a man
slightly clearer diction on the first quick spoken part (about the gasket) would help with understanding
¿chillar?
great dramatic choices
keep breath flow
tongue interference?
Nick Walker
Madrigal (Brazilian Portuguese is the best)
focus that air
high notes are nice
you’re kinda pushing your head down. that might get you in a tight spot in the future. idk
i do the same i guess
Audrey K
low country
a bit tense up high
use your breath
good speechlike quality
Amelia Kearl
schumann
focus breath energy towards the front of ur mouth
i really am just making stuff up at this point
keep breath moving. support trails off at the end of long notes and phrases
wiedmung
thank you
ur welcomed
Kaiya Mohlman
how could i ever know (le jardin secret)
sing thru phrases. very vertical flow rn
figure out ur hands
yeah. breath
Anna Small
i’m feelin good (roar of the greasepaint, smell of the crowd)
yes! good voice for jazz
low notes were groovy
yo how about a little scat?
higher soft palate on [a] perhaps? idk
higher point of resonance on higher notes
maybe aim higher? forehead
nice run!!
Maribelle
If I can stop one heart from breaking… classic Emily
oh a Lori Laitman setting! lit
good, consistent tone
your high notes are sooooo good
kiss me
keep airflow on lower notes. support drops out a bit
yay high notesss
the hum is good too
Rachel Hall
how will i know (death takes a holiday)
tone is consistent and speechlike. i’m a fan i guess
keep breath support though long notes and phrases
find higher placement for “how” the first time. a little unsupported as well i think
we have some of the same issues in this range. i can’t help you if i can’t even help myself.
Layton Loucks, winner and audience favorite of the 2022 USU Aria Competition
Largo al factotum (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
i gotta learn how to smile
nice high A
practice triplets real slow
don’t fall off the voice on the fast bits (...lancete, forbici…)
nice falsetto on the “Figaro” cadenza
yeah, yeah
4 March 2022
trill - big fat H underneath
16 March 2022
go ahead and sing on game day.
sleep is the singer’s fuel
how many hours can you get before midnight?
don’t sleep in past 8
don’t watch TV on the day of the performance
puts you in a passive vs active state
there are seven cervical vertebrae
22 March 2022
Kaylee Borchert
Notre amour
open your mouth
sound is very consistent! Low through high. swell
i know your voice is feeling bad, but that high note at the end seemed very free
just kept singing very good nice
believe in yourself
lots of text
don’t be afraid of French
very legato language
think about breath in waves
BIGGER WAVES
don’t adjust for each note. everything fluid
Annica Bella Kropf
a schubert piece. wasn’t paying attention
i can’t tell exactly what’s going on here. i think maybe your breath is unfocused? spread vowel postures? idkkkkkkk
at the very least the sound is unfocused. begins to move backwards the higher you go. this is why you tend to be slightly flat
pretty, consistent tone.
vibrato through voiced consonants
it’s actually ok to move ur jaw. it really is
idk if this is necessarily a bad thing, but there’s a lot of tension in the muscles in her neck. it is visible
“Breath is like love - the more you give, the more you find you have.”
Dr. Thomas Glenn
German is a bright language
vibrato??? why is it thusly sounding
arms showing space behind and vowel point in front
Timothy Stewart
Halt!
nice darkness
sing through phrases - vibrato is inconsistent
sounds a bit thin. bring some chest resonance in
but don’t sing in chest voice necessarily. ykwim
those leaps are hard even in the baritone key
soft palate isn’t raised much on the sliding ex - focus is a bit far back
Tori Turner
i think your tongue is depressed
but not like sad or anything
focus :clap: that :clap: sound
support all notes!
this transformed your sound quite a bit. nice
sing thru phrases
29 March 2022 Lori Laitman, Leah Lax
very cool
Taylor Woolf
Metropolitan Tower (Lori Laitman)
a bit spread, but that is the style to which you are accustomed
consistent vibrato, very rad
magical
your voice is well-suited to this piece
be careful of the syllabic stress of words where the unaccented syllable is on a higher pitch
very good consonants. crisp, one might say
I love the rit on “I saw the light turn red”
it’s true, this sounds so good in your voice!
Caden Webb
Apple Orchard (Lori Laitman)
oh man I’m so excited for the ending
hey this was written by the father of the guy who wrote the text for the piece that I’m singing. Dana Gioia and Mike Gioia. cool
tone is a bit swallowed. focus the sound
[r] should be sung through, but not the American one
dude find different stuff to do with ur hands
use breath to get on top of higher notes, not extra pressure
so cool!!!!
good tone in your middle range
really lean into glissandi. classical singers don’t get to do those often
make everything part of the story
I think I’m getting some tongue interference? something in your face is messing with sound production
sing allll the way through to final consonants. it sounds as if they are coming after you’ve already finished singing the words they ought to be attached to
sing up and not at the floor
Megan RIchards
Tonight (Lori Laitman)
[u]
consistent tone! very pretty
sing through voiced consonants
make more of important words! crescendi/diminuendi, consonants
subito piano in mezzo d’una parola? che interessante
consistent, focused breath energy through leaps
“rounder and louder” sounds
crescere through important words, not on them (interesting thought)
crescere per/attraverse le parole importante, e non su di esse
Patrice Densley
Little Elegy (Lori Laitman)
<<<<<<<
consistent breath energy
nice
I get the idea the Lori Laitman considers consonants to be rather important, or maybe just that no-one here is any good at diction
sing into the most important words of phrases
use breath energy to connect notes that go across one syllable, or even across multiple syllables
5 April 2022
Me
don’t drop the acting if you have to drop anything
Courtney
ghost of a rose??
good French.
tone is consistent
feels a little under-supported in lower range
high notes are so clear and pretty!
if you hadn’t let it show on your face that you made a mistake, I probably wouldn’t have noticed. keep up the façade!
Layton Loucks
Largo al factotum
use music! no shame
nice high notes. G on “la” the first time was a bit shallow
practice diction and tune slowly.
stay on the voice when singing fastly
yo you say that your falsetto isn’t good but that’s Quatsch
do something different with your hands
slow down the fast bit,
maybe melisma down on the last bit?
7 April 2022
recital and masterclass with Lee Gregory
[REDACTED]
idk man
Fauré cycle (4 songs)
I might still be too incensed about ASWCP to be analyzing this dude’s voice here.
- sing through phrases
Cahill why is ur phone on????
there’s something causing interference here. might be tongue
oh dichterliebe huh very cool
it feels forced. benefit of the doubt- I’m sure it isn’t but it feels that way
Dallas is so cool
his German diction is good
this guy has experience singing operatic roles. this inspires me to practice very hard
not very speechlike, the recit. but i guess that kinda stuff is up to the performer
see below image to know what this guy is doing while he sings:
i’m hearing a lot of [i] in your [e]
good control of messa di voce!
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