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Comment by Alexa Politis on May 5, 2012 at 1:14pm

The entire Not for the Life of me song couldn't fit on the memory limit for uploading songs so Ms. Best trimmed the video. Let me know feedback on this song and I will uploading Never Never Land today also.

Comment by Leslie Stifelman on May 5, 2012 at 12:49pm

@Simone 

Hi!  Please post me your 16 bars of My Fair Lady so I can see what you mean about how you are delivering the material.

I know it may be hard to believe but in many cases it only takes 16 bars for panels to know what they like and what they don't about a performer. 

So your job is to make sure that in that 16 bars you have accomplished the following:

1) Great vocal technique, pitch, breath control, quality of sound.

2) Told the story of that section of the song in the most genuine way you can using your vocal technique to accomplish that.

The combination of these two elements is what Roger and I have been talking about.  Please watch all the master class videos even if it isn't about your song particularly as there is alot of good advice that you can apply to you. 

Additionally, Music Theater singing is different from Opera.  Basic vocal technique is the same but as you have found there are subtleties in the stylistic elements singing with more chest registration, when you add vibrato, AND the most important thing for you going back to your Christmas Lullaby is how to use your breath to convey the story!  You can't breath in the middle of a sentence and you have to make sense of the paragraphs!  Watch my video to Georgia about that and I have more coming about Jason Robert Brown!

Can you investigate getting a few private lessons from a MT teacher either at CMU or CLO academy?

POST AGAIN SOON!!!!

Comment by Brett-Marco Glauser on May 5, 2012 at 2:32am

@Roger Thanks so much for your advice. You're right, I'm not entirely confident in singing, and I see that it shows.

Having thought about the note, here's another go with another song of mine and again, I'd love your guys' feedback!

Comment by Sara Joanne Parker on May 5, 2012 at 2:30am

@Leslie: alright I'll try to get something posted tomorrow I haven't had any spare time lately. And I guess I'm kinda studying a little of both but mostly acting. I do need lots of vocal help though I've never taken lessons and won't have the oppurtunity untill august and no one in my family has much music expeirience besides myself. As my mom puts it I come from a family that can't carry a tune in a bucket.

Comment by Leslie Stifelman on May 4, 2012 at 11:20pm

@ Tony Ponella  OK Tony!  So you just really wanna sing this one.  In addition to my comments I want Roger to look at this with you.  Its such a singing song - you know what I mean - you can't speak any of the words - every door - don't throw that away!  Sing through that line.  Also, you must vibrate and sing through the ultimate highest note.  Seemed like you knew that when you were doing it.  Look I think its low for your voice, so you've got to figure out how got to get around that first note - I.  Use the dipthong more Ah - you are way forward to the E, drop that jaw, breathe earlier so you get a good quarter at least breath.  You are making that first note conversational.  Wrong choice.  You have to sing it. Feel the rhythm into the word "often" that is the most important word - that you have often walked - so we know that you are there all the time to see her and why is it different this time?  You are trying to discover the song as you sing it but there is the hitch you have to only sing it. You can't cheat by talking.  A long tradition that I don't think you can change.

You know I think you are so talented.  Try Hey There or there is stunning song from Forum - Love I Hear!!!

Comment by Leslie Stifelman on May 4, 2012 at 11:08pm

@Sara Joanne Parker  SARA gonna have to hear you sing something before I can recommend repertoire for you.  Those songs are for so vastly different voice types and characters.  Post something so I can get an idea of your level.  Are you studying voice or acting? POST POST

Comment by Sara Joanne Parker on May 4, 2012 at 9:28pm

@Leslie
So I have a couple of songs that I use for some different things like school auditions and 4-H talent shows but I want to take one of them and get it down to perfection. Which do you think would be best to work on for the time being.
The worst pies in London from Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet street.
The fire within me from Little Women
I can hear the bells from Hairspray
Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera
Or I dreamed a dream from Les Miserables
Just wonderimg about your proffesional opinion.
Sara

Comment by Gerard Flores on May 4, 2012 at 6:42pm

Hi everyone!

"GEORGIA: A VIDEO LESSON FOR YOU OF YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" ...Is a very cool video advice(not only for Georgia)...very nice...Thanks for that !

I have a very , very personal consultation: The vibrato. How to get a better vibrato?

I was with many teachers ,some of them said it's something natural some others that you can improve. And in the musicals, generally,  you can hear a certain kind of vibrato.

There are specific exercises that really proves to have vibrato?

Thank you so much in advance!

Gerard.

Comment by Madelyn Monaghan on May 4, 2012 at 6:39pm

 Hello! I was just in the opera "The Medium" at my high school. Here are a few clips from the production! I would love feedback/advice! Thanks:) 

Comment by Roger Rees on May 4, 2012 at 6:08pm

@Brett You have a great voice – but I can see in your face, and eyes, especially, that you are just “scraping by”!  Find out WHY you want to sing this song - and then sing it. Why don’t you apply yourself a bit and imagine and forbid yourself from thinking that a song like this is from a musical – no, think of this bit of singing as a true extension of what you want from life. Something’s coming – yes, that’s right – a great big Musical Theater career for YOU – if you work really hard on knowing WHY you are doing this. Don’t be careful, don’t be afraid – you have every right to sing and you do it very well; however, I don’t see that in you as yet. At the minute is seems as though you are trying to please everyone – don’t – please - please yourself! That’s your task – believe in yourself. Maybe you should sing, “I believe in me!” from How to Succeed in Business”?  Let me know how you get on. 

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