tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post740064386122298879..comments2023-03-30T11:35:01.084-04:00Comments on I'd rather be sleeping (but opera is keeping me awake): Changing My MindSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-80576096701580687392008-12-17T10:30:00.000-05:002008-12-17T10:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment. Yep. I'm learning what I ...Thanks for your comment. Yep. I'm learning what I want to sing as I try out different song styles. It's all part of the journey. I love it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149585684469790767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872521732024534925.post-32383732620504823082008-12-17T10:27:00.000-05:002008-12-17T10:27:00.000-05:00I do think American vocal education is a bit restr...I do think American vocal education is a bit restrictive in that the early stages of vocal education shape every voice in the same way, which is essentially operatically. I love opera and have a soprano voice, but I have much more fun singing mezzo arias, jazz, baroque and early music, arena rock, etc. I've always found the operatic voice to sound pretty bizarre on jazz, lighter art music, and rock (there's a youtube video out there of Renee Fleming singing "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing" - it sounds like Schoenberg at some points). On the one hand, they're trying to give you a clean slate of good technique, but they don't seem to realize that though classical technique may be good, it's not always appropriate; and other vocal techniques are not necessarily going to hurt the voice (provided you perform them correctly - just like classical). I think we are starting to move very slowly in the other direction, but it's going to be a loong time.<BR/><BR/>Sing what you like and what inspires you. You will always sing it better.Caitlin Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132854002277349197noreply@blogger.com