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Post by Willyiam on May 26, 2020 17:25:13 GMT -5
Jackie's vibrato in her younger years, was a work in progress and was at the mercy of her developing lungs. During scores that required extended notes, you could hear her attempting to retain her vibrato for the extended period. But the Jackie of today has outgrown that anomaly and can hold a note longer than she could as a child.
Quiz: Do great, skilled or successful singers manage their vibrato to fit the song? In other words, if the song requires little or no vibrato, can they turn it on and off? Or, is it possible to change the oscillations and/or intensity of their vibrato to fit the mood of the song?
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Post by lawrence on Jun 7, 2022 23:38:04 GMT -5
Jackie's vibrato in her younger years, was a work in progress and was at the mercy of her developing lungs. During scores that required extended notes, you could hear her attempting to retain her vibrato for the extended period. But the Jackie of today has outgrown that anomaly and can hold a note longer than she could as a child.
Quiz: Do great, skilled or successful singers manage their vibrato to fit the song? In other words, if the song requires little or no vibrato, can they turn it on and off? Or, is it possible to change the oscillations and/or intensity of their vibrato to fit the mood of the song?
Yes, they do. A skilled vocalist can choose not to use vibrato, rather singing a note with what is called "straight-tone". The skill is in being perfectly on pitch and maintaining that pitch through the note to its conclusion. A cappella choirs are generally taught to sing straight-tone so that individual vibratos don't clash. Chloe Agnew of Celtic Woman uses straight tone, as do many pop singers. And, Jackie uses it at will very effectively, usually finishing the note with vibrato to give it color. She can also soften her vibrato or exaggerate it. A perfect example is demonstrated in her performance of the Puccini medley created for her World's Got Talent audition. The straight tone is especially evident at time signature 1:13 when she makes the transition to Nessun Dorma, then on the 3rd "vincero" and again on the final "vincero" high note. This is what distinguishes her a "pop opera" singer and what opera aficionados criticize because opera singers are taught never to use straight-tone but rather maintain constant vibrato. Chloe Agnew is below. Here Chloe Agnew is using straight-tone (no vibrato) throughout her recording of "Walking in the Air":
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Post by Willyiam on Jun 14, 2022 12:38:13 GMT -5
Jackie's vibrato in her younger years, was a work in progress and was at the mercy of her developing lungs. During scores that required extended notes, you could hear her attempting to retain her vibrato for the extended period. But the Jackie of today has outgrown that anomaly and can hold a note longer than she could as a child.
Quiz: Do great, skilled or successful singers manage their vibrato to fit the song? In other words, if the song requires little or no vibrato, can they turn it on and off? Or, is it possible to change the oscillations and/or intensity of their vibrato to fit the mood of the song?
Yes, they do. A skilled vocalist can choose not to use vibrato, rather singing a note with what is called "straight-tone". The skill is in being perfectly on pitch and maintaining that pitch through the note to its conclusion. A cappella choirs are generally taught to sing straight-tone so that individual vibratos don't clash. Chloe Agnew of Celtic Woman uses straight tone, as do many pop singers. And, Jackie uses it at will very effectively, usually finishing the note with vibrato to give it color. She can also soften her vibrato or exaggerate it. A perfect example is demonstrated in her performance of the Puccini medley created for her World's Got Talent audition. The straight tone is especially evident at time signature 1:13 when she makes the transition to Nessun Dorma, then on the 3rd "vincero" and again on the final "vincero" high note. This is what distinguishes her a "pop opera" singer and what opera aficionados criticize because opera singers are taught never to use straight-tone but rather maintain constant vibrato. Chloe Agnew is below. Here Chloe Agnew is using straight-tone (no vibrato) throughout her recording of "Walking in the Air": Thank you lawrence for the instructional reply!! The Chloe video is truly amazing and I found myself anticipating her vibrato early on, but realized it's absence was what made the song interesting!! Good post!
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