Post by Ser on Mar 19, 2012 17:34:20 GMT -5
Vocal Critique
Dominique Ukrainec, Grade 9.
Tuesday, March 6th.
Dominique Ukrainec, Grade 9.
Tuesday, March 6th.
Noah Beemer;
•Noah has very good posture, keeping his arms at his side for the most part, and his back straight. He doesn't turtle at all that I was able to see. He pronouces his vouls well, not using any dipthongs, and keeping it clean throughout the song. His pitch is great, as is his tone. He listens to the acompaniest and sings with him, not using him as backup music, and he had a very good rythym, not swaying faster than the piano or slower. His emotion was wonderful, giving an expression of true love as he looks above us towards the wall. His eyes move slightly, so as to look as though he's looking at us. He uses his hands very little, which is good, and only slight gestures here and there.
Alexa Wade;
•Alexa has a very beautiful voice, though she isn't very loud. I believe she needs to learn to support herself more, by taking more breaths at the right times, and leaving herslef enough air to finish a line. This should also help her to carry her voice farther in the room. She had pretty good pitch, catching most of the right notes making few mistakes. Continuing on her support, along with quiet she's also very airy. Her posture was okay, her arms moving more then really nessisary, and she was slightly hunched over herself, therefore her back wasn't straight. She had little, to no emotion on her face, just a slight nervous look. Taking more breaths and concentraiting on herself and no one else may help.
Colleen Maitre;
•Colleen looked very restless, and angery, her body ridged and tense, therefore closing off her voice. Her voice came out very wobbly and shaky, because of -as she said- her nerves. She needs to take deep breaths and calm herself more before starting. Her vouls were okay, not using many dipthongs but a few here and there. She had a few word messups but recovered them well, with her voice, though her facial expressions gave them away. Her pitch was good, forgetting the wobble in her voice due to her being tense. She stayed on time with the music for the most part. Colleen just needs to work on keeping her body more relaxed.
Sarah Macdonald;
•Sarah was very fidgety and shaky, despite the fact of her claim of 'not being nervous.' Her body was still tense and her thoat -not completely- but somewhat closed off, creating a slight squeak and shake in her voice. Other than that her pitch and tone was good, but her words were coming out almost sticato like. Like they were sticking to her tounge. Her posture was good, back staight, and for the most part her arms by her sides, only coming up and moving a few times. When she got to a point where she didn't know her words, she continued on, using “Na” and “La” in place of the real lyrics. She had okay emotion, she looked sad, which makes sence with the song She's Like The Swallow but she could have been much stonger. Sarah, needs more support when it comes to higher parts in the song. She should breath more, and exercise her vocal cords more.
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Lindsay Williams;
•Lindsay looked absolutly horrified. She kept her eyes above us which is good, but her expression was scared. Utterly scared. Her posture was good though, keeping her head back, and her spine in line. Her arms were literaly stuck at her sides, like she glued them there. She was very very tense, casue a major block in her voice. She cracked a few times, but kept going. Only her facial expressions showed she knew she made a mistake. She knew all the words in her song, but I don't think she knew all the notes. Her pitch was slightly off for alot of the song, but she recovered a few times, only falling back to it when she knew she had messed up. Lindsay again, should take more breaths to support herself more, and help her voive carry more. All in all her voice is beautiful