Dear Tina and vocalisters,
There is something I don't understand here. On the one hand we have classical technique (I rather call it that instead of bel canto, because 'bel canto' has different meanings for different people), while on the other hand we have the various styles of 'pop' singing. As far as I'm concerned there are huge differences in the techniques employed in these two 'classes' of singing. (One of the issues has been mentioned by Tina: vowel modification. Classical singing would be impossible without vowel modification, while in 'pop' styles, vowel modification is largely considered undesirable. Another issue is the prevalent use of the heavy mechanism by women pop singers vs. the prevalent use of the light mechanism by classical female singers ).
I still don't see how Seth Riggs can reconcile these differences and call speech level singing a contemporary version of 'bel canto'. I'm not saying that pop singers can't benefit from classical singing techniques, but the kind of sound (and sound level) they are looking for is totally different and, as far as I can see, only a limited set of 'classical' techniques would be applicable to contemporary pop singing. Can someone from the SLS community comment on this ?
Wim Ritzerfeld M.Sc. (Maestro di Scienza e di canto)
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