lloyd,
where most would disagree with me, and my approach to teaching, is in the
basic philosophy in what i think singing should be. i think singing should
be an extension of the singer. it is my belief that if a singer can
negotiate those two differences in singing from speech (in singing, the wider
range of pitches and the fact that it usually takes longer to sing a word
than it does to say it as, the pitches are sustained), then that singer can
be expressive in the same manner as he/she is in ordinary and extraordinary
conversation. in my view, when we are talking about something, we are
caught up in the point we are trying to get across. inadvertently, the tone
of our voices changes as we make our point. and, very often, as most of us
are unaware of what we sound like outside our heads, that tone is unknown to
us. so, any attempt to 'construct' the tone beyond that which is used in
the singer's speech, deviates from this intention. of course, the practice
of such a philosophy is another manner.
the answer to the obvious question, would i let the 'flaws' of their
speaking into their singing is, yes, if i could.
mike
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