I had an older student once who had spent years and years and years as a piano teacher. She just did not seem to be able to sing correct rhythms. I finally realized that she had to (one hopes, at least) have some idea of how to count since she was teaching people, and that she just was not paying attention to the rhythm. It drove me nuts! If I nagged her repeatedly about making sure she was counting, she could do it, but it wasn't something she naturally seemed to think was very important. I'm with you - it makes me crazy when people don't sing the rhythm correctly.
Lee Morgan Mezzo-soprano
-----Original Message----- From: Margaret Harrison [mailto:peggyh@i...] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 6:02 PM To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [vocalist] RE: Tone deaf?
speaking of deficiencies in dealing with pitch, and to what extent it's correctable, etc.
How about rhythm impairment? I know people who have great voices, and in some circumstances can sing in rhythm, but when singing solo-with-piano, seem to have an inability, or maybe a block, to maintain a rhythmic pulse.
And at church, at the family service, when we have the occasional "clap along", I observe adults who can't clap in time - who clap randomly. My brother-in-law is a little like that. He can only clap in time if he looks at me (for example) clapping in time. But he can't seem to clap in time with purely aural feedback. He can't dance, either, which is tough on my sister, who loves to dance.
As for me, I have good rhythm, and when I'm in the presence of poor rhythm, it hurts me physically. I'd rather hear out-of-tune singing than unrhythmic singing.
What do you think, and what has worked in correcting this sort of problem with singers?
Peggy
-- Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA "Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile" mailto:peggyh@i...
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