Caio wrote:
>I think the question should be: doe they share any characteristics with
>operatic non-SLS singers?
Indeed it should, Caio, but I'm a nice guy!
Actually, this is what interests me. I don't buy the argument that there is
just one 'vocal technique', good for all weathers, seasons and types of
music, and that the difference between singing, say, opera and cante jondo
is simply one of style. I think that within opera one finds singers whose
employ very different, often opposing techniques. I think that even among
singers of the same voice type performing the same repertoire one finds
examples of opposing techniques.
Of course, many schools of vocal technique share ideas. An example might be
that the voice should be produced without effort. Probing often reveals
different definitions what is, and what is not effort. Even if the different
schools could agree on a definition of 'effort', a quick trawl through some
of folk musics of the world will turn up a couple where a little (or a lot)
of the effort in voice production is felt to add to the spice and force of
the song.
I also declare a personal interest. Though by no means an expert, some of
what the SLS people say they do when they sing rings a bell with me. I
suspect I do it too, or something very like it, yet neither my voice nor my
singing has much in common with that of Rodney Gilfrey. So I'm curious.
Regards / vriendelijke groeten
Laurie Kubiak
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-----Original Message-----
From: Caio Rossi [mailto:caioross@z...]
Sent: 04 July 2000 15:07
To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] Re: Seth Riggs, Speech Level
Singing,Fu ll Resume and Artists.
Laurence wrote:
> In Mary-Beth's list of Seth Rigg's successes the opera singers were:
>
> >OPERA, Selected students:
> >Donald Ray Albert, Bass Bariton
> >Angela Maria Blasi-Lyric Soprano, Kammersangerin*
> >Rodney Gilfrey, Lyric Baritone
> >Thomas McKinney, Lyric Baritone*
> >Eduardo Villa, Tenor*
> >James Wagner, Tenor*
>
> The only one of these six whose singing I know is Rodney Gilfrey. What are
> the others like? What characteristics do they share? Do they share any
> characteristics with the non-operatic SLS singers.
>
> Anybody know?
I think the question should be: doe they share any characteristics with
operatic non-SLS singers?
Bye,
Caio Rossi
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