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Articles related to "Vocal"
Do I Shoot the Soprano? Today's blog features a story about an embarassing moment, a soprano with a wide vibrato, and ways to stay active singing in the community opera • singing • vocal pedagogy • vibrato • wide vibrato
Warming-up and My Voice Type. This is a brief introduction to vocal warm-ups and voice categories, or Fach systems. vocal instruction • vocal sheet music • vocal warm ups • opera singer • singing lesson
Vocal abuse Everyday we use our voice to communicate and it tells alot about us. What causes it to sometimes sound rough and gruff and hoarse? Come inside and see............... vocal abuse • misuse of the voice • vocal nodules • otolaryngologist • ent
Dramatic Soprano Gerda Nielsen The story of dramatic soprano Gerda Nielsen and her tips for good singing, including posture, breath control and tongue placement. vocal training • voice • singing • vocal study • musical instruction
Free Opera Scores! Free Opera Scores! Public domain opera scores are available for free online by the University of Indiana School of Music. List of available free opera scores. opera singing • sheet music score • sheet music vocal • opera sheet music • opera arias
Do I have to clean my voice to practice good vocal hygeine? What do you need to know to keep a clear, pleasant sounding voice? Keep it clean, of course!! Here I'll tell you how.... or at least what is not good for your voice. vocal nodules • vocal therapy • voice therapy • vocal hygeine • relaxation techniques
Quality Teaching with Vocal Music Singing is essential to music education but it need not use language. Wordless vocal music and wordless instruction may produce the music teaching methods of the future. music education • quality teaching • music • singing lessons • music teaching
Clara Hale: One of The Vocal Minorities A special for Women's History Month and Black History Month special! Take a look into the life of Clara Hale, a woman who devoted her life to making sure children grew up feeling loved. black history month • african american women • clara hale • foster children
More Silly Vocal Ideas Many vocalists have to work hard to make notes using only their ears for reference when they can barely hear what they are trying to produce. A short vacation is prescribed, here, to relax you so you can be the diva others seem to think you are capable of being, at least from a singing standpoint. Here are a few ideas as starters. "cindy lee haddock" • songwriting • "music writing" • "music composition" • "song composition"
A Bang, Not A Whimper: A Marilyn Manson Concert Review A retro review of a 1999 Marilyn Manson concert. glam • rock • guitar • shock-rock • vocals
Alice Cooper: The Godfather of Shock Rock Alice Cooper's career has spanned more than 30 years. His stage show and controversial lyrics first shook the rock world at a time when sensitive singer/songwriters were all the rage. rock • guitar • vocals • horror • theatre
Christine Evans: Push At 16, Christine Evans finished her nation-wide Canadian tour, attends the prestigious arts school, Interlochen Academy, and has just released sophomore album "Push." christine evans • push • christian pop music • christian rock • vocal coach bill riley
Classic Rock Revisited- An Interview With Jeb Wright Classic Rock Revisited is a great resource for all fans of real hard rock from the '60s to the present. Here is an interview I conducted via e-mail with the site's founder, Jeb Wright. hard rock • websites • guitar • vocals • ted nugent
Interview With Olli Koskela of Finnish Rock Band Valerian In August, I included a short review of <b>Intimations of Sorrow</b> by Finnish band Valerian in my column. Now the CD has been released in the U.S. by City Canyons Records. Here's an interview I conducted via e-mail with the bands vocalist, Olli Koskela. finland • rock music • vocals • guitar • valerian
Koko Taylor - Royal Blue Koko Taylor's first CD in seven years reinforces her status as Chicago blues'most powerful female belter - and as an inspiration to both rockers and R & B musicians alike. blues • rock • vocals • guitar • chicago
Monster Magnet: Psychedelic Rock With A Hard Edge Monster Magnet hit it big a few years ago with <b>Powertrip</b>. European fans have already heard the follow-up <b>God Says No</b> while stateside fans wait for their first listen. guitar • drums • vocals • stoner • psychedelic
Music without Lyrics Music without lyrics is also known as instrumental music. Where good vocal music can stir the soul, instrumental music, without lyrics, can stir very primal emotions. music without lyrics • instrumental music • vocal music • catholic church • church music
Nu Metal Vs. Old Metal - Which is Better? There are many genres and subgenres in music - but in today's hard rock, nu metal and the riff-based old school metal. So what's the real difference, and does it matter? Plus a retro review of Kid Rock's <b>Devil Without A Cause</b>. metal • rock • guitar • vocals
Singing Tips Using Drama Vocal training is often more effective if it uses the whole body expressively. Try these singing techniques that use dramatic posture, movement and gesture. learning to sing • singing tips • music education • singing techniques • vocal training
Singing Tips Using Imagination Singing techniques mainly use apparatus that you can't see or touch because it's inside the body. A problem? Bypass it through tricks of imagination like these! learning to sing • singing tips • singing techniques • singing exercises • vocal training
Singing: Key to Human Development The inborn ability to sing evolved in our ancestors well before speech. Language develops from singing capacity. Singing improves relationships, communities and health. vocal music • singing • human development • language development • psychological health
Step One: Recording One or Two Tracks You want to record the acoustic piece you've just created. Let's start! home recording • tracks • four-track • guitar • vocals
The Delicate Art of "Punching In/Out" Bad note during a solo? Or do you just need to clean up an error in your vocal track? No problem. The art of "punching in/out" will save the day. home recording • demo • song writing • vocals • guitar
Three CD Reviews- Serart, Jen Elliot And Domestic Godzilla Reviews of 3 new CDs- Jen Elliot (blues-rock belter), Domestic Godzilla (Chicago hardcore) and Serart (World Music/jazz) by Serj Tankian and Arto Tunc Boyaciyan. world music • jazz • vocals • rock • hardcore
Top Jimmy - R.I.P. L.A. bluesman Top Jimmy, who was immortalized in song by Van Halen on their <b>1984</b> album, passed away last week in Las Vegas. blues • rock • vocals • los angeles • punk rock
And Now For Something Completely Different.. Seattle based <b>Lucy Mongrel</b> treads musical territory very few bands have dared to explore. rock • guitar • worldbeat • vocal • alternative
Billy Idol-Devil's Playground Billy Idol is back with a new CD, "Devil's Playground" that packs the same punch as his previous efforts while demonstrating a mature side as well. billy idol • 1980s • rock music • guitar • vocal music
Black Crowes - Lions <b>Lions</b> is the new album from the Black Crowes, whose up and down career is now hitting the decade mark. guitar • blues • rock • vocal
Buckcherry - Time Bomb <b>Time Bomb</b> is the second release from L.A. band <i>Buckcherry</i>. guitar • rock • vocal
Cheap Trick - A Rock Original Cheap Trick were combination rock group,clown princes,and teeny-bopper idols in the 1980s and late 1970s, and recently released their 25th anniversary CD guitar • retro • vocal • rock
Dead Men Walking-Old School Punk Supergroup Is Alive And Kicking If you like the Alarm, the Sex Pistols, the Cult and/or the Stray Cats, here's a "supergroup" you will definitely want to check out. punk • 1980s • stray cats • sex pistols • guitar
DVD Reviews- Jewel: Live At Humphrey's By The Bay And Live Forever Here are brief reviews of two new music DVDs. <i>Jewel Live At Humphrey's By The Bay</i> highlights a concert by the folk-pop siren, and <i>Live Forever:The Rise And Fall of Britpop</i> chronicles the popularity of such bands as Oasis, Blur and Pulp in the mid-1990s. britpop • oasis • blur • pulp • portishead
Fu Manchu, Big Elf, Chelsea Smiles Concert Review A review of the Fu Manchu/Chelsea Smiles/Big Elf concert at the Knitting Factory, Hollywood CA 5/13/05 fu manchu • stoner rock • chelsea smiles • big elf • vocal music
Getting to the "Head" of the Matter-Teaching Head Voice Singing ideas on training children to sing in their head voices music education • vocal training • singing techniques
Hidden Hard Rock Treasures From The Early 1990s From 1988 to 1991, scores of metal bands were signed to major labels. Some of them released great CDs, and then disappeared without a trace;others were great but barely noticed. pop-metal • hair • band • guitar • vocal
Intelligent Music Versus Big Dumb Rock: A Moral Dilemma After receiving severe reprimands from several music snob friends for daring to attend a Velvet Revolver concert last summer, I took inventory of my musical tastes,and realized that I am, indeed, torn between liking "intelligent" music and "big dumb rock." heavy metal • hair bands • music • vocal music
Lucid Nation: Literate Punk From The Heart Of L.A. Lucid Nation has received kudos from such music industry notables as Keith Richards & Danny Goldberg of Artemis Records. Their new release <b> Suburban Legends</b> is hitting the playlists of rock stations nationwide. Plus, a list of punk rock sites on the web. punk • guitar • vocal • stoner
M83-Dead Cities, Red Seas And Lost Ghosts <b>M83</b> is a techno dance duo from France with a sound that's fun yet rich in atmosphere and texture. At the other end of the spectrum, there's Brit hard rockers </b>Hurricane Party.</b> techno • ambient • hard rock • ac/dc • 1970s
Rob Zombie's Horror Metal With A Twist Halloween is the perfect time to put the focus on Rob Zombie, rock's main practitioner of schlock-horror metal. metal • vocal • guitar • goth
Rock Movies That Tell It Like It Is If you liked <b>Almost Famous</b>, there are a handful of other rock-oriented movies that avoid Hollywood whitewash and tell it like it is. rock • movie • actor • vocal
Runaways - 1970s' Bad Girls With Guitars In the late '70s, women in hard rock were either fans or groupies - until the Runaways changed all that. guitar • women • vocal • metal • rock
Some Thoughts On The Tenth Anniversary Of Kurt Cobain's Death April 8th is the 10th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. Here are some of my thoughts and recollections on Kurt, Nirvana and the grunge era. seattle • nirvana • kurt cobain • courtney love • dave grohl
Soulfly Brings Eclectic Beat to Rap-Metal Max Cavalera's Soulfly isn't your run of the mill rap-metal as CD <b>Primitive</b> demonstrates. rap • metal • guitar • vocal • beat
The Cult: Back And Better Than Ever The Cult hit the road this summer with their first album since 1994 and prove they can still outrock most of the competition. rock • guitar • british • drums • vocal
Toilet Boys - Updated Glam/Punk From NYC The Toilet Boys revived trashy glam rock in the East Village, and are currently bringing their brand of raucous party rock to the rest of the country on their current tour. rock • glam • punk • new york • guitar
Top Heavy Rock CDs of The Year As 2000 draws to a close, here are some of the best hard rock/metal CDs released this year. rock • heavy • metal • guitar • classic
VOICES OF SPRING PART ONE in a series of New Age Reviews ... Charolotte Church's voice denotes a darker and heavier texture than most Sopranos. charolotte church • vocal technique • singing • cd's • new age
X Concert Review To celebrate the re-release of their first 3 albums, X played two sold-out shows at Los Angeles El Rey Theatre last month. punk • 1980s • guitar • los angeles • vocal
More Classical Music for Children Classical music that is sure to delight both young and old. menotti • amahl and the night visitors • i hate music! • lucy's aria • the telephone
Music Education for Global Peace With quality teachers and more weight in every school curriculum, music education could be a great tool for community building. It could even facilitate global peace. music education • global peace • quality teaching • school curriculum • community building |
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