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My singing does not come "naturally". it took almost two years for me to develop the capability to really regurlay hear and HIT the note played by the teacher. In that time I did not even consider practising at home because Id did not have confidence in my hearing abilitites. It was frustrating I experienced an improvement when I recorded a few exercises with my (new) teacher on tape, and started listening and humming to them every day. I depends on how much time you want to invest and your ambitions. I think most People can learn singing, if they practice over along period of time.
Those people who are called musical have been brought up with music, that´s why it flows naturally out of them. I knew two G´girls of that Kind, nonidentical twins. One had natural soul voice, the other not, but made vocally a leap after exam. She studied performign arts and played in mucsicals. She was part of the German casts of "WWRY" and "Tarzan".
It´s not a matter of Talent, but practice and ambition.
@Rainbow61
Douglas Sirk is only one of the directors on my list. I watched Capra´s "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" a few weeks ago, I liked it. my Focus is directors, John Ford, Orson Welles, Robert Siodmak, Howard Hawks etc.
@Chevyman
About two weeks ago, German-French broadcasting company ARTE aired a documentary about gays and opera titled "Opera Divas, Opera Queens". Gay musical theatre critics, directors and performers talk about their passion for opera and their adoration for one particular "diva" (Callas or others). Discovering opera had been a milestone in their finding heir gay identities. The documentary only shows males, but one singer talks about her lesbian fans. Allegedly, gays were more into airy-fairy soprano, lesbians into mezzosoprano Voices and singers. A funny anecdote: In Bayreuth, Location of Richard Wagner´s operahouse, gays tended "to get lost in the park" in front of the the operahouse after the shows There is a pavilion between the parking lot and the opera house nicknamed "Siegfried Wagner Memorial Chapel"- Richard Wagner´s son Siegfried was gay. :D
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Steven, have you watched any vocal coaches/teachers on YouTube analyzing performers? I got hooked into that when I discovered a teacher analyzing the voices of the group Pentatonix. From there I watched more of that type of video because I find it interesting. Since I'm not a singer in anyone's mind but my own, I don't understand a lot of the technical things, but it's still fun to watch. Here's one analyzing Somebody to Love in Montreal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6aF_LJlCuA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6aF_LJlCuA
@Katydy5
Yeah, I do watch such Videos from time to time. I watched this, for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pTyOgwpqt8
I still find it difficult to transfer technical things in vocal lessons to a band Situation. I practice Warm-ups at home, not the actual songs. I feel some kind of resistance and hesitancy when it comes to songs. Also, the environments of lessons and home practice are pristine, while a band session is raw and loud, which can be quite irritating. I just hope something from teaching and practice sticks subconsciously and reemerges in the band rehearsals and performances
Yeah, I do watch such Videos from time to time. I watched this, for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pTyOgwpqt8
I still find it difficult to transfer technical things in vocal lessons to a band Situation. I practice Warm-ups at home, not the actual songs. I feel some kind of resistance and hesitancy when it comes to songs. Also, the environments of lessons and home practice are pristine, while a band session is raw and loud, which can be quite irritating. I just hope something from teaching and practice sticks subconsciously and reemerges in the band rehearsals and performances
Thanks JB050 for the Espanoles balcony tribute to I want to Break Free. Something tells me he might be a regular at the Montreaux Birthday celebration or Break Thru if he could.
Katy I have watched a lot of the voice coach reactions on YouTube, particularly Opera coaches and everyone was impressed with Freddie, they all ended saying the same, even if the pitch isn’t perfect, his delivery and showmanship were more important.
I’m under the impression Freddie is self taught in voice, I know he took piano lessons, but he taught himself the guitar, and I think same with voice. I wonder if he even understands what these reactions from voice coaches are saying. I believe Freddie was “winging it” One thing none of them brought up is because he had the 4 extra teeth it gave him more vocal range, and he knew that was significant for his singing.
He studied Jimi Hendrix for crowd control, I’m sure he studied voices.
Speaking of “greats” I’m sure you all heard Little Richard died today. I read Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist in Little Richards first band but fired Hendrix because he had different ideas and wanted to be the showman.
Anyway, goodnight.
Katy I have watched a lot of the voice coach reactions on YouTube, particularly Opera coaches and everyone was impressed with Freddie, they all ended saying the same, even if the pitch isn’t perfect, his delivery and showmanship were more important.
I’m under the impression Freddie is self taught in voice, I know he took piano lessons, but he taught himself the guitar, and I think same with voice. I wonder if he even understands what these reactions from voice coaches are saying. I believe Freddie was “winging it” One thing none of them brought up is because he had the 4 extra teeth it gave him more vocal range, and he knew that was significant for his singing.
He studied Jimi Hendrix for crowd control, I’m sure he studied voices.
Speaking of “greats” I’m sure you all heard Little Richard died today. I read Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist in Little Richards first band but fired Hendrix because he had different ideas and wanted to be the showman.
Anyway, goodnight.
Speaking of Roger winning the right to keep the Freddie statue, which for me it should have without contest. If he owns that land, if pays the mortgage and property taxes, then that’s his to do with. It appears he lives on a lot of land, its not sitting in the middle of London. I can see if it was Freddie that brought it to the middle of Garden Lodge which is in the middle of London/Kensington, but Rogers situation is different.
It reminds me a bit of the ongoing feud between Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and his next door neighbor Robbie Williams. Jimmy is having to take Robbie to court every year over property issues. Seems Williams constantly building Things in the back that has blasting and such and Jimmys house is sacrosanct being its a historical house In a historical neighborhood, plus he’s always blasting Jimmy out of his own home with Williams loud music.
Interesting though, my parents who had to listen to me in my room or downstairs with the big headphones, jamming to Led Zeppelin, Queen, Stones, Who, etc, Today would tell Jimmy.....now you know how it feels.
It reminds me a bit of the ongoing feud between Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and his next door neighbor Robbie Williams. Jimmy is having to take Robbie to court every year over property issues. Seems Williams constantly building Things in the back that has blasting and such and Jimmys house is sacrosanct being its a historical house In a historical neighborhood, plus he’s always blasting Jimmy out of his own home with Williams loud music.
Interesting though, my parents who had to listen to me in my room or downstairs with the big headphones, jamming to Led Zeppelin, Queen, Stones, Who, etc, Today would tell Jimmy.....now you know how it feels.
Happy Mother's Day! :)
Happy Mother’s Day!!! You are all Queens!!!
I also recall reading that Freddie used a part of his Vocal chords that we don’t even use when talking. Don’t quote me on that. I’ll post if I can find the source.
Have a great day all!!!
I also recall reading that Freddie used a part of his Vocal chords that we don’t even use when talking. Don’t quote me on that. I’ll post if I can find the source.
Have a great day all!!!
JB050...I have seen a few analyses of Freddie's voice, but this is one of my favorites because it examines the way he sings several different songs.
http://uncrate.com/video/what-made-freddie-mercury-the-best-vocalist-in-rock/
http://uncrate.com/video/what-made-freddie-mercury-the-best-vocalist-in-rock/
Happy Mother’s Day to all! Hope you enjoy it well.
Rainbow, thanks for that link, I saw it a long time ago but wanted to see it again. I once got in a distressing discussion with someone who kept saying Freddie was not a better singer than A.L. We all know AL can sing, but he’s no Freddie. I still watch YouTube but without signing in because his taunting email replies are still sitting there. I kept explaining basically this video above but he wouldn’t have it. He kept saying Freddie was great for “other things” as he put it.......I was incensed....I was like.....what other things! He WAS the Queen sound, other than Brians guitar, but his voice was the FOCAL point of Queen! It made Queen. I kept saying you will never see AL as a “legend” as Freddie, there won’t be conventions and statues for AL and how do you explain that.....he just kept responding “he was good for other things”. I stopped making comments on videos because I have to watch my blood pressure from insane comments like that one.....
Rainbow, thanks for that link, I saw it a long time ago but wanted to see it again. I once got in a distressing discussion with someone who kept saying Freddie was not a better singer than A.L. We all know AL can sing, but he’s no Freddie. I still watch YouTube but without signing in because his taunting email replies are still sitting there. I kept explaining basically this video above but he wouldn’t have it. He kept saying Freddie was great for “other things” as he put it.......I was incensed....I was like.....what other things! He WAS the Queen sound, other than Brians guitar, but his voice was the FOCAL point of Queen! It made Queen. I kept saying you will never see AL as a “legend” as Freddie, there won’t be conventions and statues for AL and how do you explain that.....he just kept responding “he was good for other things”. I stopped making comments on videos because I have to watch my blood pressure from insane comments like that one.....
Steven, thanks for your link to Linor (last name??) analyzing Somebody to Love in Montreal. I liked her version so much more than the one I shared. To be honest, I was just looking for any example of a singing teacher analyzing Freddie. So, I looked at your link, , enjoyed her so much that I just sat here and looked at four more of her videos. She clearly adores Freddie's voice and performances, and she's so knowledgeable that I learned quite a bit. This next link was very interesting to me because she's listening to his top vocals and one of them is my very favorite part of Who Wants To Live Forever. The amazement on her face tells the whole story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo7RbpHRzbY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo7RbpHRzbY
Katy I’ve seen Linors videos on Freddie as well, and you and I both like the version where he sings Who Wants to Live Forever very STRONGLY.
He sang it both on Friday July 11th and Saturday July 12, 1986. The strongest version is the link you gave which is the Friday July 11, 1986 version.
But not everyone finds it as its listed in the European way, with the day before the month. (11-7-1986)
Thanks for bringing that back. My favorite version.
He sang it both on Friday July 11th and Saturday July 12, 1986. The strongest version is the link you gave which is the Friday July 11, 1986 version.
But not everyone finds it as its listed in the European way, with the day before the month. (11-7-1986)
Thanks for bringing that back. My favorite version.
Katy I’ve seen Linors videos on Freddie as well, and you and I both like the version where he sings Who Wants to Live Forever very STRONGLY.
He sang it both on Friday July 11th and Saturday July 12, 1986. The strongest version is the link you gave which is the Friday July 11, 1986 version.
But not everyone finds it as its listed in the European way, with the day before the month. (11-7-1986)
Thanks for bringing that back. My favorite version.
He sang it both on Friday July 11th and Saturday July 12, 1986. The strongest version is the link you gave which is the Friday July 11, 1986 version.
But not everyone finds it as its listed in the European way, with the day before the month. (11-7-1986)
Thanks for bringing that back. My favorite version.
Rainbow!!! Thank you so much for pulling that out and posting it. That’s exactly the one. .. where he talks about his use of his “ventricular fold“
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Hi all! Geez, I missed you guys and have tried to catch up but there's just toooo much!! Hope all of you are doing well and I really appreciate some of you asking about me ,and, sorry to have worried some of you :(.
It's been a crazy few weeks of constant technical issues, painting my kitchen/DR/Fam Rm combo (yes, I jumped on THAT bandwagon). Slowly hoping to get back on track and expect to go back to the office in the next couple of weeks which will help me keep track of you all. Sad to say, I seem to have much more free time there lol!
Just a few mentions that I vaguely remember from trying to catch up. Yes, it was me that introduced the Freddie blogs and I'm glad someone kept that up. I am a few episodes behind on that as well. Have given up on following Rudi just because I found that I wasn't getting much new info and his lives were kinda irritating (so sorry, I know that's prob not a popular opinion but, it is what it is). I also did not pre-order his book because his disorganization isn't leading me to believe I will enjoy it. But PLEASE, if anyone knows any more or gets theirs and like it, let me know. Won't be the first time I was wrong!! There was a mention about Thor's book and an update. Last I heard, the book was done but there will be COVID delays on publishing. I KNOW I got that info from an email from GoFundMe so, it should still be there. Lastly, someone asked about my Switzerland trip. As far as I know, we will be able to travel to Paris and Switz in September but, I have been notified that the festival was cancelled! Broke my heart, but I understand. We will still see the statue and go to the casino if we can.
I know some of you asked about my daughter. Her hospital is down to 2 COVID units and starting to re-open the other units as they were so, she gets to go back to her management position and stop bouncing around all the ICU's. She's very happy but says they expect another increase in cases soon with things opening up in Fl. She's also desperately wanting to get back to the times where she could stop for a coffee on the way to work and not fear getting verbally/physically attacked which seems to be a trend now days. She had a couple of incidents but, thankfully, nothing major.
OK, last thing.....one of my brothers-in-law passed away on Friday after a long struggle with cancer. He wasn't allowed visitors until it became obvious that he didn't have long. The hospital then allowed his wife and kids in to see him and say goodbye. Not sure yet what the family will do as wakes/funerals can't happen now. Makes it that much more difficult that they have a huge loss and are now unable to lay him to rest as they would like. Again, it is what it is BUT, very unfortunate!!
Hate to leave you all on a depressing note but i DO hope everyone is doing well. I'm gonna try to finish catching up on all the links you have left and please, if anyone wants to DM me here, feel free!
It's been a crazy few weeks of constant technical issues, painting my kitchen/DR/Fam Rm combo (yes, I jumped on THAT bandwagon). Slowly hoping to get back on track and expect to go back to the office in the next couple of weeks which will help me keep track of you all. Sad to say, I seem to have much more free time there lol!
Just a few mentions that I vaguely remember from trying to catch up. Yes, it was me that introduced the Freddie blogs and I'm glad someone kept that up. I am a few episodes behind on that as well. Have given up on following Rudi just because I found that I wasn't getting much new info and his lives were kinda irritating (so sorry, I know that's prob not a popular opinion but, it is what it is). I also did not pre-order his book because his disorganization isn't leading me to believe I will enjoy it. But PLEASE, if anyone knows any more or gets theirs and like it, let me know. Won't be the first time I was wrong!! There was a mention about Thor's book and an update. Last I heard, the book was done but there will be COVID delays on publishing. I KNOW I got that info from an email from GoFundMe so, it should still be there. Lastly, someone asked about my Switzerland trip. As far as I know, we will be able to travel to Paris and Switz in September but, I have been notified that the festival was cancelled! Broke my heart, but I understand. We will still see the statue and go to the casino if we can.
I know some of you asked about my daughter. Her hospital is down to 2 COVID units and starting to re-open the other units as they were so, she gets to go back to her management position and stop bouncing around all the ICU's. She's very happy but says they expect another increase in cases soon with things opening up in Fl. She's also desperately wanting to get back to the times where she could stop for a coffee on the way to work and not fear getting verbally/physically attacked which seems to be a trend now days. She had a couple of incidents but, thankfully, nothing major.
OK, last thing.....one of my brothers-in-law passed away on Friday after a long struggle with cancer. He wasn't allowed visitors until it became obvious that he didn't have long. The hospital then allowed his wife and kids in to see him and say goodbye. Not sure yet what the family will do as wakes/funerals can't happen now. Makes it that much more difficult that they have a huge loss and are now unable to lay him to rest as they would like. Again, it is what it is BUT, very unfortunate!!
Hate to leave you all on a depressing note but i DO hope everyone is doing well. I'm gonna try to finish catching up on all the links you have left and please, if anyone wants to DM me here, feel free!
I hope you all had a great Mother’s Day! I got to see my mom for a bit through masks but it was still great!
I have spent a while now listening to the links you all gave on analysis of Freddie’s voice and it has been a blast. I have seen those videos suggested before but never watched them, I just thought it was people saying “wow, Freddie was good”, which I already knew so I just didn’t watch them. But it’s cool to see it analyzed the way he used his mouth and throat to get the tones, and how he varied everything with intensity and body movement. It made me love Freddie more and I didn’t think that was possible!
I went out on Friday to get some flowers, not the best idea because now the temps are freezing so they are living in my garage until it warms up. But I have always found if I wait until after Mother’s Day they are too picked over and the nice ones are gone.
I have spent a while now listening to the links you all gave on analysis of Freddie’s voice and it has been a blast. I have seen those videos suggested before but never watched them, I just thought it was people saying “wow, Freddie was good”, which I already knew so I just didn’t watch them. But it’s cool to see it analyzed the way he used his mouth and throat to get the tones, and how he varied everything with intensity and body movement. It made me love Freddie more and I didn’t think that was possible!
I went out on Friday to get some flowers, not the best idea because now the temps are freezing so they are living in my garage until it warms up. But I have always found if I wait until after Mother’s Day they are too picked over and the nice ones are gone.