omtara wrote:
> This causes me to think there must be some kind of middle ground
> where you are in character, but are still mainly focused on singing
> correctly. Is this how it feels to you? Any hints or insights? Much
> appreciated!
I've found that I need to "work" music into my voice, very
painstakingly. It takes a lot longer than just learning the
notes and rhythms and words - correct diction for singing,
though, is a big piece of it. And in my case, it does not
happen quickly. But when the music is worked into my voice,
then I don't have to think much about technical issues, and
I feel able to be expressive. (But there's always a little
undercurrent of technique awareness.)
When I do this well, my expressiveness is not just in the
"acting" sense, but also in the musical sense. It is very
gratifying to sing a musical phrase exactly the way I want
to sing it. Crescendo, decrescendo, pure legato, perfect
staccato, all the breath I need. When the composer has
written good music, and I've made good artistic choices, the
purely musical expressivity gets to the audience as much or
more than whatever emoting I might think I'm doing.
So keep working on the technique - and take your time by
working the music into your voice, and you'll be so much
more expressive than you were before you got your technique
going.
Peggy
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Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
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