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From:  Cindi Waters <musicteachky@y...>
Date:  Wed Feb 26, 2003  8:26 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] General Question ....


Hello, Margaret, Ed, and vocalisters. I was trained basically as a classical
singer. Later on I decided to pursue an avenue on interest in commercial
singing. I did not pursue it, but I did study a little bit in that area. I can
say that without doubt there is a big difference in the style. The early vocal
pedagogues understood that once a pop area is tried by the vocalist, it is more
than likely the operatic purity will be lost. While I did not lose my ability to
sing classically, I also noticed a difference of thought, thus approach. Cindi
"Margaret L. Harrison" <peggyh@i...> wrote:edsmed969
<michael.gum@d...> wrote:
>
> As far a vocal training .. how would you classify training as a classically
trained vocalist? Is it by the music preformed or the method of training?

I would say it could be either, both, or neither.

I think, from reading discussions on this list, that the "classical" method of
vocal study refers for most people to the teaching of a vocally healthy manner
of singing, which is capable of being applied in a stylistically correct manner
to the performance "classical" vocal music (opera and art song, and artistic
settings of folksong). This type of teaching can be applied to any style of
music, but for a student who wants to learn to healthily sing other styles to be
happy, the teacher would need to be very familiar with the style of music the
student wants to learn.

Peggy


Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.






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22870 Re: General Question ....edsmed969 <michael.gum@d...>edsmed969 Wed  2/26/2003  
22875 Re: General Question ....Michael <chosdad@y...>chosdad Wed  2/26/2003  
22998 Re: General Question ....Cindi Watersmusicteachky Sat  3/1/2003  
23003 Re: General Question ....Cindi Watersmusicteachky Sat  3/1/2003  
22876 Re: General Question ....Deborah Spencersingsoprano2003 Wed  2/26/2003  
22877 Re: General Question ....edsmed969 <michael.gum@d...>edsmed969 Wed  2/26/2003  
22883 Re: General Question ....Michael <chosdad@y...>chosdad Wed  2/26/2003  
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