Lloyd wrote:
> Comment: Are you talking about classical singing or
about non classical
> singing when you describe adding vibrato to the end of
a phrase?
Decidedly classical! As the original question referred
to a recording by Bejun Mehta, I didn't stop to think
that my reply could refer to other styles, and thus I
didn't specify the style I was talking about. But, of
course, this kind of device is used in various kinds of
popular singing as well, although I would suggest that
it is often used in those styles in a less vocally
healthy manner than when used in classical singing.
Vibrato occurs naturally in a properly produced sung
tone, and I certainly don't advise manipulating it as a
rule. Indeed, a "disturbed" vibrato is nearly always a
good indicator of vocal problems and of adjustments that
need to be made somewhere in the technique. However,
this "curlicue" ending to selected notes can make for a
very particular kind of polished effect, and I hear it
used extensively in good classical singing.
Robin L. Frye
Mezzo-Soprano
Voice and Piano Teacher
New York, New York
> Hello Robin and Vocalisters:
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> On 05-Nov-00, Robin L. Frye wrote:
> > Ken,
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> > I know what you're talking about, and most well-known singers use this
> > effect. A former teacher of mine described it as being like a little pig's
> > tail - it winds around and around a couple of times, tighter and tighter,
> > and then it trails off. She actually used to draw this little curlicue
> > into my music here and there when she wanted that kind of ending to a note
> > - a useful visual reminder.
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> Comment: Are you talking about classical singing or about non classical
> singing when you describe adding vibrato to the end of a phrase?
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> Regards
> --
> Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
> Professor of Voice, Vocal Pedagogy
> School of Performing Arts
> Northern Arizona University
> Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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