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VoiceTalk: Surviving Tinnitus 2
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. August 7, 2015. Ponte delle Torri, Spoleto, Italy. EllI've been on vacation for the last couple of weeks, singing in Italy with Umbrian Serenades. A wonderful choral ensemble that was founded by Paulo Faustini ten years ago. That's where you see me in the photo, crossing Ponte delle Torri. 8212;Spoleto's aqueduct, which leads to Monteluco. Mountain, which takes about 45 minutes to climb via a pretty steep trail. I went up and down 6 times. In silence. Just k...
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VoiceTalk: Staccato
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. April 11, 2013. Hen is the last time you practiced exercises on staccato. Do you even know what the word means? Do you know how to do it? Why am I thinking that you don't? Voice teacher shaking head and rolling eyes). What are the benefits of singing staccato vocal exercises? The singer fairly yells with his eyes. "Why are you making me sing this stuff? Staccato exercises will teach you to suspend the breath. You can't be heaving or wheezing. Staccato exerci...
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VoiceTalk: Madam Schoen-René
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. April 20, 2015. Further instruction from Ferdinand Sieber and the older Lamperti—both exponents of the García method—so convinced Madame Schoen-René of the absolute efficacy of these principles that she went to Paris and put herself entirely in the hands of Madam Viardot-Garcia. By this distinguished maitresse du chant. Proper tone production is the only possible means of securing proper phrasing and coloring, and to separate the technic of the art from the ...
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VoiceTalk: Pauline Viardot-García on the Life of an Operatic Artist
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. May 4, 2015. Pauline Viardot-García on the Life of an Operatic Artist. Mme Viardot-García," writes a pupil from Paris, "will not bother with the physiology of the voice, except for a suggestion now and then. She is decidedly for singing with the tongue flat, and I find that the t's. 8212; The Voice: Devoted to the Human Voice in All Its Phases,. October, 1886: 161. I welcome your comments. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Began as a column in VOICE. Which...
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VoiceTalk: Hiatus Ahead
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. May 6, 2015. Ear Devoted Reader,. Several major projects are demanding my time, effort and attention (you may imagine, but I'm not telling). As a result, it is necessary for me to take a hiatus from blogging for the next several months. Stay tuned for new and exciting things, and thank you for reading VoiceTalk. PS- you can keep up with me during the summer at my Facebook Studio Page. I welcome your comments. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). W hen I start...
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VoiceTalk: Surviving Tinnitus
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. December 22, 2012. TRT) with me (Abebooks and Fedex can do wonders). He was surprised, of course, when I pulled out the book after he had examined me, telling me that he wished all his patients were so informed. What did the good doc tell me? Tinnitus: from the Latin word tinnitus meaning "ringing", is the perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound. Would that do it, I asked? The good doc blinked and pursed his li...
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VoiceTalk: Tubbs & Sangiovanni
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. May 2, 2015. Rank Herbert Tubbs, who recently appeared on these pages in connection with the father of voice science, now gives the reader an account of his studies with Antonio Sangivoanni, considered one the great vocal maestros of the late 19th century. Not for the faint of heart: there was no getting ready to be ready with Sangiovanni. You either had the vocals goods or you did not. But we who are accustomed to long distances think little of the trip as ...
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VoiceTalk: Blanche Marchesi: Sounding Boards
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. October 13, 2014. Blanche Marchesi: Sounding Boards. F you read my last post. On the García School, you may have caught the curious suggestion made by Anna E. Schoen-René that her luncheon partners, Blanche Marchesi. And Nellie Melba, were unaware that the great García was still alive when he approached one-hundred years of age. Now that seems curious, doesn't it? One of the most famous voice teachers of all time falling off the map? Dealing with the matter.
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VoiceTalk: Two Mighty Singing-Masters of Milan
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Historical Perspectives on the Art of Singing. April 25, 2015. Two Mighty Singing-Masters of Milan. Lanche Roosevelt has already appeared on these pages, which you can find by clicking on her label below. She was a student of Francesco Lamperti for a short time before transferring her allegiance to Lamperti's maestro—a certain Signor Trivulsi (also spelled Trivulzi) who had been grievously injured by a physician while employed as a court singer. The Milan correspondent of the London Standard. Is a favori...
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