Jared Daley TNV Chapter 10

Jared Daley TNV Chapter 10

Singing a piece of music is playing the game. The inventions are there to condition us for the game. As it gets more difficult, we have to step up our practice so we can step up our game. With vowel definition vowels have no interruption of air flow. Trying to keep the purity of the vowel is hard. We must learn to channel air through refined vowel definition. The Goal is to have native speakers understand us. Diction is sometimes the "anti-legato". Spitting out consonants can cause tension and interrupt air flow. The purpose of good diction is to make the text understandable. Musicality- Because singers come from and instrumentalist background, they attempt to be musical in a similar way. In that sense they are imitating an instrumentalist imitating a singer. Singing freely with intention will cause the voice to naturally sing with musicality. Dynamics- Airflow shouldnt' be shut down to sing quietly. Always constant and free! Agility and fioratura- there are five steps to singing floridly; Divide it into pieces, sing pulse with legato, sing all notes pulse by pulse, combine two pulses at a time, and finally combine all pulses. Staccato- maintain a legato technique or constant flow of air using a supraglottal. Other styles of music are possible to sing well and healthily. It is all about the constant free flowing air.
Key terms Fioratura
Key concept- there are many things we must do while conditioning our voice, but these are only for practice. When it's game time, go play the flippin game.
Connection- I loved the section on the belt. I've had the opportunity to learn from some amazing people so I understand how easily it is to have an amazing "belt" and still be open and free.