Chapter Summary: Your voice knows how to sing better than you do. Once one has gone through the steps of learning, singing should feel
like a second nature. It is our jobs as singers and performers to make the
music come alive through authentic interpretations. In order to get acquainted with interpreting
a piece, we must understand the time that goes into it. Knowing the meaning of
the words is important, but understanding how those words need to be
said are much more efficient when performing a piece. The audience listens with their ears and eyes;
therefore, all five parts of our instruments must be intact (mind, emotions,
body, face and voice). We should never
take what we are saying to our audience for granted; there must be purpose in
our delivery.
Key Concept: Take the time to know what you are saying and
what message needs to be conveyed to the audience.
Key Terms: interpretation
Connection: Memorizing takes much more than just knowing; it
takes understanding. I think even though we have not lived enough to connect
with some of the situations we sing about, we still have that human connection
and sympathy that we can tape into, more or less of, “if that were me, I would
feel…” My favorite line in this chapter was, “Always treat words with respect,
for they are not yours. You are merely the vehicle for presenting them to the
audience (p.137).” I loved this quote
because it put my duty as a singer into prospective.
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