Saige Barlow-McCoy-Ch1

This was a great way of explaining how to identify sound in one’s voice. I think I might use the chart more often just in general. I loved listening to the recordings (which are on the website on the back, I’ve found, because I’m using a physical book—still a little confusing, but whatever I’ve got Spotify). I found that I was familiar with some of the singers, including Frank Sinatra, and I was better able to understand how the singers’ voices connected with the evaluations in the book. It’s interesting how the more operatic way of singing tends to lean to #1 for the most part, except the nasal placement, and the more contemporary singers varied in each category even though they still sung very well (at least, in my opinion). Already, I have learned a little about why certain things we do as singers is so essential to singing well, including both the listening and the science terms discussed before.