Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Saige Barlow-VRH-Oct 19

Voice Recital Hour

Layton L - Mein Zeinen, Mein Vinen

  • Very clear, slightly dark and rich sound

  • Keeps getting better and better!

  • Very operatic tenor

  • Shakes his head occasionally when singing vibrato, but not always.

  • Doesn’t do anything when singing the same vowel on different notes or in different registers, so that’s good!

  • The German sounds really great! All that diction practice has paid off!


Tim S - Dust and Ashes - Pierre Natasha

  • Very theatrical and clear!

  • Gorgeous voice!

  • Very gentle, yet well-grounded bass range!

  • Didn’t Josh Groban sing this song once?

  • Very diction-oriented, and he’s doing really, really well!

  • I can see various emotions being conveyed here, and I think it contributes well to this song!

    • My dad once suggested, as a former theatre class director, to have at least three different facial expressions or emotions while performing a monologue, and I think that applies well to musical theatre music, too!

  • Wow, so good at projecting that last note comfortably!


Taylor W - Thank You For the Music - ABBA

  • She sounds very head-voice based. However, though her low notes are a little soft they sound great!

  • She has some very natural expressions. I think it could use a little more exaggeration to better strengthen her support and convey more joy. You can never have enough!

  • Love the reference to her “golden hair”!

  • At “chance,” I thought she has a really gorgeous belted note going, but then she pulled back a little. I’m like, “No! You deserved that note! Don’t back out!”


Faith B - Scarborough Fair

  • I think she’s a Music Therapy major

  • Her posture and her jaw movement look very good, but I think she might need a little more breath support and lift in the soft palate. She sounds a bit tense.

  • The higher notes ring from time to time, and I think that shows progress!


Logan Kelley - Encanto…

  • Already, the facial expressions are drawing my attention!

  • I can understand everything clearly.

  • Encompasses his wide range pretty well!


Gideon B - Something’s Coming - West Side Story

  • Very diction related

  • I can understand everything very clearly, and I can understand what’s going on in the character’s story!

  • I noticed a register shift, but it was still rather smooth!


Collin C - Scottish Gaelic Lullaby (in the movie Brave)

  • I DO know what this song is!!! It’s gorgeous!

  • I want to learn Gaelic now!

  • The way he sings this really shows off his rich bass range!


Julia C - La Llorona

  • Mexican folk song from Coco!

  • A little breathy, but there are small moments where she has better breath support, but even more so in the higher range.

  • The vibrato sounds a lot better than the last year I heard her sang

  • I think the diction is great. It could just use a little more.


Meghan H - Got to Get Out - Ordinary Days

  • I think the jaw placement is a lot better during the more talky sections and such. I think she has been working on that.

    • Natural speech

    • Still comes forward a little sometimes though, especially if she’s holding some notes longer and with a higher dynamic.

  • Excellent diction and placement!

  • Amazing acting!


Mary Barlow - Flowers - Hades’ Town

  • Mixolydian, yet a very gorgeous and pleasing song!

  • Very clear and gorgeous! Of course, I might be a little biased, since I’m a Barlow myself.

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