Falsetto

"High Society" still contains some of the Britpop influences Ricky Wilson and fellow band members have never been able to resist, but the singer's falsetto displays a new approach nonetheless, resulting in the most disappointing track on the record. "Good Clean Fun" contains a larger role for the guitar as well, but here the indie-rock loses its place in the spotlight to ska and reggae. Just like frontman

Influential American guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel opted to radically change direction in Caipi, a Brazilian jazz fusion record whose concept and compositions had been worked on over the last ten years. Accompanying the virtuoso guitarist, who also sings and plays bass, keyboards, and percussion, are international artists of undeniable quality. The lineup includes the saxophonist Mark Turner, multi-instrumentalist Pedro Martins, and intermittent appearances of violinist Frederika Krier, French horn

words away and say. Furthermore, the last word of each line is sung with melisma. For instance, the word “know” is sung with several notes to one syllable. This musical element adds to the smooth and earthy timbre of The Beach Boys. Also, there is falsetto and harmony throughout Caroline No. The Beach Boys appear to sing above their normal range and this further contributes to the smooth and melancholic musical quality. All the singers in The Beach Boys sing in harmony to a beat in

Thurston Harris) as opposed to typical group productions. Group Harmony In doo-wop vocal harmonies echo--or, more commonly--run underneath the lead vocalist. Generally, the second tenor and baritone blend together as one sound, with the high tenor (or falsetto) running over the lead and the bass reverberating on the bottom end. The group harmony does not usually lead throughout; however, it may occasionally alternate with a tenor in this capacity (e.g., the Channels--"The Closer You Are").

boyhood friend, Ray Tabano, to play rhythm guitar. In early 1972 throughout the mid to late 1970s Aerosmith was a tremendous hit all over the world. Steven Tyler would become known for his sharp-edged, raw vocals, several signature screams, use of falsetto, and his scat singing. From about 1979 to 1983 Aerosmith started to decline. The spotlight got to some of their heads the use of drugs began to take its toll on the band. July 28, 1979, a huge fight at a World Series of Rock concert in Cleveland

My impressions of the music is that I feel this music would be played at a concert at a church or for a ceremony. My impression is that this song is that it makes me feel calm and peaceful. The sounds of the chorus voices all in rhythm with each other just makes it so amazing. My impression on the composer is that Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina took his time to make everything sound perfect for his music. I also like how he took the time to make the words understandable by accentuating them so

exacted or an injury or wrong Resin- a sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded by some trees and other plants Sparser- thinly dispersed or scattered Haunch- a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal Falsetto- a method of voice production used by make singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range Palpitate- beat rapidly, strongly, or irregulary  One of the pivotal scenes in this novel was when the volcano hit, and the

During the early ages of rock and roll, it was common practice for Caucasian musicians to create covers of some well know R&B musicians’ song. Some of these songs were in some way very similar to the original in copying tempo and the lyrics. However, there were many cover that seem similar but the change made the song a work of its own. A song that I believe represent this is “I got a woman”, Originally released in 1995 by Ray Charles and covered by Elvis Presley in 1956. The original song by

In the documentary film ‘Do I Sound Gay?’ by David Thorpe, Thorpe explores the speech patterns of gay men to find out if there really is a ‘gay voice’ and how true that stereotype holds. This goes way back to a familiar linguistic stereotype of Western gay men – they sound different from heterosexual men (Cameron and Kulick 2003). Their unique and distinctive way of speaking has been termed ‘the voice’, and phoneticians have come up with lists of its characteristics (Cameron and Kulick 2003). Therefore

Hello, There are quite a few pedagogical reasons why Rachel and I have decided to combine both choirs. Below are just a few. My 8th grade boys were having a hard time singing do to voice changes. I tried to keep the boys up in their falsetto and while this worked for a few boys the others we not able to produce certain notes. When boys voices start to change it can result in them only being able to sing a very limited amount of notes. We worked on high trills, sliding, humming, yawning, held