You are a Canadian Idol hopeful:
- with natural talent and a lot of spunk.
- with little to no vocal training, but, you know you have it in you.
- who needs a little bit of style, audition and vocal advice.
- wants to get help and have a lot of fun.
I am:
The gal that'll help you get there!
For $15/half hour or $25/full hour I will give you tips, tricks and everything else you will need to make a positive and strong audition at Canadian Idol. My experience on and off stage combined with my vocal performance degree will give you the edge you need.
My bio? I've won awards for opera, classical and musical theatre performance. I've appeared on tv, been heard on the radio, appeared in professional stage productions from Dinner Theatre straigh to the Canadian Opera Company and besides being a Punshine Girl I also was a Canadian Beauty Queen.
I'll help you to develop your personal style and maximize your vocal talents for the best chance to get that golden ticket.
Email me at: marieann@rogers.com
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Canadian Idol Vocal Coaching!
Posted by
KarmaCake
1/26/2006 11:52:00 AM
- KarmaCake 11:03 AM
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What can you expect? Vocalises, breathing technique, conquoring your break, assistance in song selection, fashion styling advice (hair, makeup and clothes), how to hear yourself when you sing, audition technique placement and stage presence.
But, each person is unique, but, the above is usually a pretty common list of things that I've worked with with students over the years.
As for placement, as an outside party, non affiliated with CTV and their subsidiaries, I cannot guarantee placement.
No teacher can guarantee any successes for their students in a competetive environment. Because when you step in that room, it's you the judges and the cameras. We can only give you the tools and support you need in order to do your absolute best on the day of audition.
What I can guarantee, is that you will be more confident on the day of the audition and that I will devote my skills to help you have fun, feel good and do your best!
Email me at marieann@rogers.com and we'll meet up to talk about your goals and your style. If you're under 18, feel free to bring your parents or guardian along.
My style is not to mold you into something you're not, but to enhance your natural talent with professional singing skills. - Anonymous 12:22 AM
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What part of Toronto are you in? I've been taking vocal lessons for a few years now, currently singing pieces such as An Die Musik, and Sebben Crudele. Preparing for university auditions and such.. and would like to try something new.
Thanks
-Ashley - KarmaCake 12:37 PM
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Ashley, give me a call.
I would nix An Die Musik for a song to sing for your audition. That song is so over done that even the greats when they sing it get irksome.
Sebben Crudele you're cool.
Usually, it's three pieces, plus your RCM Grade 3 voice for entry requirement and prelim rudiments for theory.
So I would probably choose... you already have an Italian, so for French song try a sweet Bergerette or an Oratorio. It's a bit of a challenge, but, have you practiced Fauré's Pie Jesu?
English song try The K'e (haunting especially when sung by a young voice), Must the Winter Come So Soon by Barber from the Opera Vanessa.
Songs by Cherubino from The Marriage of Figaro are over done as well, but, still heavily prescribed by 1st year profs.
Some are more challenging then others, but, assuming you really want it then you'll practice the bejeezus out of them.
However, seriously, just don't sing An Die Musik. I'm having flashbacks of school and the vocal students singing it and marching around like foolish German Soldiers.
Schubert has so many great songs... An Den Fruhling. I'm hard up for names since my fav Schubert book was stolen and I have to go and buy another.
Just listen to your voice, listen to recordings of music and then sing what's right for you.
The biggest disservice you can do is to NOT be realistic. Young voices have a fragility that is so evocative of youth. So use that, sing simple songs, avoid languages with complicated diction (Like German. You don't understand how many times I've sung it and I her "Your 'ich' ought to sound like 'ish'" well that's bull, it's a regional dialect... but anyway)
Stick with Italian, Latin, English and French... The Romance languages.
I would sing 1 English (You know how hard it is to hear someone sing GOOD English? Even if you speak it doesn't mean you can sing it. It really showcases your diction training)
1 Latin oratorio, like a Mendelssohn or a mozart.
1 French (assuming as a good Canadian girl you have that in your back pocket)
Then study theory like mad and ACE your theory exam (so few people do)
And, that's it.
m - Anonymous 9:07 PM
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That's such great advice.. the songs that I know right now are
-Maman Dites Moi (I like this one, it's bouncy sounding, and it's a good range for me)
-L'ho Purduta Me Mechina (sp?) (this one is from 'Le Nozze Di Figaro', as you previously mentioned, it's short, and gets to the point)
-Do Not Go My Love
For the next two weeks though, I need to focus fully on my audition with York for the Theatre program.
-Ashley - KarmaCake 1:30 PM
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I used to know the head of that program. We worked on a Spring Break Camp for the COC together a few years back.
Good luck with the York audition!
what can i expect by way of teaching?
is there a guarantee of standing in the competition?