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Composers always ask me…
*How can I write music singers will love?
*What’s a safe range for a singer where I can write whatever I want?
*My mezzo friend told me she has a high B-flat but then I wrote one and she said she can’t sing that word on it. What’s going on?
Composers always ask me…
*How can I write music singers will love?
*What’s a safe range for a singer where I can write whatever I want?
*My mezzo friend told me she has a high B-flat but then I wrote one and she said she can’t sing that word on it. What’s going on?
*Why can’t I understand the words in my own piece?
*Why do I need to worry about text setting when I’m writing experimental music using noises and vowel sounds?
Here’s the thing…
*Why do I need to worry about text setting when I’m writing experimental music using noises and vowel sounds?
Here’s the thing…
Here’s the thing:
Unlike instruments, singers perform TEXT—combinations of vowels and consonants that require different movements of the lips, teeth, tongue, jaw…the SPACE in our mouths.
That means there are SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS to sing EVERY SINGLE PITCH in a singer’s range
Unlike instruments, singers perform TEXT—combinations of vowels and consonants that require different movements of the lips, teeth, tongue, jaw…the SPACE in our mouths.
That means there are SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS to sing EVERY SINGLE PITCH in a singer’s range
So if you’re trying to write for singers with nothing but a range chart from an orchestration textbook to guide you, you’re going to get lost along the way.
But there are steps you can take to supercharge your vocal writing.
But there are steps you can take to supercharge your vocal writing.
A set of tools you can employ to analyze your text, merge word with rhythm and pitch, and align those with a singer’s range and tessitura so that they will sound and feel fantastic as they sing your piece AND be understood by audiences.
And these tools apply in any musical style—including experimental music!
JOIN ME TUES-THURS FEB 2-4 for a special free training: Text Setting Like a Boss.
The training will be LIVE in a special Facebook Group at 10 AM PST each day
JOIN ME TUES-THURS FEB 2-4 for a special free training: Text Setting Like a Boss.
The training will be LIVE in a special Facebook Group at 10 AM PST each day
You have to sign up to get the link.
If you can’t make it live, I’ll send out a link to the recording afterward…so if you’re interested, make sure to sign up.
And there *WILL* be time for Q&A at the end of each session, so attend live if you can!
If you can’t make it live, I’ll send out a link to the recording afterward…so if you’re interested, make sure to sign up.
And there *WILL* be time for Q&A at the end of each session, so attend live if you can!
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