An example of this was that I utilized vocal techniques which minimize editing at a later stage techniques such as the Bel Canto inaudible breath. Producing this EP develops my interest further in the interaction between vocal technique, the mic, and the Logic Pro software. My new EP, ‘Recycle’, consists of four songs written, performed, and recorded over the Southern Hemisphere Summer of 2023. The phone, together with reflection, can save on a lot of singing lessons! Today’s blog looks at recording from another angle by reflecting on the benefit of thinking through singing techniques that save editing time and the role of improvisation in songwriting and recording. The iPhone, for example, is extremely handy and easy to use. In past blogs, I have encouraged singers to use recording as a learning tool. Planning singing techniques saves a lot of studio time… Remember what Lilli Lehmann said…scales, scales, scales! Hopefully, the song is a fun way to sing scales and develop the head voice. I would also love that teachers think of adapting the song for all types of singers, not just classical, which is why I wanted to write a song that can be played on a guitar easily and uses an accessible musical language. Here is the first page of the piece to give you an idea of how it goes. I would love that singers pick up the song and sing it at competitions and concerts. I imagine a floating sound on the final note of the piece. The song begins with half a scale, then an entire scale and then a scale and a half. Hence, I wrote this song, based on a scale, for this purpose. In particular, it is useful for developing the head voice because of the closed o sound and the u sound. The Māori language (Te Reo), is a beautiful language for classical singers because it has five vowel sounds. Wollerman’s 21×21 project and her performance of all of the 21 songs of the project, including mine. Glenda Keam arranged my guitar arrangement into a piano arrangement. The background to the song are that the words are a karakia, I wrote the tune and chords for classical guitar, and, composer Dr. Jenny Wollerman to perform as part of her 21×21 project in the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, 2022. A lot of people have been asking for information about the song. On May 13, 2023, in a concert with the Christchurch City Choir at the Transitional Cathedral, pianist Jeremy Woodside and I performed a solo piece for voice and piano, called ‘Kia Hora Te Marino’.
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