Bel Canto Voice Training

03/19/2022

This lesson went very well so I am posting here!

Many new insights in videos to follow!

Onset is key!

08/15/2021

What are the elements of being and crafting oneself as a great Cantor?

Voice
Being a Ba’al Tfilah (Nusach). *
Coloratura (this can get sophisticated at an infinite number of levels
Personality Interpretation (Bitui)
Perush Hamilim - you have to bring yourself, all your experiences and your life view to the craft and art.
Musicality (chromaticism, harmonic concept,
knowledge of scales and flexibility between modes)
Expression (Variety of expressive tools) see below
Religioso, Dramatic, Mystical, Chassidic Joy and Style, Parlando
Balance of cry/religioso and joy/celebration (Philosophy)
Slide (Musicality) advanced tool. In some of the great Cantors, this portamento which the Italians venerate, is essential at the advanced levels.
Chromaticism
Hazzonus is based on Chassidic Elements of Sequences

Elements explained in Detail

Religioso, Dramatic, Mystical, Chassidic Joy and Style, Parlando
Coloratura - can be an entire course -
Modes - an intimate knowledge of the modes, how they flow one into another

Note: in today’s day and age, it is a great challenge to work on one’s craft when what sells is in the realm of the fantastick. The allure of immediate gratification prevents us or has the tendency to prevent us from digging into our craft, and working on the elements of being and becoming great.

01/19/2018

01/19/2018

Balance head and chest for a beautiful tone...

12/26/2017

Discipline, focus and balance study with networking!

10/18/2017

Listen to the greats and learn! They are singing with the greatest mastery that takes something to comprehend what they are doing to ground their vowels in the body, chiaroscuro etc...

09/06/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqEwtVWeD3U

A 54min documentary of Edita Gruberova preparing for her Lucrezia Borgia debute (at age 62!).

09/06/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0fuC6Cw2Hs

Great opera starts such as Birgit Nillsson, Renata Tebaldi, Alfredo Kraus, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Ileana Cotrubas, Elisabeth...

08/24/2017

Support, ping, sing Bel Canto vowels in mask, no microphone when possible!

07/19/2017

Loving the great standards... https://youtu.be/niTMKUHirvM

06/14/2017

I am excited to start a teaching studio again in Delray Beach as well as online!