Music Perception

2010-2011 School Year

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:29:56 +0000

I hope all of you had a wonderful summer! Lessons for the Fall of 2010 will resume beginning Monday August 30, 2010. Please see the Calendar page for your specific time.

I have made some policy and rate changes for this year as well, so please review them carefully and let me know if you have any questions.

Upcoming Events

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:24:42 +0000

Dates to Remember:

Jan. 23rd Group Lessons @ studio

Note different times: ALL Piano: 9:00-9:45; Voice: 10:00-11:30

Feb. 13th Recital @ studio

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Feb. 27th Solo/Ensemble Contest @ D.C. Everest Middle School 9302 Schofield Ave., Weston

Mar. 6th WMTA Auditions @ Wausau Conservatory of Music, 404 Seymour Dr, Wausau

Composer of the Month Videos

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:58:38 +0000

The composer of the month is Muzio Clementi.

Here is his Piano Sonata in F# minor:

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Here his Piano Concerto in C Major:

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Symphony No. 3 in G major:

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Vocal Videos

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:28:04 +0000

Here are videos that I have found useful in teaching voice students. It is very important when studying voice to understand that kind of sound that is ideal for the voice to make, regardless of the style you sing in. It is the same instrument, and works ideally one way. Scroll down for Female Voice examples.

Male Voices

Tenor Fritz Wunderlich shows the ideal position of the tongue when singing:

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Baritone Titta Ruffo shows off full-voiced singing. Note his covering on the higher notes:

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Baritone Lawrence Tibbett demonstrates chest and falsetto. Note the falsetto is clear and hooty:

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Baritone Nelson Eddy sings the Volga Boat Song. Note how much falsetto is in the sound on high notes that are soft:

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Tenor Jerry Hadley showing great coordination and covering:

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Female Voices

Soprano Emmy Destinn demonstrates perfect coordinated sound:

[See post to watch Flash video]

Contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink shows us how the pros yodel:

[See post to watch Flash video]

Two great examples of coordinated sound, “chiaroscuro,” soprano Renata Tebaldi and mezzo Guilietta Simionato:

[See post to watch Flash video]

Maria Callas showing the expressive capabilities of a coordinated voice:

[See post to watch Flash video]

Monserrat Caballe sings Mozart from the Marriage of Figaro:

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2009-2010 Teaching Calendar

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:30:10 +0000

Forget when your lesson is? Need to know when payments are due, or when upcoming events are? Click on the link below to view the new Calendar for 2009-2010.
Calendar page.

Now accepting payments with PayPal!

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:29:54 +0000

You can now make your semester or monthly payments with a credit card, debit card, or directly withdrawn from your checking or savings account using PayPal! For your convenience, you can even set up the payments to be charged to your card or account automatically on a monthly basis. This can save you having to write a separate check out to me each month.

Paying with Paypal is easy and safe. Just click on the Tuition link, select whether you want to make a one-time monthly or semester payment an click the “Add to Cart”button below your selection. Be sure to choose the correct lesson length. Or, if you’d like to pay monthly and have the payments taken directly from your credit card, debit card, or bank account, under the “Recurring Monthly Payment” click on the corresponding “Subscribe” button for your lesson length.

Then you will be brought to the Paypal website, where your payment can be made securely. If you are using a debit or credit card, there is no need to set up a Paypal account, although you may want to. If you’d like to use a bank acocunt, then setting up your paypal account is easy. Simply follow the instructions on their site.