can we talk about singers?

[mopinko]

ok, i've prolly bored most of you talking about learning to sing in my 60's.
but if i havent, i am here to preach about it. i truly believe that if you keep learning new things, you never get old. a small medical miracle fixed the muscle cramps that made me a flat alto all my life. my kids wouldnt let me hum.
but here i was w a clear voice. and as it happened, a dear friend whose hubs is a voice teacher.
now, the friendship of that man is a big part of this story. our hour facetime lesson, plus time spent gabbing, is why i'm still on the right side of the grass. but aint that how this whole music thing works?

anyway. it's been 2 years, and i've gotten acceptably good. i went to catholic school for 12 yrs, so this is not the 1st of my voice training. i was in the freshman choir, and invited to NOT be in the soph choir. but my ear is good, despite a genetic tendency to tone deafness. and i love that my voice now has more power as i shrink into a little old lady.

teach and i have been talking of late about what makes a voice worth sharing. and it boils down to what they taught me in art school- style.
but a couple weeks ago, he let me in on a little secret. we've talked a lot about placement of the voice, of course, but in particular in relation to irish singers. that distinctive irish sound is in the nose. but what he told me is- the best singers all put an overlay of that nasal voice over everything. i feel like i just graduated from charcoals to pastels. i found the color.

so i've been watching singers, and trying to sort out how they use that color. i'm basically a pretty emotive person. this is obviously where i want to go. i want the color of my voice to match the look on my face. does that make sense?

so, if any of this makes sense to you, please share who you think is the best at this. ftr, steve earle is already my god, so, dont say steve.

ftr, i'm doing this strictly for fun. to sing w friends, to sing in irish pubs and hope someone buys me a pint. music has always been the backdrop of my life. i'm so grateful to have it in the foreground now, cuz i fucking needed it.
tia.

[The Polack MSgt]

1. Not sure about the expression matching the notes

But Danielle Nicole Schnebelen is one of the most expressive singers I've ever seen live.

Bonus points - She's also a MO Pinko from Kansas City

[mopinko]

2. this is good. just what i mean.

tho my teach would cry to see her throw her head back to hit those high notes. lol. he's been threatening to make me do my scales w a book on my head.

he had to agree w me that it isnt just the nose, it's the whole face. you can see her a few times where she twists her mouth, and makes a note that is a bit sideways.
i recently had the pleasure of kissing a harmonica player, and must admit that my lips can use some exercise.

[highplainsdem]

3. Kudos for doing this in your 60s! And if you want to talk about

great vocals...

Editing to add a video with just the song:

[mopinko]

4. that was rly great.

i'll have to check her out. she said a lot of interesting things here. nitty gritty.
i was rly watching the way he moved his head. that little shake on the vibrato. he def could have done opera.