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Repertoire Semester 1 - Essay Jaylee Waters

Which of the 5 genres covered this semester suits your personal style and vocal

ability best? Justify your argument with reference to both stage and vocal

technical aspects of the genre

!ver this semester we have strayed from our comfort "ones and e#plored genres outside

of music theatre $he %ve genres that we have loo&ed at have included pop' country from

pre 1(()' roc& from 1(*)-+)))' contemporary R, and gospel .ersonally / have found

elements' both in relation to my performing style and vocal ability0technically' in all of 

the styles owever if / was to choose one style that suited myself the best' it would have

to be country / prepared the song Coat of Many Colours by 2olly .arton for country wee&

Paragraph 1 – why I suit the genre best?

Paragraph 2 – relate to my own personal style and how I perform on stage –

when singing my song

Paragraph 3 – my vocal ability and vocal technical aspects of the genre – when

singing my song

Conclusion

/n conclusion

CO!"#$ 

 $he vocal style of country is very healthy' easily relates to all of the styles and is

appearing in many shows at the moment $he te#t is a vital part of the country style

where the telling of the story is very important $he style is very rela#ed' not overly

pronounced and is generally li&e a conversation through the te#t $echnically the style

re3uires a mid-range laryngeal sit' high tilt and oral twang' which is not to be confused

with nasal twang $here is all the use of a sob 3uality that should be used throughout the

whole vocal range $he support of the pelvic 4oor muscles is also important to have

continuous breath 4ow

Story telling emotional connection

6hord progression basic

- 7s if spo&en- 8ess vibrato- $wang- 9odel- Sob 3uality- :eep twang on higher notes- $he repetition needs to change with each repeated section change it up to

enhance the story

- ;eed more narrative- 2one over pronounce it conversation0speech 3uality

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- <ood sob0twang on high notes but need to apply this to the lower notes- Style good but go further- .elvic 4oor release and support- ;ab- $wang = pro>ection not volume- olume is controlled by the amount of air 4ow passing through the vocal folds

- 2i@erence between oral and nasal twang- When verses are the same they are not needed in an audition sense story telling- Simple dialogue not comple#- ;ot over articulated- igh tilt' low sit with more support

%ord count& 12''