tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post721679175724446746..comments2024-02-01T12:37:55.180+00:00Comments on Mostly music: The Singer and the SongRonan Guilfoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668316692753726447noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-33320799630544707642017-07-03T07:17:36.647+01:002017-07-03T07:17:36.647+01:00Thanks John, that sounds like a very innovative an...Thanks John, that sounds like a very innovative and enlightened approach. I'd love to learn more!Ronan Guilfoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668316692753726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-42601047895440038532017-07-02T23:27:34.453+01:002017-07-02T23:27:34.453+01:00Thanks for your thoughtful approach to this import...Thanks for your thoughtful approach to this important topic. In the jazz studies program at the University of North Texas we promote inclusiveness and collaboration among vocalists and instrumentalists. The repertoire in curricular work and student-led projects includes both vocal styles you describe, one modeled on instrumental lines, the other more lyrical. To affirm the importance of the voice as an instrument, one jazz vocal departmental recital each year is devoted to a "faculty sing," in which instrumentalists on the faculty take turns singing a tune for an audience of vocal jazz majors.<br />John Murphy, Chair, Division of Jazz Studies, UNT College of Music John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134572376176611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-63486313579729735032017-06-26T01:29:56.456+01:002017-06-26T01:29:56.456+01:00This is great. My angle is that the instrumentalis...This is great. My angle is that the instrumentalists should be striving to 'hear' what they play as well, just as the singers need to. Perhaps there wouldn't be so much whingeing at jams about 'weird' keys if the players used their ears more!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482362680675464119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-13888870658635366272016-04-14T13:14:40.806+01:002016-04-14T13:14:40.806+01:00Hi Ronan, thank you for writing this wonderful pie...Hi Ronan, thank you for writing this wonderful piece. I found it linked on JazzBreakfast. I really appreciate the points you make toward the end about soloing techniques that are idiomatic to the voice being used/praised/accepted at least in contrast to trying to do something that is natural on a saxophone with the voice. I experiment with some of each and it's an interesting challenge and exercise to try to create something that's both satisfying melodically and descriptive harmonically with each "style".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03341138461217858671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-25526923168959673712016-01-20T13:54:32.556+00:002016-01-20T13:54:32.556+00:00Thanks very much Rita!
Thanks very much Rita!<br />Ronan Guilfoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668316692753726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-824789132539854822016-01-20T13:47:34.077+00:002016-01-20T13:47:34.077+00:00Also want to add that this article was splendidly ...Also want to add that this article was splendidly written.Rita di Ghenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719668283461721265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-254496346466662432016-01-19T22:39:57.230+00:002016-01-19T22:39:57.230+00:00
The Parlato example was perfect. Her solo-ing at ...<br />The Parlato example was perfect. Her solo-ing at the end was over a pedal, not complex chord changes. Rhythm rules!Rita di Ghenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719668283461721265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-43600275620139150702015-06-26T16:03:16.405+01:002015-06-26T16:03:16.405+01:00This should be read at every jazz/non-classical pr...This should be read at every jazz/non-classical programme in the world.adamdaudrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926821459245890404noreply@blogger.com