"On My Own" performed by a young singer/pianist

Hi everyone

I wanted to share with you one of my students. She really loves singing and playing Broadway. I hope you like the video. Thanks in advance for watching.





Caroline performs On My Own

Updated On: 9/21/10 at 09:48 AM

Could have sworn this would be that little turd-cum-Baby June doing Defying Gravity.

Thanks for the comment. She tries really hard and she wants to be great. As for the mic, I use it whenever I record a student singing while playing so you can hear the voice. I get much better sound quality that way.

I think she is very talented. To have that passion and musical understanding/technique at her young age is really impressive. You can tell she loves it--and it's exciting to see. I wish her the best and hope she has a lot of encouragement if she wants to pursue it.

willep, I had not seen that video, but am now aware of what everyone is talking about. Thanks for the heads up. I edited the subject title so that it doesn't sound like that.

Caroline is very good. Here are some comments:

She seems a little pre-occupied with trying to play the music and sing simultaneously though.

I recommend that she either really memorize the piano part so she doesn't have to read the music, or even better, sing with an accompanist.

One of the best things about her performance there was that she doesn't fall into the trap of "American Idol" where performers feel the need to emote and belt every note. Her natural sense of nuance and restraint is extremely well served. It adds pathos back to a song that has been butchered by belters for years. Very refreshing, and very effective.

Lastly, (and this is not a big deal) her annunciation is a bit too formal. It seems very stylized. I'm sure she will grow out of this as she becomes more comfortable with the material, and it's certainly preferable to slurring her words, or worse sliding into a note.

I really hope she continues to work on her craft b/c she's obviously got talent.

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While the above is true....I never really thought of this as a polished performance per se, but, more of a "lets record this to see where we are." I never thought about WATCHING her perform, only listening to her music.

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