songs that are easy to go flat on
#2
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:42pm
Anything written by Sondheim.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#3
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:45pm
True, any Sondheim and some Les Mis.
#4
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:47pm
The very end of "Who Am I"
"Two Four Six OH OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!"
"Two Four Six OH OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEE!"
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#5
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:47pm
no, jacob. no one goes flat on "one." they just crack.
#6
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:48pm
Why God Why from Miss Saigon
Defying Gravity (as we have see the Labadia sisters, as well as Idina do)
Defying Gravity (as we have see the Labadia sisters, as well as Idina do)
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#7
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:50pm
I'm not the only one who doesn't like the Labbadia sisters?
#8
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:51pm
BSoBW2- I crack.
Others I have heard go flat(make that double flat and worse)
*Shudder*
Others I have heard go flat(make that double flat and worse)
*Shudder*
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#9
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:52pm
"Gethsemane," "Heaven on their Minds," HECK the whole Jesus Christ Superstar repetoire. Also, I would like to add "Music of the Night." The last note is held for a while and A LOT of people go flat while holding it.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#10
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:54pm
haha, i'm just kidding - i'm sure people go flat.
I think that the actor knows it's comming - i think i may have heard some1 go higher (or just put a lot of power into it)
I think that the actor knows it's comming - i think i may have heard some1 go higher (or just put a lot of power into it)
#11
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:54pm
The phantom of the opera- the phhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaantom...that part. Lots of people go flat on that.
#12
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:55pm
No One Mourns the Wicked
and the Finale - oh, wait, some1 is flat on it on the CD
and the Finale - oh, wait, some1 is flat on it on the CD
#13
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:56pm
About Gethsemane...it's hard to go flat if you sing it the way it is written. Webber's JC score is extremely unchallenging and easy. What makes it hard is the ones who sing it like the OCR. They had to scream it, cause the notes are too simple (i.e."I don't How to Love Him is an example, because it is not stylized...just unchallenging.)
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#14
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:57pm
if you go flat in a song...maybe its out of your range and you shouldnt be singing it...or maybe you just cant sing hmmm...if its that hard to stay on
"You won't fight without layers of armor
Suit on up and come brace my sword
You look back when the pieces are missing
Hollowed out hope that no time can restore."
#15
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:57pm
or maybe you aren't warmed up, or you/your voice are/is tired...
#16
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:58pm
or maybe you have no pitch...
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#17
Posted: 12/22/04 at 8:00pm
I agree with out of your range... raise your eyebrows, if that does not work, stop singing the song!
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#18
Posted: 12/22/04 at 8:00pm
i think that's is ONE OF the definitions of an "off night"
#19
Posted: 12/22/04 at 8:05pm
One of the things I love abot performing is that I seem to go flat ALOT during rehearsals(More when I am learning the song) but if I go out infront of 500 people I will hit EVERY note of the song.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#21
Posted: 12/22/04 at 8:37pm
I sometimes get flat on "My Funny Valentine"
But that's because I'm more of a 2nd soprano...
But that's because I'm more of a 2nd soprano...
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#22
Posted: 12/22/04 at 8:40pm
Jesus Christ Superstar not Challenging? WHAT???? It is very challenging (the male parts). And it is not just the OCR, it is every recording. Guys have to hit ungodly high notes.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#23
Posted: 12/22/04 at 9:06pm
" Jesus Christ Superstar not Challenging? WHAT???? It is very challenging (the male parts). And it is not just the OCR, it is every recording. Guys have to hit ungodly high notes.:
That is why I love Caiaphus(sp?) who has to hit ungodly low notes...but at least I can hit them.
That is why I love Caiaphus(sp?) who has to hit ungodly low notes...but at least I can hit them.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#24
Posted: 12/22/04 at 9:19pm
Just because a singer goes flat doesn't mean they can't sing. People, in general, aren't perfect and no matter how much training or coaching you've had, (::gasp::) you actually might make a mistake! It's human, folks...
A lot of women go flat when trying to belt the final line of "Suddenly, Seymour". "Seymour's... my... maaaaan"... I hear people go flat while sustaining "man". It can be like nails on a chalkboard at times, but they usually get back on pitch after a few beats.
Oh, and any Broadway song sung by Deborah Gibson is flat. ("Nobody is gonna rain on myyyyy... pa-RAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaAADE!")
A lot of women go flat when trying to belt the final line of "Suddenly, Seymour". "Seymour's... my... maaaaan"... I hear people go flat while sustaining "man". It can be like nails on a chalkboard at times, but they usually get back on pitch after a few beats.
Oh, and any Broadway song sung by Deborah Gibson is flat. ("Nobody is gonna rain on myyyyy... pa-RAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaAADE!")
#25
Posted: 12/22/04 at 9:31pm
After listening to Idina so much sing anything I get mad confused and go flat when I try singing the song as it was originally written... especially Life of the Party from when she did The Wild Party, Andrew Lippa version.
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