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1) Question 1: Joy and Pleasure: How do you teach this? What would represent clear evidence while performing? How can you develop these elements?

To receive joy and pleasure in the situation of singing you have to have the passion for singing. But of course most people do not enjoy singing so if they are not into it they will not ever receive joy and pleasure. Other wise music has to be what you enjoy doing on a regular basis. Joy and pleasure also comes with confidence, the more confident you are about your voice the happier you will be. The better your voice will sound as well. The way to teach joy and pleasure is by making sure the tune is a bit catchy, it makes it easier to get into the beat of the song to start singing. This also makes you and the audience to get into the song. Joy and pleasure also comes naturally it is usually caused to relaxation. When you are stress- free of course you are happy! The audience can usually tell when a person is really into a song. A way that you could tell is by them smiling or even tapping their hand on their leg as their standing. Or even stomping their leg on the ground while singing. Any particular movement and the way a person is moving to a song can determine their mood. Practicing the song also makes it capable for you to improve on the song which will make it sound better. Relaxation is the key to succession in performing well as well as articulating. It makes the song sound a lot better with the different pronunciations that sound good in songs. During a performance, you can tell that the person is really into the song when they have a beat going on. Also when they are focused on the audience.

Example in the Youtube Video:[] At First the Choir shows their creativity by pretending that they are in a storm. THey are really original because they add effects of a storm by snapping, clapping and a lot more. They also have their own method of singing the song Africa by ToTo. You can also tell that they are into the song and show joy and pleasure because they are focused on their song and on the audience as well.

Bibliography: -  "How To Have An Amazing Vocal Performance With One Easy Technique by Elisha Ewonchuk Sing Like A Pro!" // SearchWarp Writers' Community //. Elisha Ewonchuk, 27 May 2007. Web. 20 Feb. 2011. .

Question 2 Posted on: 03/08/11 Over Pronunciation and Enunciation: How is this expressed on your face? Can you be word-specific? Which exercises did you develop in order to solve specific issues?

In Enunciation it is the art of clearly bringing the song to life by expressing the lyrics with a lot of passion and by overdoing it. It is also important to know that a relaxed jaw helps you articulate lyrics better. When using enunciation it can heighten every emotion while singing. For example when singing vowels such as a, e, I, o, and u the will sound like (a…... e= eeeeeee, I=I…., o=oooo.) The shape of your mouth for the will look like you are almost smiling. For the e as well but the e sound is expressed more. For the I sound your mouth will be opened wider. For the o sound your mouth will be shaped like an o and for the u your lips will be pushed out a little bit more and more sound will come out. The tip to achieving enunciation is to move your lips and your tongue fully so that more sound will be projected and it will look expressed as you pronounce the lyrics. It is very important to know when to enunciate when you are performing in front of a big audience because the audience could lose interest. They may lose interest in the singing because it may sound very low and the words may turn out to be mumbled and very hard to understand. It is really important to over-emphasize all of the consonants while singing. Vowels are a lot easier to pronounce while singing. To make constantans sound better enunciation has to take place! Reducing the tone of the enunciation in consonants will add a little bit more emotion. Pronunciation is articulating every word and being very precise also pronouncing every word with expression.. When you are over expressing the pronunciation of a word your face pronounces the word for a longer period of time. In the words green and cane the vowels e and a produce the long pronunciation. The person’s mouth must also be opened wider so that it will be expressed in a better way. When practicing enunciation and pronunciation, the person’s face must be lifted high and they should always keep their mouth wide open especially when they are pronouncing their vowels. These methods sound a lot better when the person is sitting up straight and their whole body is positioned right. The way a person is sitting also gives a huge effect on their voice. For example in choir class we always have to have a good posture in order for the voice to be projected louder and clearer. The first step is to life your head up, and be in a comfortable position. But of course eyebrows, cheekbones, and possibly the chin would be lifted higher. Using consonants will improve and words will be expressed more the enunciation especially of the consonant is expressed for a longer period of time.

An example of this: [] In this video Susan Boyle enunciates her words a lot. The background music is very loud so enunciating makes it a lot clearer for the audience to understand the lyrics shes singing.

Bibliography: "DJzone DJ Magazine Karaoke." // DJzone DJ Magazine : The DJ Magazine //. Bob Young, 2001. Web. 20 Feb. 2011. .

Question 3: Posted on: 3/20/11

// 1) ////Physical Communication: Body movements and choreography. How does it help you to commit to the song? Why do you give more to the audience this way? Is there still anything holding you back? If so, any idea on how to overcome this last hurdle? // Dance moves help you commit to a song because it allows the audience to really draw their attention to the dancing and not just the singing. It also makes you feel like you are doing something instead of just standing the whole time while performing. While dancing on stage, you get to express your emotions and just feel free and let everything all out. The audience also feels excited to see two great performances occur at the same time. Which are singing and dancing, doing both can be a bit challenging though. That’s why it takes a lot of practice to really be successful in this attempt. Everyone has different styles of moving to rhythms and that’s what the audience likes to see. They enjoy seeing unique methods that the performer does either by swaying to the beat or the choreography that they were assigned to do. What singers usually do when they weren’t given a dance move to perform with, they usually improvise and go dance to the rhythm and the flow of the music. Moving also helps you commit to the song because it gives off a little bit of support and makes it nicer for the audience to look at. Standing on stage doing nothing is a little bit boring and moving makes the song more radiant and lively. The only thing that would be holding back a performer from dancing on stage would be stage fright. It is something everyone has to deal with. But it takes practice, that’s why it is good to rehearse everyday which builds up a lot of the confidence needed. For a performer to be successful in both singing and dancing they have to practice and learn how to be relaxed. Practicing builds up confidence, and confidence reduces the amount of stage fright the person has. When doing a choregraphy the best thing to do is to be relaxed because when a person is stiff and they are performing the results will not be as good. An example of this: In this Hairspray Musical performance you can tell that the main character Tracy is having a good time because she enjoys what she is doing and she is also very confident which causes the result of the performance to be great! []