Becky

Question One - How do you teach joy and pleasure in singing? what would represent joy while performing? how can you develop these elements?

i dont think you can teach joy or pleasure in anything. i think it is something either you like to do, or you dont and its a personal decision. however after thinking about it i decided that maybe there would be a way too teach some to like something, if you had good convincing skills you could try to convince them to like singing as much as you do. it would be hard though, as people would already have reasons not to like singing, normally being that they cant, or at least they believe that they cant sing. you could try to teach them to sing but chances are if they dont like it, they dont want to learn it either. there are people who dont think they can sing but who like to sing anyway so they along with the people who can sing and love to sing would be the best to work with to find the joy of singing and performing. joy or pleasure is not something that can be taught in a person. when you do find the people who like to sing and perform then you would clearly see the joy when they are singing. you can show joy through many ways when performing, one way is facial expression when your singing, if you look like your enjoying it and seriously making an effort of course people are going to believe you like what your doing. in the same way if you look bored and lifeless then the audience will equally make the assumption you dont like what your doing. you could develop these elements, and would like to sing more probably if you feel the most comfortable. so singing songs within your own range at least at first, and also singing song you like to sing as well.

i know this is late but i want to finish the assignment anyway. this is a youtube video -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKaLzG2dVHg

it's Miley cyrus singing the climb with a little girl who has cancer at the concert for hope. i believe this video shows a love for singing, not only from Miley cyrus, who has it as her career but also for the 4 year old girl fighting cancer, who still looks happy on the stage to be singing with Miley. she is fighting cancer and still music and singing makes her smile.

Question 2 -Over Pronunciation or Enunciation: how does this translate on your face? Can you be word-specific? Which exercises did you develop in order to solve specific issues?

over pronunciation and enunciation can translate onto your face because when you try to over enunciate words you can see the way your mouth could stretch to be making the correct sounds. you can also tell because sometimes the facial expression changes to express that your stressing the sounds and the words that you are singing. in order to solve specific issues from the song we have been working on, we developed some exercises to help to enunciate and pronunciate the lyrics. there were certain parts of the song which i felt like they were harder to sing because of the word choice. in music class we have learned that in songs singing vowel sounds are much easier then to try and sing consonants. in the song just before the chorus theres a line that says "your still a part of everything i do, your on my heart just like a tattoo" i find this really hard to sing and i don't like how it sounds when i try to sing it. to make it easier you need to try to stress the sounds your trying to sing. this includes opening your mouth more than you usually would due in a conversation.

// Question 3: // //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? //

//i think that movements on stage while performing a singing act are useful to attract and also to hold the audiences attention throughout the song. it shows that the singer(s) are very comfortable, and relaxed and proud and confident in what they are doing on stage. i think it could help for the singer to have movements because it could help them too relate to the song as well. // //the audience will get more out of the performance when there is movements involved because it all adds to the entertainment aspect of the performance. //

//on a more personal level however, i find that movements are really hard to do and they do not relax me they make me so much more nervous than i would be if i could just sing. i dont like the idea of moving and being watched, if i'm still i feel like the audience is more focused on the singing which is the most important thing anyway. something holding me back from doing the movements the class puts together and choreographs is that i am so nervous, and that i really dont like it or want to do it because of that, but of course that comes from being self-conscious and scared. i have no idea how to overcome this fear i have, the only way is for me to only sing and not be a part of the movement. //

//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ge7rrpq3Iw this is a youtube video where there is a girl performing and demonstrating choreography to alejandro which is by lady gaga. this is a good video for this question because the choreography matches the song, and in the real music video lady gaga is enjoying it, but this girl probably also enjoys it because she wanted to record it herself. //