Archive for April, 2008

American Idol Review – Top 6 – Andrew Lloyd Webber night

Posted on 25. Apr, 2008 by .

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This week Andrew Lloyd Webber was the guest "coach" on American Idol.  I have had the pleasure of working with some of his material as well as met him personally as I was Rum Tum Tugger in Cats for a year and have also sung Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar.  However, I was puzzled that [...]

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American Idol Review – Top 7 – To Own The Stage Or Not

Posted on 18. Apr, 2008 by .

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This week the 7 remaining contestants of American Idol got to sing Mariah Carey songs.  They are being thrown from one genre to another and have to pick a good song that fits them and stil be able to make it their own – in one week mind you.  With that in mind we can [...]

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American Idol Review – Top 8 – The Art Of Singing Without Pressure

Posted on 11. Apr, 2008 by .

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Why do you really want to sing better and feel freer using your voice?  Probably because you want more than your singing voice to be heard. I bet you really want your “inner voice” to be heard. We all want to be heard, and be able to influence, inspire and make a difference in this [...]

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American Idol Review – Top 9 – How To Sing And “Emote”

Posted on 03. Apr, 2008 by .

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My review of American Idol this week has 9 singers left. It’s Dolly Parton week and they get to perfom Dolly Parton songs, meet her and get her input. Imagine that she has written 3000 songs!  Not bad, huh? Okay, let’s  look at what it means to "emote".  How much do you need to emote [...]

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