NotesfromLiederkranz2016:KarenKennedy
Friday,November45:00-6:30pm-CheckIn(GreenHouseoryourdorm)6:30-6:40pm-SafetyorientationbyMenuchastaff(GreenHouse)7:00-8:00pm-Dinner(2volunteers)8:15-9:30pmKennedySession1Saturday,November58:00-9:00am-Breakfast(2volunteers)9:15-10:30amReadingSession(JimFacilitates)10:30-10:45am-break10:45–11:45amMember-LedSession(Mornafacilitates)12:00-1:00pm-Lunch(2volunteers)1:15-2:45pmKennedySession23:00-4:30pm-BusinessMeeting(membersonly)/FreeTime(guests)6:00-7:00pm-Dinner(2volunteers)7:15-9:15pmKennedySession3Sunday,November68:00-9:00am-Breakfast(2volunteers)9:15-11:30amKennedySession4/WrapUp12:00–1:00pm-Lunch(2volunteers)8:10pmIntroductions:AmberSchroeder,AngelaHjerdstedt,BruceBrowne,Solveig
Holmquist,JohnBaker,DavidYork,GiselleWyers,KristinaPloeger,SaraBoos,CourtneyRowley,CarrieTenant,JimKnox,PatrickMcDonough,AdamSteele,JoanConlon,HowardMeharg,JustinRaffa,MornaEdmundson,ChristianClark,LukeMacSween,ReginaldUnterseher,DebbieGlaze,AnneLyman,GaryWeidenaar,TimFitzpatrick
Karen’sSession#1:Friday,Nov48:15-8:30pm
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ReadingSessionPresentedbyHowardBalladetotheMoonbyDanielElderGIA,C-8071PresentedbyBruceVorspruchbyHugoDistlerDouble,double,toilandtroublebyJaakkoMäntyjärviPresentedbyAnneMatthewHarris'sShakespeareSongs,BookIV.PresentedbyJustinLookBackonTimewithKindlyEyesbyJosephGregorio,publishedbyAréteMusicImprintsPresentedbySolveigAsTorrentsinSummerbyEdwardElgarPresentedbyDavidAveMariabyVladimirVavilov(attributedtoGiulioCaccini),arr.forSSAchorusbyDavidYork.PresentedbyLukeTwoEasternPicturesbyGustavHolst,GalaxyMusicPresentedbyMornaVeni,VenibyJ.DavidMoorePublishedbyFreshAyreMusicFAM-0069-02PresentedbyAngelaHjerstadtBeStill,LookUpandListenbyMarkPattersonPresentedbyPatrickAnon.FortesidulciPresentedbyJoanSzymkoLightBeautyPeace,BeItThereforeResolved,River–newpublicationsfromJoanStuffIneedtolookupfromCarrie:SnowAngel–SarahQuartetw/celloSSAmulti-movement,AizubandaisanJoanConlin:ThreespokenchorusesfromDariusMilhaud’sMustaskJoanforthetitle
LiederkranzHistoryTalk“Theimportanceisatossupbetweentheguestsandthefellowship.”BruceBrowneBruceenjoyedtheDaleWarlandyearverymuch.Also,AndrewParrottandSimonCarrington.Joan:“Itreallyistheimportanceofcomradery.”JudyBurnsandKatherineOlsenAndrewParrotttaughthertousetheoriginalclefs,thenmoveitdownaminorthird.CommentsaboutRobertSund…Whatagreateducator.Hehadastrongwarm-upsequencethatDebbieandDavidstilluse.Howard:VanceGeorgechangedvowelsforHoward.…usingavowelthatreflectsthevernacularwhenithelpstoaidwordstressMorna:CharlesBruffy“Dictionshouldbelikestagemake-up.It’stoomuchupclose,butitworksbetterfromfaraway.”AliceParker“Asacomposer,youshouldbelikeaneagleway,wayuphigh.You’relookingatthingsandgettingideas.But,youhavetokeepcircling.Onceyouland,youcan’tcomeback.Stayupthere,keepingcirclingaround,keeplooking.”David:MornaEdmundson-don’tstartyourwarm–upsinC.Recordthingsperiodically2or3atatimeSolveig:CharlesBruffy(re:Phoenixchoir)“Everybodysayswe’resogood.We’renot.Wejustdowhat’sonthepage.”Itgaveherdisciplinetoreallydowhat'sonthepage.Shesays,“TheAngelsareinthedetails.”Dotheresearch–understandit.itwasuseful.Reg–hisrecordingoftheRandallThompsonAlleluia.Bruffyistheonlyrecordingdoneatthemarkedtempo.Itisacompletelydifferentpiece.Morna–hewantedtobeabiologist…it’slikelookingateverythingunderthemicroscope.Anne–itmadeahugeimpactonher.Shestillthinksofhimeverytimeshebecomeshighlydetailoriented.Gary:MariaGuinand–theimportanceofrelationships,HirvoSurva–theimportanceofmusicforawholecountry,Bruffy–consonants–everymomentissoimportant,MikeScheibe–hisintensityandpassion,Simon–the‘the’morphingvowels.Liederkranzrecommitshimtothisartasanartform.Youcanjustseethateveryonejustwantstomakemusic.TowatchpeoplelikeBruce,HowardSwan…lifelonglearners.Garyfeelsthat“oneoftheseyearshe’llgetthehangofteachingJ.”BruceBrowne–voicefixerdoctoratOHSUOregonHealthandScienceUniversitywhowasintheWallStreetJournal.Thisdoctorworkswitholdervoices.Heissupposedtobeagreatcommunicator.Brucewouldliketoseehimthere.
Lori–shelovestherepertoire.Shecomesfromasciencebent.ShelovedwhenVeljoTormiswashere.Shelovedlearningabouttherepertoire.Debbie-Hewassouniqueandsopowerful.Hehadaveryvisceralwayofgettingtothepowerfulpartsofhismusic.Howard–hewritesalotoflowchordsfortheTTBB.Howardaskedhimaboutthat…askedwhy…Veljo,“becauseIdo.”Lori–lovedthepiecewhereyouwerebreathinginwhileyouaresinging,thethingsthatcamefromthefolktradition,etc.Debbie–MortenLauridsen–shelovedhimteachingformthepiano…Luke:Enjoyscomingherebecauseitgiveshimawiderperspectivebecauseofthecompany.Hefeelslikehisstudentsbenefitfromhisconnectionswithpeoplehere–thatitgiveshimcredibilityandconfidence.Jim:FredStolzus–hisexampleswithRenaissancemusicmixingvoiceparts,octavedisplacement,shapingandchanginghelpedJimtofeelconfidentininterpreting.He’scarriedthatwithhim.Joan:CharlesBruffy–weransomething,thenhesaid,“Nowsingitwell.”Giselle:Hirvo–gotowhereyourhandsbounce,justletthemturnover–greatforyoungconductors.Thebreathingthing…themusclesinhisback.Morna:AnnHowardJones–scorestudy–theamountofdetailJoan:Flummerfelt–StravinskySymphonyofPsalms,whenthesopranosdescendaperfectfourth.It’ssooutofcontext.There’snothingelselikeit.IttaughtJoanaboutthespecificityrequiredforscorestudy.Jim:Flummerfelt–theyspent45minutesdiscussingwherethe‘t’ofundgoes…Debbie:theopportunitytositandeatdinnerandgetbackgroundtohelpusunderstandeachother.Flummerfelt–thatfourthissothemostdifficultintervalforadultchoirs.ACDAisgreat,butthisreallygivestimefordepth.
Karen’sSession#2Sat,Nov51:15-2:45pm
IdolWorship:AmericanPopStarsandTheChoralClassroomPhysicality“GrowlingAboutTown”BrittneySpearsandtheVocalFry+Scoophttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4
Howdowemitigateeverythingtheyarelearningfromtheirpopidolsandteachthechoralart?HyoidBoneThyroidCartilageCricoidCartilageArytenoidCartilagesEpiglottis
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Illustration of vocal fold layers (credit: Alexander Sevy, M.D.)
Nodules:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K83C68jJ-awOperaSingerScopevs.‘AverageJane’ScopeTheextrinsicmusculatureismuchmoreactiveinchangingpitchintheAverageJane.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPMEA-pV2q8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Wdf-RwLcs&list=PLOaShb-FE80jp0_i8cFb5EVbGwTRo-Ex2Whataretheylisteningto?FryGrowlGirls–Adelle…nowithasmovedfromonsetintothemiddleofpitch…“WhenWeWereYoung”byAdellehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDWKuo3gXMQ…droppingoutyoursupportandputtingfryinBoys–“Shake”byPitbullandCo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ9SioGG0BQFryallthetime–noCricothyroidactionatall…nopitch,reallyHowdowegetridofthat?PutaconsonantinfrontofitIs[a]therightvowel?No-usethesmallest[i]ASpektorattheFeasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p62rfWxs6a8&list=PL8B027362379D8463breathytotheextreme…whatdowedoforher?[i]exacerbatestheproblemWeneedalongerexerciseandadifferentvowel.Chooseyourantidote:
“HoHey”Lumineers…Technique:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCBSSwgtg4“OldYeller”–gethimtoaccess[i]inhisfalsettoandbringitdown.Thendownandbackupagain–cricothyroidstretch.Thenwelookedatanodule.Shecalledit“amalformationoftheepitheliallayer.”Ilikedthatterminology.Whenthingsgoreally,reallywronginthere…OneofthemajorimpedimentstocricothyroidstretchKylieMinogue(sp?)–speechlevelthroughautotunewithvocalfryWhatforher?Giselle–putheronastraw,thenthroughthe[u]topdownexerciseKaren–[i]topdown…theonenotersmustdotopdown…theyaren’tengagingtheirfacemusclesliketheReginaSpektors…usethebright,smallvowels,[i]andumlautedvowelsGlottalonsetproblems,theycan’tapproximatewithoutapop
LordeorLady?Wackymovingthestructuresatallthetimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcIKh6sBtc-studiocompressed/autotunehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjXvOPSjprk-can’tsingintunethatway…RoyalTreatment–liveperformanceofLorde…shecan’ttunewithoutmassivejawtensionbringingthejawforward.
Thesepeopleneedopenvowels[ ]CarrieUnderwood–hastohaveauniquesound…studioversionvsliveHeaven--masteredbyCarrieUnderwood(thatcanoodlesound–it’swackadoodlingaround)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2YtXLZhH8Heaven--liveonAmericanIdolsomanyvocalproblemshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBP20450bDEWhatyouhearinyourheadisnotreal.Whattheythinktheyaredoingisverydifferentthanwhatishappening.WhichGovernessScaresYouMore?Julievs.CarrieWereallyneedtohearourselvesonplayback…Rihanna–massiveholdingwithasubsequentcompletedropinsubglottalpressuretothepointwherethereisnopitchcenter.GREATnewsoundsforguys:
1. JasonDerula–“Wanttowantme”…falsettohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rClUOdS5Zyw
2. JustinTimberlake(Trollstune)Can’tstopthefeeling…greatnegotiatingthepassaggiohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw
Girls
1. Beyonce2. Gaga3. Sia
OtherMitigatingFactors–lookfordrugissues
• Advil(hemmorage)• Asprin(hemmorage)• Allegra(hemmorage)• Benadryl(dryingeffect)• Claritin(dryingandlaryngitis)• Zyrtec(dryingeffect)• Atrovent(Laryngitis,voicechange)• Advair(Laryngitis,voicechange)• Prozac,Zoloft,etc.(dryingeffect)
• BuSparWellbutrin--noeffect
Karen’sSession#3
Sat,Nov57:15-9:15pm“Popular”byDemandArethemethodsweuserelevant?Theysingsemi-crunchyorpop-ishsoeasily.Classicaltonalityseemstobemoredifficultforthem.Whatistonality?Whatdoesitmean?Weareverysmugaboutsolfege…“Hungary”forchange“Thefolksongsofachild’sownlinguisticheritageconstituteamusical“MotherTongue,”andshouldthereforebethevehicleforallearlyinstruction.”Kodaly“Backinmyday”I-vi-IV-V-IBaroque-Classical-Romantic…stillhereAnneLymanbroughtup“hooktheory.com”youcanlookupallthechordprogressions.The“Authorities”–KeithUrbanJenniferLopezandHarryConnickJr.video…JLo,“Youknowtoomuch”toHarryConnick…yarfTheKeytotheKey…Underoath(heavymetal)–thereisn’tone
AMajor,yetMinorissue…Major:CarlyRaeJepson’s“CallMeMaybe”…wehaveshifted‘do’anditisoftennotharmonizedwith‘do’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAicJoplinvsJepsen–ScottBradley’sPostModernJukeboxreharmonizedCarlyRaeJepson’s“CallMeMaybe”touse20’sharmonyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5meWI3iX1sEAdamLevine“LockedAway”Youcantotallysolfegeit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GUm5g8SG4oPitbull–“I’mafreak”‘do’to‘do’cricothyroidstretch,falsetto,andoctave!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUiVIPgJA0o
WhyYouGottaBeSoRude–MarryThatGirl,byMagic!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTyE6WY1LlkMinor:KatyPerry,DarkHorse,AlbumPrismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSOMA3QBU0SelenaGomez,Come&GetIthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-D1EB74Ckg“Rulesare,thereain’tnorules.”Kenickie,Grease
1. Top40songs2. Ubiquitous3. Usethe“hook”4. Timingiseverything
Culture–whatarethechallengesfacingusaseducators.Notjustsexuality,butgendersaswell.Discussion
Karen’sSession#4Sun,Nov69:15-11:30am
Problemswehave…howdowefixthemHotOatmeal…breatheinmakingthespaceawayfromtheoatmeal…singupandoverthatspaceInvertedMegaphone–bigontheinside,smallontheoutsideHotOatmealthroughtheinvertedmegaphoneWhatdoyoudowiththeoverachievers?“Thankyouforyourhelpfultone.Backoffandletyoursectionfigureitout.Letmemixthesound.Don’thelpmesomuch.Leavememyjobsecurity.”“Alwayshaveagesture.Whateverwearetalkingabout,theremustbeagesture.Thenitmustbetiedtomyconducting.Iwilldoanythingonstage.Itwillallbebehindmybody–theaudiencedoesn’tneedtoknowwhat’sgoingon.I’mRodneyEichenberger-ite.InRodWeTrust.Itwillallbeatmycore.”DiscussionofOrchestralvsChoralConductingAnne:Intentioniswhatdrivesgreatconducting.Whatdotheyreallyneedfromus?Wearetooselfimportant.Thebesttechnicianofthebaton–PaulRardinatTempleUniversityhttps://www.temple.edu/boyer/about/people/paulrardin.aspFacetoFacewithOrchestraandChorus:AHandbookforChoralConductorshttps://smile.amazon.com/Face-Orchestra-Chorus-Handbook-Conductors-ebook/dp/B001U0PFAO/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g2563698942?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&ie=UTF8BalladetotheMoon–DanielElderShe’salwayslookingforopportunitiestomoveinsidealine.Thishasalotofthat.Makespaceinsidethebeat.BuildingaSandwich8minuteslot…wereaditinthe5minpreviously-readpgs1-6tempoIpg5–stretchandpull,spaceandmovementwithintheline-perform
Howsheaddressesvibrato–“Howsimplycanyousingthis?”Horizontalsweeping/crossinginfrontofyourbody–thisstraightensthetonesignificantlyMissAmericasashacrossthebodyisthebestwaytohelpsoprano’swiththeirhighnotes.pulltheMissAmericasash…don’tfloatoverthetop.Thestream(notemphasizingthewordbecausethevowelgoesoutofshape)…shecallsit“trackingtheresonance”TheJourneyofaConductor
• Unconsciouslyincompetent• Consciouslyincompetent• Consciouslycompetent• Unconsciouslycompetent
SexyAnvilforthebeginningoftheVerdiRequiem…stolenfromastudent…perfectforthebeginningoftheDiesIrae…Everythingwearedoingarethingsthatweuseonthestreeteveryday…theonlyprescriptionisthebeatpatternRegbroughtup…gesturecanmeandifferentthingstodifferentpeople…acatwaggingtailmeanssomethingverydifferentthanadogwaggingitstail…REgwastalkingabout:https://www.soylent.com/?utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search-Brand-Generic-Geo_US-BM-GP&utm_term=soylent&utm_content=139798215802&gclid=Cj0KEQjwqfvABRC6gJ3T_4mwspoBEiQAyoQPkdjD_IbxksRcem6hP5ieG9RAou8GozoUm5YOK1oYoPQaAnrk8P8HAQHowdoweliveourlives?Whenwedefinewhatasuccessfulcareerlookslike…weassumeasuccessfulconductorisbusy24hoursaday.Allhermentorshad45jobs,wereontheroadoratschool24hoursaday.Shepatternedherlifeafterthatandherselfworthwastiedupinthat.Itledtolargephysicalproblems.Shehassincehadtoredesignherlife.
So,yougetyourDCA…youhaveyourfull-timejob,yourchurchjob,yoursymphonygig,etc.Burnoutisarealthing.TheMayoClinichasdefineditasarealthing.Theremustbebalanceandtheremustbeagoodlife.Mentorshipandguidance:92%assignedamentorinthe1styearstayed.After??amountoftime(Ithinkitwas10years),86%stayifthey’vehadamentorAfterthesameamountoftime,71%stayiftheydon’thaveamentorNextyear,Brucethinksthatweshouldsingaperformanceorinformance.HeremarkedaboutthequalityofthesoundoftheLiederkranzmembersasachoir.Hewantsustoaskthenextcliniciantoconductusforsomethinglikethat.
