BackStage: Those Who Can, Teach
Singing-performance teacher Carole D’Andrea shares her process.
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BackStage: Can Style Be Learned?
Can a legit soprano learn to sing like Tina Turner? Can an Aretha Franklin clone sing the role of Julie Jordan in Carousel? And can they both learn to sing like Peggy Lee? Is style innate or can it be learned?
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BackStage: Finding Your Natural Voice
Recently I was contacted by a character actor in his 70s whose voice was giving out. He had just lost an acting job on a major TV show as a result of his fatigued and constantly cracking voice. When we spoke on the phone, he told me he’d never had any trouble with his voice until a bout with pneumonia left him with a lengthy cough. Even months after the cough had disappeared, his voice was still in very bad shape. When he was told it was probably due to his age, he became extremely discouraged.