What’s a squillo, and why do opera singers need it? - Ming Luke

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  @poweroffriendship2.0 · 6 years ago (edited)

  <b>Opera Singer:</b> [singing beautifully in soprano]<br><br><b>Glass of water:</b> <i>&quot;Something&apos;s wrong. I can feel it.&quot;</i>

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• GL

  @glennzagelasius643 · 6 years ago

  Everyone is an opera singer when they in a bathroom

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• CO

  @countdookie6987 · 6 years ago (edited)

  Video: &quot;The sopranos can produce fundamental notes ranging from 250 to 1,500 vibrations per <br><br>9 year olds: <b>Observe</b>

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• LU

  @lukeb6771 · 1 year ago (edited)

  All completely correct, but as an orchestra musician, I’d like to add some of the more practical points that we’ll actually talk about in rehearsal.<br>1. High notes cut through low notes. The cellos and basses are rarely going to drown out the soprano no matter how loud they play, but they need to be very cautious when the tenor or bass sings. <br>2. Very high notes and very low notes are easier to hear than the “middle range”. It’s easier for a soprano to pierce through and for a bass make the hall shake than it is to hear an alto or tenor.<br>3. Composers pay careful attention to orchestrate the piece (basically, decide note placement) so the instruments and singers aren’t crowded in the same range. Their goal is to keep the instruments away from the singer’s notes. If a soprano is singing, they’re intentionally going to keep the violins and flutes either very quiet or in a different range. Same goes for the alto, tenor, and bass singers and instruments.<br>4. Classical musicians are very intentionally trained to listen like hawks. We may not look like it, but our ears are working overtime to listen for balance in relation to every other person on stage. And, we have the conductor (who has the most accurate idea of balance) to correct us. <br><br>This is something that happens a lot with performing musicians; we learn the theory behind it all via grueling classes in college. But ultimately, most of the textbook theory stuff goes straight out the window. We instead learn the tricks to actually make it happen in practice. Ask most performers the last time they talked about overtones and detailed theory, they’ll tell you “in college”.

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• AL

  @alur_chip · 6 years ago

  MUSIC PHYSICS!!! MY FAVORITE KIND OF PHYSICS YAA!!

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• WA

  @walterbenjamin1386 · 1 year ago

  The difference between a really good recording of an opera singer and hearing that artist in person is shocking. There are qualities in the voice that cannot be conveyed electronically. This was an excellent video. Thank you.

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• VO

  @Vociferous · 6 years ago

  Opera singers: doing their squillo<br><br>Projection: <i><b>I&apos;m about to play a huge role</b></i><b></b>

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• DU

  @duchi882 · 6 years ago

  Every Opera Singers need a Squillo<br><br><br><br><br>Except for Ling Ling

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• OS

  @osse1n · 6 years ago

  We take for granted the amount of work and mind muscle connection that these extraordinary professionals achieve.<br>I have to go to opera soon, never been to one.

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• ZE

  @ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC · 6 years ago (edited)

  I know some fellow vocalists and opera singers, and they have expressed concern over how many orchestras and opera companies are currently switching to microphones for vocal projection. To these singers, using microphones in that context comes off as cheating.

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• XA

  @XaralabidisGR · 6 years ago

  &quot;To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming&quot; - Maria Callas<br>That is so true.

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• WI

  @wiwq · 6 years ago

  TED-ED: &quot;Shows four fundamental opera voices&quot;<br><br><br><br><br>Baritone: &quot;Am i a joke to you?&quot;

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