Moosey Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 All women are real, no matter what size. The end. Can we drop this please and get back on topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='Moosey' post='1837402' date='Apr 16 2009, 02:30 PM']All women are real, no matter what size. The end. Can we drop this please and get back on topic?[/quote] Very good idea! Topic: Susan Boyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Now that would be a novel idea wouldn't it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1837410' date='Apr 16 2009, 02:38 PM']Now that would be a novel idea wouldn't it...[/quote] Or it may make a good idea for a novel. luv you Cmom Don't hurt me I saw this on Entertainment Tonight yesterday. I was absolutely floored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='StColette' post='1837416' date='Apr 16 2009, 03:49 PM']Or it may make a good idea for a novel. luv you Cmom Don't hurt me I saw this on Entertainment Tonight yesterday. I was absolutely floored.[/quote] lol, I never mess with church scholars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picchick Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Honestly...the only thing that impresses me about this whole situation is everyone's amazement. There are people with AWESOME voices out there. Totally awesome voices. Maybe it is because this is what I have grown up with. I grew up in a musical world. This is a norm for me. I have heard on the radio, on tv...et. al. amazing music. Sure, this woman wasn't famous but so wasn't the Soprano who sang at the Lesson's and Carols this past year and she was just as amazing. The cello soloist at the Peace Concert I played for wasn't famous either but he was equally amazing. There is talent out there that is hidden under a bushel basket because today's culture is more pop than anything else. Right now, I am in a summer community band. We are struggling with the reality that people are not into classical music anymore. We don't play Bethoveen or Mozart (although we have done one or two pieces by them). People just do not want to sit for an hour concert of GOOD music. I am not by any means bashing pop culture. I mean I listen to the top songs of the day or whatever. But when someone gets up and sings something amazing it just doesn't phase me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='picchick' post='1837425' date='Apr 16 2009, 04:06 PM']There is talent out there that is hidden under a bushel basket because today's culture is more pop than anything else. Right now, I am in a summer community band. We are struggling with the reality that people are not into classical music anymore. We don't play Bethoveen or Mozart (although we have done one or two pieces by them). People just do not want to sit for an hour concert of GOOD music. I am not by any means bashing pop culture. I mean I listen to the top songs of the day or whatever. But when someone gets up and sings something amazing it just doesn't phase me.[/quote] I think the amazing part is that this little unpretentious, unpackaged, middle-aged church lady came out and said she was going to rock the skeptical crowds and she did. I think you would like Pittsburgh we have the usual pop culture stuff but are home to WQED radio where substantial amounts of people listen commercial -free classical music 24-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoTeckam Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1837442' date='Apr 16 2009, 04:32 PM']I think the amazing part is that this little unpretentious, unpackaged, middle-aged church lady came out and said she was going to rock the skeptical crowds and she did. I think you would like Pittsburgh we have the usual pop culture stuff but are home to WQED radio where substantial amounts of people listen commercial -free classical music 24-7.[/quote] One of the innumerable things to love about Pittsburgh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 that was sweet! it brought tears to me eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='Moosey' post='1836759' date='Apr 15 2009, 10:16 PM']Actually I've seen some very tiny women with big operatic voices. For example, Natalie Dessay. She hits notes and sustains them with strong control and abdominal support. It has nothing to do with your build. I'd hate people to judge me the same as those people did to that woman and say I couldn't have a big voice because of my size. It's all about practice in my experience.[/quote] Yes. Practice. Technique. Everyone's got a voice. It's just gotta be cultivated if they want it to be. [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1837277' date='Apr 16 2009, 11:47 AM']I have heard the same thing in choir. So although there are exceptions, I agree with CatherineM on a singers size. There is a relationship between lung capacity, fatty tissue around the voice box, and volume. Today the need is diminished, but before microphones, it told a large-sized person to project a tune above an orchestra. Considering she has only sung in a church choir, Susan Boyle has a powerful emotional voice. I love how the female judge was unconsciously directing her and Simons look of delight at the first notes sung. This is why he does the program.[/quote] Well, yes and no. I'm a thin tenor, but I have the capacity to really project my voice. It has to do with the shape of the mouth, where you direct the air and the sound, and relaxation. You should know this though, Cmom [quote name='picchick' post='1837425' date='Apr 16 2009, 03:06 PM']Honestly...the only thing that impresses me about this whole situation is everyone's amazement. There are people with AWESOME voices out there. Totally awesome voices. Maybe it is because this is what I have grown up with. I grew up in a musical world. This is a norm for me. I have heard on the radio, on tv...et. al. amazing music. Sure, this woman wasn't famous but so wasn't the Soprano who sang at the Lesson's and Carols this past year and she was just as amazing. The cello soloist at the Peace Concert I played for wasn't famous either but he was equally amazing. There is talent out there that is hidden under a bushel basket because today's culture is more pop than anything else. Right now, I am in a summer community band. We are struggling with the reality that people are not into classical music anymore. We don't play Bethoveen or Mozart (although we have done one or two pieces by them). People just do not want to sit for an hour concert of GOOD music. I am not by any means bashing pop culture. I mean I listen to the top songs of the day or whatever. But when someone gets up and sings something amazing it just doesn't phase me.[/quote] Btw. she was awesome. I enjoyed snickering at those naive girls who looked all skeptical and such, and who gave the looks that said "wha? who? yeah right" when Miss Boyle dropped the name "Elane Page". I almost laughed when the judges' faces lit up. Nice to see Simon Cowell give props, but I guess she deserved it for reals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1837479' date='Apr 16 2009, 05:16 PM']Btw. she was awesome. I enjoyed snickering at those naive girls who looked all skeptical and such, and who gave the looks that said "wha? who? yeah right" when Miss Boyle dropped the name "Elane Page". I almost laughed when the judges' faces lit up. [b]Nice to see Simon Cowell give props, but I guess she deserved it for reals.[/b][/quote] Much more so than any "American Idol." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 [quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1837479' date='Apr 16 2009, 05:16 PM']Well, yes and no. I'm a thin tenor, but I have the capacity to really project my voice. It has to do with the shape of the mouth, where you direct the air and the sound, and relaxation. You should know this though, Cmom [/quote] It also has to do with the increased air capacity and expanded diaphragm from years of singing, coupled with fat deposits around the voice box to give a pleasant resonance, or so they tell me. So I'm not gonna argue with MR Griffith, Lively or Koch, who tolerated my alto voice for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Someone mentioned the Flawless dance group, I watched them too and they were really cool. I don't watch this show regularly and basically just stick to YouTube clips, but it seems like 99% of the contestants on this show have REAL talent (unlike American Idol, where they make fun of more than half the contestants). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Coming in late... and too tired to read the whole thread. As a former "stick" and the mom of a "stick" and the friend of many non-sticks (and having left stick-hood myself three babies ago....) I don't think anyone should use "real" or "normal" to discribe what a woman is. It may not be typical to be a "stick" but it is normal. I am tired of people accusing my daughter of being mal-nourished. My dd has a lovely singing voice, but she can't belt it out like Ethel Merman or Kate Smith... There's a reason that the expression is "It ain't over until the fat lady sings." No offense to anyone... just the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Prefacing by saying in my house, math is considered entertainment of sorts, by 10pm EST USA time in 5 days the combined Susan Boyle vids have been watched an astounding 27, 287,874 times. Thats 27 million. Not bad for a little Scots lady who wanted to rock the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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