Be there or B-Flat
I got published recently on Yaminions.com!!
With the dearth of news, I thought we could take a moment and reflect. Where were you when you heard Elliott sing Moody's Mood for Love? What did it mean to you? Were you instantly hooked?
Additionally, our own Rg, Yaminions music critic extraordinaire, delved into the more analytical side of Moody's Mood (from the AI CD) and was kind enough to share his expertise with us. Enjoy:
Sing with me and find the key!
Or in this case, play with me and find the note!
I discovered something remarkable over the weekend. I always wondered what the vocal range of MMFL was note-wise, at least in the key that Elliott sings it in. I've discussed before how astounded I was to find out that Elliott had no vocal training yet managed to sing notes effortlessly into the passage, or passagio, where a man's voice would normally break into the falsetto.
I knew the notes in the phrases "You give me a smile...", ...don't have no fear...", "let me take you, by the hand", etc. were pretty high, I figured maybe A-flat or so since when I sing it I have to really plug in the technique to be able to fully express those moments as passionately as he does.
So I pulled my little keyboard out and started plucking out notes along with his vocal on the AI CD until I found the proper key and scale - don't ask me to tell you what it is, I'm not good with identifying key signatures. And when I got to that first phrase....I had to keep going....up to....B-flat
Then I had to pick myself up off the floor.
A high B-flat? That kid can belt out high B-flats with no training? Gee whiz, it took me a year and hundreds of dollars of voice lessons to get my range up to that point. Singers like...Pavorotti, Domingo hit those notes. And, and...he still maintains that "dusky" sound underneath the high notes. Mine sound more operatic since my trained instincts kick in. Well, it was nice to know I actually still have my B-flat, though now I want to sound as sexy as he does. I'm such a Broadway boy!
I'll use a word to describe Elliott I've used before: astonishing. Or perhaps this one even works: prodigy.
Rg
With the dearth of news, I thought we could take a moment and reflect. Where were you when you heard Elliott sing Moody's Mood for Love? What did it mean to you? Were you instantly hooked?
Additionally, our own Rg, Yaminions music critic extraordinaire, delved into the more analytical side of Moody's Mood (from the AI CD) and was kind enough to share his expertise with us. Enjoy:
Sing with me and find the key!
Or in this case, play with me and find the note!
I discovered something remarkable over the weekend. I always wondered what the vocal range of MMFL was note-wise, at least in the key that Elliott sings it in. I've discussed before how astounded I was to find out that Elliott had no vocal training yet managed to sing notes effortlessly into the passage, or passagio, where a man's voice would normally break into the falsetto.
I knew the notes in the phrases "You give me a smile...", ...don't have no fear...", "let me take you, by the hand", etc. were pretty high, I figured maybe A-flat or so since when I sing it I have to really plug in the technique to be able to fully express those moments as passionately as he does.
So I pulled my little keyboard out and started plucking out notes along with his vocal on the AI CD until I found the proper key and scale - don't ask me to tell you what it is, I'm not good with identifying key signatures. And when I got to that first phrase....I had to keep going....up to....B-flat
Then I had to pick myself up off the floor.
A high B-flat? That kid can belt out high B-flats with no training? Gee whiz, it took me a year and hundreds of dollars of voice lessons to get my range up to that point. Singers like...Pavorotti, Domingo hit those notes. And, and...he still maintains that "dusky" sound underneath the high notes. Mine sound more operatic since my trained instincts kick in. Well, it was nice to know I actually still have my B-flat, though now I want to sound as sexy as he does. I'm such a Broadway boy!
I'll use a word to describe Elliott I've used before: astonishing. Or perhaps this one even works: prodigy.
Rg
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