KLUGMO wrote:This is a subject close to my heart. These are just my opinions OK.
As a singer and writer I am very close and connected to my songs.
Especially the singing because it is so out front and connective to even the
musically inept listener. I don't know what percentage of buyers are the
inept customer I refer to but I believe it is substantial. The article I feel does
not speak to the importance of that vocal connection to the general
audience. In general the audience can not appreciate the musical talent
of the players unless they are a musician themselves or one of the players
has a famous background.
Not everyone can understand music but almost all can understand words
especially when communicated emotionally and in tune. One thing I have
a very hard time understanding is how someone who is not a singer can
write a song that is absolutely perfect for someone else.
I guess its a skill I just don't have. I write songs for me to sing.
In NO way do I want to belittle the importance of the instrumentation but
the list of song ingredients did not include the vocal and emotional ingredient
contributed to a great song by a great singer. I think it deserves a place on the list.[/b]
I agree about that connection between singer and listener.
A master of vocals, knows that to resonate with a listener, the song /melody should be executed in the way that makes sense
for listeners. What makes sense for listeners, is dictated by the context of the song.
For example, a musical phrase, with respect to a dire emotion, such as 'yearning for a loved one"...
the vocalist needs to
convince the listener that indeed there is a genuine yearning for that loved one.
A master of vocals would know precisely how to articulate the melody to achieve that.
But that is only half of the solution. It really resonates with a listener, when in addition to that articulation,
the story rings close to home as per listener's own experiences.
A lot of song writers (who can sing) often make the mistake of presenting ideas that make no emotional sense to the listener, per-se
thus the articulate voice is lost on that audience, or is dimissed as just a 'pretty voice"
For example, maybe a guy like Frank Sinatra was very successful because he wrote about stuff the audience could rest upon and identify with. It just made his vocal prowess all the more appealing.
