Vocal Masterclass Discussion For Canadian Idol’s Top Six Singers Featuring Pop-Rock With Maroon Five


I have been having a busy week, considering it’s only Monday. I will try to post a Vocal Masterclass article for the Top Six singers as soon as time permits.

Once again, I invite your sincere and honest feedback as we move precariously toward the end of this year’s season. It’s been one rocky road, hasn’t it? This is not the season that I envisioned.

I knew I should not have read the Canadian Idol Eastern Canada Spoiler thread on the Canadian Idol Message Board. This was an oustanding show and these singers are fighting like tigers and tigresses toward a strong finale.

Kudos to the Top 6. I thoroughly enjoyed the show tonight.

The Masterclass article will go up in the next couple of days.

About Masterclass Lady

Rosanne (Giallonardo) Simunovic began her musical career in Timmins, Ontario. She studied piano with Anne Pizzale and later, at an advanced level, with Soeur Anita Vaugeois (Sister Cecile of Les Soeurs De L’Assomption in Timmins). Her vocal and accompaniment skills were nurtured by her aunt, the late Dorothea Mascioli. When Rosanne graduated from O’Gorman High School, she moved on to the University of Toronto where she continued her piano and vocal studies while attaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was hired as a piano accompanist for several musical companies, most notably, the National Ballet Of Canada. She presently holds an A.R.C.T. Teacher’s Diploma in Voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Rosanne has studied choral conducting with numerous well known Canadian Conductors, including Wayne Riddell of Montreal, Quebec and the internationally renowned Dr. Elmer Iseler. She has been a founding member of numerous community-based arts organizations: the Timmins Arts Council, later known as Arts & Culture Timmins, the Timmins Symphony Orchestra, and, the Timmins Youth Singers…as well as the TYS Alumnus choir, the Timmins Concert Singers. In 1987, she was also selected to be the conductor of the Timmins Board Of Education Choir, comprised of talented students from Grades 5 to 8. In 1988, she was elected to the Board Of Directors of the Ontario Choral Federation (now known as Choirs Ontario), where she served as Chair of the Festivals Committee for six consecutive seasons. In 1996, in honour of the Ontario Choral Federation’s 25th Anniversary, Rosanne was selected as one of 25 recipients of the OCF’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution to the choral art. The ceremony was presided by Lieutenant Governor, Hal Jackman. In November 1997, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Rotary Club Of Timmins to receive the prestigious Paul Harris Award for her years of dedication to the artistic development of young musical talent in Timmins. In August of 2002, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Board Of Directors of Choirs Ontario to serve as Conductor of both the Provincial Junior and Teen Choir Camps, now renamed in honour of the Camp Benefactors, Don and Lillian Wright. In November 2002, Rosanne was the one of the recipients of the Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, honouring her work in the development of the arts in Timmins. Under Rosanne Simunovic’s direction, the Timmins Youth Singers and the Timmins Concert Singers have been featured in numerous choral festivals and performing opportunities outside of Timmins. In 1985, they were selected to partici

3 Responses to “Vocal Masterclass Discussion For Canadian Idol’s Top Six Singers Featuring Pop-Rock With Maroon Five”

  1. Hi there Masterclass Lady!! I just wanted to say hi and that I really enjoy reading these articles. I am so proud of you!!! And my daughter is learning so much from them – I want you to see her!!! Keep up the good work. Talk to you soon

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  2. Hi there Karen:

    Thanks for stopping by and I am so glad that your daughter is enjoying the articles. Maybe she will become a famous diva and I will have had a small part in her success. haha!

    I cannot wait to see and hear her – and you.

    You made my day! xo

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  3. Also – I know who was eliminated tonight if you are interested

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