Tonight, American Idol features the final stop of the Season 11 audition tour – the city of St. Louis. Think we’ll find any blues singers? One can only hope! Wednesday’s Portland show was pretty weak, I thought. Lots of people with back stories and mediocre voices. I can’t see many going far during Hollywood week. [...]
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Read more Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 2 Singers: The Country Road To The Grand ‘Ole Finale
May 25, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic Well at long last and with much fanfare we are down to our final two singers, country artists Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery. In a nutshell, both singers looked and sounded exhausted and nervous. I am sure, as we all are, that they just want this experience, however exciting, to end so [...]
Read more Vocal MasterClass Discussion For The Voice Battle Rounds: Part Three
May 24, 2011
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With all the press about the American Finale tonight and tomorrow, I almost forgot about NBC’s new baby, The Voice. Oh well, beginning next week, The Voice is my new baby as well. I am looking forward to covering this show more comprehensively. Presently, we are still going through the Battle Rounds, but it is [...]
Read more Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 3 Singers: Personal Choice, Producer’s Choice, Judges’ Choice
May 19, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic Last evening’s performances were as good as they could be, given the song choices at the disposal of these three young singers. Some of the selections were not the most inspired and, actually, brought out the weaknesses in some of the voices. However, it was exciting to see Beyonce at work with [...]
Read more Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 4 Singers: Inspirational Songs And Lieber And Stoller Songbook
May 12, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic Last evening’s performances were actually very good. Better than I thought they would be. And how great was it to see Lady Gaga working with the Top 4? She really brought out the theatrical side in all these singers and gave excellent ideas. She made them aware of the words – how [...]
Read more Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 5 Singers: Now And Then
May 5, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic Last evening’s performances were a little of this and a little of that in terms of a successful delivery from each singer. I was enjoying the show, then not, then loving it again. Some of the songs were not suited to the style of the singers, in part due to relevance of [...]
Read moreVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 6 Singers: The Music Of Carole King
April 28, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic Ihave been waiting a very long time for the opportunity to hear Carole King’s music on American Idol. Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds was along for the ride, collaborating with Jimmy Iovine during the mentoring process. However, the ” cut and paste” approach to Carole King’s songs left much to be desired. Her songs need [...]
Read more Carole King Week. Oh Dear, I Fear! Well, Maybe Not
April 22, 2011
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I am a little nervous about the Carole King Theme for next week’s American Idol Top 6 show. Depending what the approved song list looks like, this could be a great show or a hate show. I love and adore Carole King. She is arguably one of the greatest songwriters of all time. However, as [...]
Read moreVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 7 Singers: Music From The 21st Century
April 21, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic What a fantastic Top 7 show! Everyone performed exceptionally well and so my critiques of the singers are less verbose than in other weeks. And while watching Jimmy Iovine interact with the singers, I was very impressed with his methodology, how relentless he was in accessing the very best attributes in all the [...]
Read moreVocal MasterClass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 8 Singers: Music From The Movies
April 14, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic O once again, i thought the Top 8 singers put out a splendid show last evening. I found it absolutely hilarious how many of the singers were counteracting the advice given to them by Jimmy Iovine. This was the highlight for me and I am surprised American Idol would air all this nasty stuff. [...]
Read moreVocal MasterClass Article For American Idol Season 10 Top 9 Singers: Music From The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
April 7, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic I really, really enjoyed last night’s performances. I predicted they would be good and, generally, I feel that prediction came true. There were some neat surprises last evening as well that made a difference in my evaluations this week. Let us move forward to my Vocal Masterclass evaluations and I welcome your commentary [...]
Read moreAmerican Idol Season 10 Top 11 Vocal Masterclass Article: The Music Of Elton John
March 31, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic I am finally back from vacation and that means the Vocal Masterclass articles will be up and running each and every week during the American Idol Season. So, last night, the singers performed the music of Elton John. However, they only had 20 songs from which to choose. Does this make sense [...]
Read moreDelay In American Idol Top 11 Vocal Masterclass Article
March 31, 2011
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Well, apparently, the Ipad 2 and the WordPress blogging format do not see eye to eye because all my evaluations of the Top 11 Vocal Masterclass article disappeared into thin air this morning. Needless to say, I am frustrated beyond words, as some of the critiques were completed last evening. Memo to self: always use a Word or [...]
Read moreAdam Lambert – Aftermath : American Idol Season 10 Results Show Live Performance
March 11, 2011
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I missed the entire show last evening, but had to include this as a blog topic. Adam looks and sounds fantastic, doesn`t he? His words are crystal clear and he pours so much emotion into this song. I loved this performance so much. But, easy on the screaming, Adam. It sounds very strained. Keep that [...]
Read moreAmerican Idol Season 10 Top 13 Vocal Masterclass Article: Personal Choice
March 10, 2011
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By: Rosanne Simunovic Before we begin, I would like to say that the Top 13 Vocal Masterclass evaluations will be shorter than those you will read as the season progresses. As I begin more familiar with the singers and, hopefully, notice changes in their vocal and performance technique, then the critiques will become more detailed [...]
Read more Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 10 Top 13 Show.
March 9, 2011
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And so tomorrow, the magic begins. And what a season it promises to be! The majority of these Top 13 Finalists for American Idol Season 10 are enormously gifted, possessing exemplary talent the likes of which we have not seen since American Idol Season 7. At this pont in time, it really is very hard [...]
Read morePresenting American Idol Season 10 Top 13 Finalists
March 6, 2011
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I think it is pretty safe to say that we’ve got ourselves a ballgame ! Judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler have discovered some pretty unbelievable talent for this year’s American Idol season. Last week, the public voted through 10 remarkably gifted singers to the Top 10: Lauren Alaina, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Jacob [...]
Read moreMini Vocal Masterclass For The American Idol Season 10 Top 12 Female Vocalists
March 2, 2011
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Good evening all! I managed to watch the female singers tonight. It was a long day of travel by car, so I am keeping the comments short and, hopefully, they will be coherent. 1. Ta-Tynisa Wilson – “Only Girl (In The World)” by Rihanna Ta-Tynisa Wilson – great foot work and lovely stage presence. But, [...]
Read moreMini Vocal Masterclass For The American Idol Season 10 Top 12 Male Vocalists
March 2, 2011
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Clint Jun Gambo: Superstition Clint – I found you were screaming a great deal throughout this number – definitely more scream than singing. Your voice is light and doesn’t have enough muscle for this song. Hence, your tendency to scream to hide vocal power and skill was problematic for me. However, you brought a lot [...]
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