Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 7 Top 10 Gals

February 28, 2008 by Masterclass Lady 5 Comments


Similar to last evening, I was unable to see the Top 10 female performances; however, I did manage to capture the recaps at the end of the show.

The ladies seemed in fine form, but it is so difficult to gain a full assessment of their performances from a 15 second clip.

So, readers, I am once again asking for your opinions on this week’s Top 10 performances.  Who were your favorites and who did the judges seem to favor in their comments?

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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
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5 Responses to “Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 7 Top 10 Gals”

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    teriyakifan February 28, 2008 at 6:33 am

    Vocal of the night for me definitely went to Carly Smithson. Her allergies and the flu must have really affected her in the past because her high notes sounded MUCH better in this performance than they have ever been.

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    thetomboy February 28, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    Well, the show wasn’t too great last night I thought. I think the vocal of the night went to Brooke White – she was the only one who picked the perfect song for her – “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon. She was the only one whom the judges gave unanimous praise to. Most of the rest, notably Kady, Asia’h, and Alaina suffered from bad song choices. Carly showed her rock side and was pretty good though, and even though Alex Lushington was ripped apart by Simon, I don’t think she was that bad.

    Here’s a YouTube channel where you can listen to the performances without AI chatter – but the full show will be up later, I’m sure.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/idolfreak08

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    masterclasslady February 28, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Brooke singing “You’re so Vain” really caught my attention. I love the song and it suits her so well, so I was happy that the judges applauded her for it.

    Glad to hear that Carly performed much better this week. Good for her.

    It will be an interesting results show. Anything can happen. The only sure thing is that David Archuleta will be remaining.

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    masterclasslady February 28, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    Well, I just watched Syesha Mercado on YouTube.Com and she was absolutely remarkable. Beautiful presence and a fantastic vocal.

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    bizzee24 February 28, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    I missed last night, but just watched some of the recaps on youtube :). I agree that Syesha was amazing! I felt bad for Asia’h, she was so sick but managed to pull it off. I felt the beginning was a little weak, but really picked it up at the end.

    MCL, I am with you that David A. will be remaining tonight…now lets see who will be joining him!

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