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
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That is hilarious! My husband is a nurse anesthetist; unfortunately he can’t carry a tune in a bucket. I’m gonna forward this to him & I know he’ll love it!! Thanks for sharing!
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My pleasure Hanna!
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Love this!
Okay, I have a really bizarre question. I remember being told by my mother, when I was in grade school, that there is some sort of genetic connection between a person’s eyebrows and the quality of their singing voice: to whit, that those people whose eyebrows can slant (with the inner corners rising while the outer corners stay low — okay, I know eyebrows don’t really have corners, but I don’t know how else to describe it — seem to have the purest, most natural voices. Some extreme examples of this characteristic are Mel Torme, Robert Goulet, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Clint Black. For some reason, what she said stuck with me, and in the 40+ years since then, I haven’t found much evidence to contradict her assertion. I would add a caveat to it, which is this. While the cream of the crop seem to have these “slanted” brows, extremely good voices can be found in those who have the ability to move their eyebrows more than the simple up and down that I can do — in particular, the ability to move the inner portion of the eyebrow independently of the outer brow. For instance, Trisha Yearwood has a beautiful voice, but doesn’t move her eyebrows much. However, she can move that inner portion when she wants to.
People like me, whose eyebrows seem rather fixed, don’t necessarily have terrible voices — we can carry a tune and even receive compliments on the sound we create — but we also aren’t meant to earn a living singing, either!
I’ve paid attention to this phenomenon when watching American Idol, and haven’t yet seen much evidence to dispute it. Clay Aiken and Elliot Yamin are the two who jump to mind as those with the sort of eyebrows Mel Torme had, but most of the better singers that have appeared on the show have been able to move their eyebrows to some degree.
Anyway, I’ve never come across anyone else who shared my mother’s theory, but I wondered if you, as a music teacher, might have an opinion on it.
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I should have added that the reason I thought of this is that the two men who sing the lead in this video — the first and fifth when they are all in a row — have these eyebrows. While the others have lovely voices, I assume there is a reason they are singing the lead. . .
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Jeanne – I never heard of this “eyebrow”connection. I know that singers who sing with great technique must make certaon that their eyes stay open and relaxed. This will elevate their eyebrows. The frowning is detrimental to optimum vocalization as it closes off the resonating areas in the upper region of the vocal masque.
This sounds like a fun research project. Thanks for adding this comment.
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