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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 5 Results Show Featuring Clay Aiken And Fantasia


Well, here’s the good news. After all the estrogen on stage last night, we are finally going to get a bit of testosterone in the form of American Idol Season 2 Runner-Up, Clay Aiken. It’s been a long time since I have seen Clay so I am excited here! He has always been one of […]

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Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 5 Singers: Divas And Birth Year


By: Rosanne Simunovic Well, this is a first, isn’t it? An all-female Top 5. American Idol achieved their wish and a woman shall win the crown this year. This was a very entertaining Top 5 showcase. The songs were diverse and, once again, featured songs that have never been performed on Idol. Now, I wish […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 5 Performance Show: Divas’ And Birth Year Songs


Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com Well, here we are at last. Five females in the Top 5. American Idol history has been made – which would have been fine and well if the Producers had not manipulated the juice out of this show to achieve this result. There is a nice mix of songs on tap […]

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[Spoiler] Song Choices For American Idol Season 12 Top 5 Song Choices


If you want to be spoiled about tomorrow’s American Idol Top 5 show, then The IdolPad has got you covered! The Top 5 theme is Divas and Birth Year. Not all of the singers have finalized their songs as of this writing, but I will update this topic as soon as I receive the information. […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 6 Results Show: Bacharach/David And Songs You Wish You Wrote


Judge Mariah Carey christens contestant Candice Glover with glitter onstage at FOX’s ‘American Idol’ Season 12 Top 6 Live Performance Show on April 10, 2013 in Hollywood, California. Credit: USMagazine.Com via FOX via Getty Well, since everyone else is saying it, I may as well join the club! Last night probably was a singular moment […]

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Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 6 Singers: Bacharach/David Music And Songs You Wish You Wrote


By: Rosanne Simunovic I absolutely love the music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Yes, it is not current, but the melodies and the lyrics are timeless. The stuff of true classics! And, the fact that they stand the test of time is testament to the writing talent of these legendary composers. Their songs provided […]

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Spoiler Alert:Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 6 Performance Show: Bacharach/David And Songs You Wish You Wrote


Picture Courtesy Of American Idol Looking at the above picture, I just realized that Janelle Arthur bears a strong resemblance to Season 11 Top 10 finalist, Hollie Cavanaugh. Or is it just me? Well irregardless, like Hollie last season, she sure is getting the shaft as of late. I am not usually on the country […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 7 Results Show: Rock Music


Last night’s rock show, featured the purist singing I have ever heard in this genre. So strange. Just when I was looking for some grit and growl, these singers took a pure, almost studied approach to this genre. It makes me wonder why American Idol programmed this theme because, truthfully, there wasn’t a genuine Rockstar […]

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Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 8 Singers: Rock Music


By: Rosanne Simunovic A-rockin’ we will go! A-rockin’ we will go! Heigh ho the derry-o, a rockin’ we will go! Well, that was an interesting melange of performances this week, wasn’t it? I feel sorry for the vocal coaches – they are the ones that have to make sense of the task set in front […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 7 Performance Show: Rock Music: No Ballads


Picture courtesy of AmericanIdol.Com Look at all the gals in that picture! American Idol was salivating at the bit for a female winner this season and it looks like they are well on their way to crowning one. Mission accomplished, American Idol! But, at the expense of eliminating some stellar male talent in the earlier […]

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Masterclass Tip Of The Week: Never Quit. Believe In Yourself.


Don’t you just love it when you can prove the critics wrong? Well, American Idol Season 12 judge, Keith Urban, was able to do just that over the course of his very successful career. According to an interview with Extra’s Terri Seymour, he had this to say: Keith said he is loving the American Idol […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 8 Results Show: The Music Of Motown


Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com Live Update Beginning At 8:00 P.M. Eastern So, I wonder which guy is getting the ax tonight? Seriously. Because all the girls were in mighty fine form last night. Which means, well, maybe one of the girls will be eliminated instead? However, we will find out soon enough and, in the […]

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Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 8 Singers: Rock Music


By: Rosanne Simunovic This week, the Top 8 singers celebrated the Music Of Motown. And, as expected, this theme proved to be trickier for some than others. It is safe to say that Motown is not only a specific genre or theme, but also a way of life- an innate ability to soulfully express your […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Results Show: The Lennon-McCartney Songbook


Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com Live Update at the end of this blog topic beginning at 8:00 P.M. Eastern I am adding this blog topic a bit early because, after yesterday’s headaches with the WordPress App, it can’t be trusted to schedule a blog topic properly. (Sigh) So, better early than never, right? More time to […]

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Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Singers: The Music Of Lennon-McCartney


By: Rosanne Simunovic I am back with my weekly Vocal Masterclass articles. Let the master classing begin! On Wednesday night, the singers performed the music from the Lennon-McCartney catalogue – a revolutionary era in music history that introduced classical elements into the genres of pop and rock. My main focus rested on the singer’s ability […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Performance Show: The Lennon-McCartney Songbook


Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com Don’t you love this retro portrait of the American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Finalists? And it looks great in my blog layout too. 🙂 This Wednesday’s show will highlight the legendary music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Their music revolutionized the music industry; their classical pop sound was not […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Results Show: Past Idols


I am a little rushed here. I meant to have this blog topic up earlier but oh well… What a day, is all I can say! I finally watched last evening’s Top 10 performance show and I have to agree with everyone here and the American Idol judges that the ladies were far better than […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Show: Past Idols


Well another season of Vocal Masterclass articles are here. The Top 10 singers for American Idol Season 12 are set to take the stage on Wednesday evening – but with a twist. An extra singer, chosen from a sing-off between the 6th place semifinalist from the male and female Top 20 group, will be added […]

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The American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Are…


The Guys Lazaro Arbos Curtis Finch Jr. Paul Jolley Burnell Taylor Devin Velez The Gals Janelle Arthur Candace Glover Kree Harrison Amber Holcomb Angie Miller So what do you think? Do we have a competition here or what? Hard to say. Personally, I feel this is a somewhat uneven lineup. There are singers in this […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 20 Results


Picture Courtesy Of AmericanIdol.Com I will be live blogging the Results Show at the bottom of this blog topic. Are you excited? I am! I am! The talent runs pretty deep this season, especially on the female side, so I am anxious to see how all this plays out in a couple of hours or […]

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