Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Last week one of my favorites, Emily PIriz, was eliminated from this season’s offering of American Idol. She was scheduled to sing Pink’s version of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” this week. I have no doubt it would have been outstanding and would have provided marked contrast with last week’s upbeat performance of […]
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David Archuleta Retrospective Series Part Twenty Five: “Nature Boy”
March 7, 2014 
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By Pamela Pike and Rosanne Simunovic Pamela Pike’s Recollections Most people know the song “Nature boy” either from Nat King Cole’s major hit a pop and jazz standard or from the movie “Moulin Rouge’. It was written by Eden Ahbez, published in 1947, and first to be heard in 1948 in Joseph Losey’s “The boy […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIII Top 12: Home
March 5, 2014 8 Comments
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com So, last week’s Top 13 show was – interesting! Lots of twists and turns and technical glitches and vocal issues. I don’t know – I find these singers very green this season and, with Harry Connick on board, I was expecting more. Much more! Much much more! However, at the risk of […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season XIII Top 13: This Is Me
February 27, 2014 13 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic I am presently on vacation for the month of March, so I may miss a couple of Vocal Masterclass submissions. However, I thought I would get the ball rolling by reviewing the Top 13 performances. I won’t lie – there were some hiccups this week, but let’s just say it was nerves […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIII Top 13 Performance Show: This Is Me
February 26, 2014 18 Comments
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com I am glad that the theme of the Top 13 Performance Show is titled This Is Me, because for the first time, I have no idea who’s who among this group. Names escape me, performances are a blur – all thanks to Rush Week. Well. Guess what? Rush Week was too rushed. […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIII Results Show: Who Makes The Top 13?
February 20, 2014 38 Comments
On Wednesday evening, I felt that the gentlemen fared better than the ladies in their performances. It wasn’t perfect, but I could see great promise in some of these young male singers. And finally – host Ryan Seacrest extended a gracious accolade to the five male singers who were not called to perform in the […]
Continue reading American Idol – What Is Wrong With You?
February 19, 2014 17 Comments
How could this show get any lousier? How? How? Well, I’ll tell you. They select 15 girls to perform in the semifinal and then decide – on air mind you – to feature only 10 of the girls. Why? It makes no sense and it is exploitive and manipulative. A ratings ploy before NBC’s The […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season XIII Top 15 Female Singers
February 18, 2014 24 Comments
Finally, American Idol is live and unedited. Not unscripted, mind you, but unedited. This week, the American public has to whittle down 31 singers to a Top 13 lineup for the Finals. This ritual will continue over three-day period beginning on Tuesday, February 18th at 8:00 PM on Fox. I am not sure how this […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season XIII Top 15 Male Singers
February 18, 2014 5 Comments
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.com Okay, so supposedly we have the Top 15 guys performing on Wednesday evening. But, after Tuesday evening’s show, we know better, correct? I have pretty much said all that I am going to say about the format of the show this season – for now! It is what it is and 5 […]
Continue reading [VIDEO] Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIII: Hollywood Week Part Two
February 12, 2014 7 Comments
Picture Credit: American Idol This is the week folks! Our Top 30/31 will be revealed after this week’s final solo round, so set those DVRs! We are almost there and you don’t want to miss this dramatic two-night extravaganza. I am anxious to hear some of the best vocal talent showcase their individual voices. Group […]
Continue reading [VIDEO] Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIII: Hollywood Week
February 5, 2014 4 Comments
Picture Credit: American Idol Hooray for Hollywood! That’s what I say! Because the fun, drama and suspense now begins! Oh – and the singing too! Did I mention the singing? But Hollywood Week on American Idol has always been a favorite of mine. This is where we get a glimpse of the true personas behind […]
Continue reading American Idol Season XIII Preliminary Auditions Week Three: Salt Lake City and Omaha
January 29, 2014 4 Comments
Picture Credit: American Idol We are almost there folks! One more week of preliminary auditions before the cast and crew head off to Hollywood for the most gruelling part of these American Idol auditions. This week, the judges audition singers in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Jan. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT); and Omaha, Thursday, Jan. 30 […]
Continue reading[Video And Mini Spoiler]American Idol Season XIII Preliminary Auditions Week Two: Detroit And Atlanta
January 22, 2014 13 Comments
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Well, we are off and running! This season, American Idol is shaping up to be a very good season. Some very promising talent was revealed last week and the chemistry and rapport between the judges worked extremely well. As a musician, I love all the musical terminology spilling out of Harry Connick’s […]
Continue reading A Masterclass Performance Of Smile By Kristen Chenoweth On the Tonight Show With Jay Leno
January 18, 2014 4 Comments
I had three reasons to smile when I watched the sublimely talented Kristen Chenoweth perform Charlie Chaplin’s Smile on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Thursday, January 16th. This song is one of my absolute favorites and, for whatever reason, I needed to hear this song at this precise moment. The message it brings […]
Continue reading American Idol Season XIII Premieres With A Two Night Extravaganza Beginning In Boston, Austin and San Francisco
January 15, 2014 6 Comments
Picture Credit:AmericanIdol.Com American Idol Season XIII premieres on Fox with a four-hour, two-night extravaganza on Wednesday, January 15th and Thursday, January 17th. And, I am hoping beyond hope that Executive Producer Pers Blanken and his team of Idol specialists can deliver as promised. Personally, the biggest coup in this nicely tweaked format this season is […]
Continue reading Spoiler Alert For American Idol Season XIII Courtesy Of MJs Big Blog
January 9, 2014 6 Comments
There are spoilers and there are SPOILERS! There are changes and there are CHANGES! And, with American Idol Season XIII, the two go hand in hand. Last evening, MJSBigBlog.Com released major spoilers and schedule changes for this year’s season of American Idol. And, I was flabbergasted! And confused! There is a lot going on with […]
Continue reading Happy New Year. Masterclass Lady Is In The Building!
January 8, 2014 5 Comments
Welcome to the Year 2014! And I hope the Holiday Season was a bright and magical for you. I had a wonderful Christmas and it was very difficult to tuck away my Christmas decorations. However, all good things must come to an end as we prepare for an even better year ahead of us. There […]
Continue reading David Archuleta Retrospective Series Part 22 – Broken
January 3, 2014 7 Comments
By Pamela Pike and Rosanne Simunovic Pamela Pike’s Recollections As their sun sets, fear rises in Africa. “Broken” written by Jon Hunt and David Archuleta aims to draw attention to the devastation of a lost generation of children in a long civil war in Africa being abducted, used as soldiers and slaves. Jon Hunt, a […]
Continue reading [VIDEO]Kelly Clarkson’s Cautionary Christmas Music Tale Set To Light Up Your TV Screens
December 11, 2013 5 Comments
Are you ready for a little Kelly? Wednesday, December 11th at 10:00 Eastern on NBC? Let’s here a resounding YES! It looks like this Christmas special is going to be a spectacular event. Here is the scoop – straight off of the NBC page. About Superstars Blake Shelton, Reba and Trisha Yearwood will appear as […]
Continue reading And Now – It’s Time For A Positive Review Of The Sound Of Music Live
December 6, 2013 14 Comments
So, let me get this right! NBC spends 9 million dollars to bring us a free, LIVE production into our living rooms, hires a formidable cast of singers and actors of considerable fame who are not intimidated to sing LIVE over a three-hour time period, hires a LIVE orchestra, technicians, engineers and Heaven knows who […]
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