By: Rosanne Simunovic Because I am busy over the next 4 days, I have evaluated these singers as concisely as possible. We are reaching the end of another season, so I hope that the more in-depth Vocal Masterclass articles from previous weeks will help fill in the blanks. Here are my evaluations and, remember, I […]
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Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 4 Singers: Now And Then
May 1, 2013 
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By: Rosanne Simunovic What a great evening of music! Now that was pretty fine singing from Amber, Angie, Candice and Kree. And wasn’t Harry Connick Jr. the absolute best mentor? He had x-ray vision when dealing with our Top 4, playing to their strengths while reinforcing their weaknesses. Now, that is what mentoring is all […]
Continue reading Mindy Moore’s Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 4 Performance Show: Own Choice And One-Hit Wonders
April 25, 2013 12 Comments
By: Mindy Moore I am still fighting a bad stomach bug, so one of my readers, the very insightful and knowledgeable Mindy Moore, has graciously provided her assessment of last evening’s Top 4 show. It is an excellent read and one in which I am in 100% agreement. Thank you so much, Mindy – your […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 5 Singers: Divas And Birth Year
April 18, 2013 18 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 6 Results Show: Bacharach/David And Songs You Wish You Wrote
April 11, 2013 90 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 6 Singers: Bacharach/David Music And Songs You Wish You Wrote
April 11, 2013 16 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 8 Singers: Rock Music
April 4, 2013 25 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Dancing Masterclass Discussion For Dancing With The Stars Season 16: Week Three
April 1, 2013 6 Comments
YouTube is my friend! As is MJsBigBlog. Both sites provided timely videos of last week’s show, enabling me to watch some performances on Week 2 of Dancing With The Stars. I cannot believe how great Kellie Pickler is! She is a phenomenal dancer and her athleticism and grace are truly something to behold. I absolutely […]
Continue reading Masterclass Tip Of The Week: Never Quit. Believe In Yourself.
April 1, 2013 7 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 8 Singers: Rock Music
March 28, 2013 6 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 4: Premiere Week
March 25, 2013 31 Comments
Are you all looking forward to Season 4 of The Voice? I am sure NBC will be pumped! Anything to raise their ratings slump and take their mind off the Jay Leno/Jimmy Fallon controversy can’t be a bad thing! The premiere episodes of Season 4 will air on Monday and Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 12 Top 9 Singers: The Music Of Lennon-McCartney
March 20, 2013 21 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Dancing Masterclass Discussion For Dancing With The Stars Season 16: Premiere Results
March 19, 2013 30 Comments
This is the first time I have added this blog topic for the ABC Reality Show, Dancing With The Stars. Since I have many readers from the MCL Community who thoroughly enjoy this show, I thought it was about time I jumped on the DWTS bandwagon and get with the program, so to speak! I […]
Continue reading The American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Are…
March 7, 2013 21 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 12 Top 10 Girls
March 5, 2013 23 Comments
Picture courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter/American Idol And we are live, ladies and gentlemen! Yes – we are finally getting to the most exciting part of American Idol – the live shows. After a couple of weeks of live pre-recorded performances, we are down to 10 ladies and 10 gents based solely on the judges’ […]
Continue readingIt’s The 2nd Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – The Oscars!
February 24, 2013 3 Comments
There are pivotal moments in my yearly calendar that make me jump up and down with glee. Well, actually, given my Golden Girl status, I sort of jump, maybe, once and then my legs give out. Ha! There’s Christmas and Easter and Thanksgiving and American Idol and The Voice and SMASH and anything with awards […]
Continue reading Phillip Phillips To Perform New Single On American Idol Season 12 Results Show
February 24, 2013 7 Comments
Has anyone heard Phillip Phillips‘ new single, Gone, Gone, Gone? Yes? No? At any rate, you will be able to catch it live on the Thursday, March 14th American Idol Results Show. Before I listened to the song, I wondered whether the haunting arrangement we heard in his hugely successful American Idol single, Home, would […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 11 Top 2 Singers: Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips
May 22, 2012 14 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic And then there were two! After four months of wonderful performances, amid the usual controversy and drama, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips have emerged as the Top 2 Finalists of American Idol Season 11. Although I had a hunch that Jessica would make the Top 2, I was anticipating Top 8 Finalist […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 11 Top 3: Personal, Judges’and Jimmy Iovine’s Choices
May 16, 2012 40 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic This week, our Top 3 performed three songs apiece – their Personal Choice, Judges’ Choice and Record Producer Jimmy Iovine’s Choice. This was, as expected, a very big week for this triumvirate. They were grandly treated to individual homecomings, where they had time to visit, perform and thank their hometown supporters. This […]
Continue reading Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 11 Top 4 Singers: California Dreamin’ and Dream Songs
May 10, 2012 9 Comments
By: Rosanne Simunovic I will keep this short and sweet! This week’s Top 4 Performance Show was excellent. But where did the Big Band Theme disappear to? There was never a theme more entertaining and more challenging than that particular genre of music. The phrasing elements, the lyrical and melodic content, the expressive performing style […]
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