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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2003-01-15 00:23
My housemate is a big Kylie Minogue fan. He bought a 'Live in Concert' DVD the other week, and I half-heartedly sat and watched it with him.
To my amazement, although I wouldn't say I'm mad about her music, the way she performed was awesome, and I thought that I could learn a lot from her, and apply it to my own performing.
She really enjoys herself, is obviously prepared right down to every final detail, and everything that happens on stage is 100% planned... A classical performance like that is definitely a very classy one, as opposed to an unprepared one with impulse addiditons.
Interestingly, I also get some inspiration for my tone from female vocalists.
Does anyone else find inspiration from unlikely places like I do, or am I just a freak? Anyone agree with me on the Kylie thing?
PS> In case you don't know... Kylie is Australian. She's been here for YEARS, all through the 80's and 90's, and has recently made it big in the UK and US. That's about all I know, I'm not exactly her biggest fan!
PPS> I'm aware I'm weird, no need to comment! =]
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Author: ken
Date: 2003-01-15 01:13
Morrigan,
Inspiration in unlikely places?
Many find Ms Minogue's wiggling derriere most inspiring.
But I don't think that sort of thing is going to go down too well in your next performance of the Mozart Concerto, no matter how finely detailed your preparation...unless, of course, you have the body for it.
Ken
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Author: Wayne Thompson
Date: 2003-01-15 02:29
Well, Morrigan, my connections are too slow tonight to make an mpeg run, so I can't watch her, but seriously, any good perfomer gives you stuff for your imagination, and that will make you a better performer, and a better human. It is not the least bit wierd to be moved and learn from all kinds of sources. Enjoy! And I'll watch for her name so I can see what you mean. (And what Ken means, too!)
Wayne Thompson
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2003-01-15 03:28
Yeah, I think her arse is more famous than her. It should be entitled to 75% of her income!
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-01-15 04:03
"...has recently made it big in the..."
The clock is ticking:
15:00... 14:59... 14:58... 14:57... 14:56... 14:55...
-GBK
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Author: d dow
Date: 2003-01-15 12:55
This may sound crazy but I have always loved Deep Purple and Les Zeppelin.
Clarinet players should play with some of the granite streagnth and rythmic vitality of good rock bands! Of course don't do Debussy that way!
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Author: Mark Sloss
Date: 2003-01-15 14:49
Part of Kylie's attraction is obviously the sex appeal as much as the sugar-coated lyrics and snappy post-disco beats. There has certainly been a trend toward using sex to promote classical artists (Bond, for example), but that's marketing, not performing.
There's a big difference between being prepared and controlling every last aspect of the show as in the pop genre. If you are a master of the instrument and the music, it is the spontaneous musical impulses that make great performances. There is nothing more tiresome than sitting through a well executed performance of a piece that is very precise, but devoid of inspiration. In pop, that same impulse could throw everything out of whack, and you'd have the MIDI beat boxes out of sync with the lights, the dancers crashing into each other, and other general mayhem.
What Kylie has is the ability to connect with her audience, through looks, talent, or whatever. That's a good takeaway. Self-involved performers are dull performers.
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-01-16 06:27
I didn't think that Ken would be in the least influenced by Ms Minogues bum. I thought he was a breast man!
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Author: Mike
Date: 2003-01-17 02:13
I like to listen to Sarah Brightman for musical phrasing. Check out "Nessun Dorma" on the Eden CD. It's also a great example of balance between accompaniment and soloist.
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Author: ken
Date: 2003-01-17 02:57
Well Mark,
Anything to avoid those interminable threads about cracks in R13s!
Ken
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Author: Fyrespryte
Date: 2003-01-17 10:33
I deeply love the clarinet and enjoy most classical music and modern jazz,but for pleasure and inspiration I'm afraid it's a case of once a rock chick always a rock chick!I love Nickelback,Linkin Park,Puddle of Mudd,Offspring and many other bands and as far as inspiration goes I am far more likely to go pick up my clarinet after listening to say Nirvana than if I've been listening to something more traditional(except maybe for the Copland concerto).Now that's inspirational!
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