I have spent the majority of this year singing at random times, even though I know I’m musically impaired.
But why are some people ear-splittingly bad, à la moi? Yahoo explains.
Some people’s brain simply can not perceive notes correctly, which produces the sound of a dying cow when singing (or, at least, for me).
But the shape of your vocal tracks are also a factor that can determine whether you’re a Sugar Motta (Glee, look it up) or you’re a Streisand.
20% of people can’t control their vocal muscles, they’re too powerful (the latter is not a scientific fact).
But there is hope! For those who simply have trouble matching the pitch of a song, vocal training can improve this.
Or, you can accept your tone-deafness and own it. You may not be cast as Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, but that’s true even for people that can sing, so don’t take it too hard.
Tonight, yet anther Glee episode will air. The show is in its fourth season, seventeenth episode. And it just keeps getting worse and worse.
When the show first started, I had no idea what it was about. I remember hearing my classmates talk about it almost incessantly, and finally, I watched the first episode. I liked it, but I wasn’t in love. I did like it enough to keep watching though.
The more I watched it, the more I enjoyed it. Until somewhere in the second or third season, I stopped watching almost completely, only to resume my regime at the beginning of the most recent season. But I have to say, out of all the seasons, even though I have stopped watching several times previously, this is by far, the worst.
The show has turned from a somewhat realistic portrayal of high-school life, minus the singing and dancing in school hallways of course. It used to be that the show addressed real issues, and it felt like I was watching actual people, not just actors following a script word for word.
That is no longer the case. The show has turned into a mash-pit of cheesy romance, roommate problems, cattiness, and downright terrible acting.
I remember a particular episode a couple weeks ago, on Valentine’s Day, episode 14 called “I Do“. It followed the wedding of the show’s two favorite teachers, which was of course, on Valentine’s Day. Predictably enough, Mr. Schuester is left at the altar by the bride to be, and everyone else at the wedding has a one-night stand.
There was also a revolting amount of pink.
This episode was just one example of many other cheesy episodes this new season has brought with it. I’m disappointed with the direction this show has taken, and I hope they can get back on track. I sincerely doubt it though.
Some 40,000 singers entered the Glee Project for a shot at stardom and McGinty was one of 12 finalists who participated in the summer filler between Gleeseasons. For his final performance he sang “Somewhere Beyond the Sea.”
With his Frank Sinatra-esque voice and captivating stage presence, he co-won the Glee Project and earned himself a 7-episode arc (later extended because of his popularity) on Glee.
I’m not here to talk about how amazing Glee is, how hilarious the plots are blah blah blah. In this third season, I don’t really think much is going on. But I will tell you exactly what I think of this new Irish addition.
With clear blue eyes, smooth skin and lots of dark brown hair, he certainly stands out. McGinty looks quite young for 19, but personally, I think he’s just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.
And that accent is killer.
In his debut episode, Pot O’ Gold, he sings Kermit the Frog’s “Bein’ Green.” I was (very) pleasantly surprised by his silky baritone.
In the latest episode he sang “Blue Christmas,” a tribute to the King.
But I think his best performance so far was at the very end of Pot O’ Gold. It says a lot about him that they gave a brand new character two solos in one episode. He dedicated the song “Take Care of Yourself” to his family back in Ireland.
Wow. That second half where he hits his falsetto is absolutely incredible. But his voice is just sexy in general, really fabulous.
Back when he was still with Celtic Thunder, he sang a spectacular section of “Amazing Grace.” I think he did the best job out of all of them. To view his part, go to 2:10.
STILL think he’s the best. WHAT. A. VOICE!!!
Needless to say I love his voice and stage/screen persona. If the writers/producers/directors of Glee are smart, they’ll hang on to this Irish supernova of adorable talent with both hands and not let him go till he refuses to stay.
The thing is, Glee goes against all of my principles as a musician and especially as a proud vocalist. They take the best singers and rarely ever give them solos, and the people they do give solos, they are so autotuned that the music producer adds synthesizer to disguise the robot-on-crack sound that autotune gives a singer when they hold a note for too long or slide from one note to another (or you could be like Rebecca Black and use so much autotune that no one can tell what her real voice sounds like, except that it is extremely nasally).
But yes! I have been roped in.
Even though I get insulted when they cover brilliant songs and butcher them completely, totally making me want to cry, I still can’t stop watching.
As a musician, I am ashamed to call myself a Gleek (BUT I CAN’T HELP MYSELF).
And the plot lines are so cheesy and the drama is slightly predictable but what’s a girl to do?
So, I’m sorry to my musician friends, and I’m sorry to my mom, who patiently watches all the episodes with me so I “don’t feel too bad.”
And I’m sorry, but I’m a Gleek.
For real.
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In all the time that television has existed there has been controversy about the overexposure of actors (mostly female) to their youthful fans. Their careers start out with a bubblegum pop image and then as soon as their fan-base grows to over a million the bomb drops; racy photos and videos that leave us flabbergasted.
And we can all recognize the semi nude photos taken of Miley Cyrus that were leaked out to the public and even the ones that aired in last years November issue of Marie Claire.
But, this year’s big dispute involves everyone’s favorite singing superstars: the cast of Glee.
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