Ed Waffle Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Here are a few definitions which can be modified for singers, dancers, instrumentalists or conductors. In each instance the most important part is the pronoun. Additions to the lexicon are most welcome. I use rubato; you have an unclear beat; he can’t count to four. I am deeply sensitive; you are sentimental; he is pathetic. I have a trill; you have vibrato; she has a wobble. My (singing, dancing, playing, conducting) is exciting and dramatic; yours is tense and histrionic; his is irrational and maniacal. I am a virtuoso coloratura; you don’t have a chest voice; she is a canary. I make it look easy; you are insouciant; she is careless. I use a relaxed tempo which lets the music breathe; you have trouble keeping some passages together; he can’t read music. I am lyrical; you are indulgent; she is sloppy. I am taking time off to spend with my family; You are having a vocal crisis; Her career is over. [ March 10, 2002, 06:53 PM: Message edited by: Ed Waffle ] Link to comment
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