Professional Recording Critique: Spring 2021

Name: Date:

1. Title of song and the show from which it comes:

2. Composer:

3. Title of recording or URL site where you found the recording:

4. Featured artist(s):

5. Classification of voice of artist: (underline any that are appropriate) dramatic, lyric, belt, mixture

6. Voice range of artist: soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass

7. What types of vocal timbre is the singer using for this piece, lyric, belt, nasal, clear, rich, warm, breathy,
hollow, etc. ? (there may be more than one)

8. What types of stylistic effects were used by the vocalist in this recording and where did you feel that
these were used the best?

9. In a short paragraph, describe how the vocalist achieved the desired dramatic effect in his/her
interpretation. Specify how the artist manipulated the elements of music with respect to specific phrases,
words and emotions to create the desired effect. The elements of music are:
timbre, dynamics, tempo, articulation, enunciation, melody, rhythm,

10. Note any special musical or dramatic concerns that you would like to incorporate into your
performance: