UNIT 21

Interview

Jane: How long have you been a singer, Andy?

Andy: About six years now.

Jane: How did you start?

Andy: I had a band with some friends when I was at school.

Jane: Did the other members of the band go into pop-music too?

Andy: No, they didn't. But I still see them sometimes. I saw them last month. I was giving a concert in London and they came to see me. We had a good jam-session together.

Jane: What does a jam-session mean?

Andy: A spontaneous get together of sidemen freely improvising on pop tunes.

Jane: What do they do?

Andy: They all work in offices in London.

Jane: When did you make your first record?

Andy: That was two years ago.

Jane: Did it do very well?

Andy: No, it didn't, but the next record reached number one. It was a success.

Jane: Does your voice ever crash on you?

Andy: All the time, but still I have never cancelled a show. A lot of people are canceling shows. I've done a lot of concerts where I've had no voice.

Jane: Is your downtime mainly spent in the recording studio?

Andy: In the studio, or trying to get an acting gig. I'm always working. I have never taken a vacation and I never think about it…(fakes a crying voice) now you've planted the seeds and I wanna vacation! (laughs). At five-thirty until eight in the morning is my downtime.

Jane: What are you doing at the moment?

Andy: I'm writing a song.

Jane: When will we hear the song?

Andy: When we record it.

And what will you do after the song?

Andy: I'll take a holiday. It's been a busy year.

Fill in the gaps:

Andy ___ a singer for six years now. He ____ when he ____ at school. He ___ a band with three friends. His friends ____ into pop-music, but Andy still ___ them sometimes. He ___ them last month. He ___ a concert in ___ and his friends ___ to see him. They all ___ in offices in London. Two of them ___ in banks. Andy ___ his first record ___ years ago. It ___ very well, but his next record ___ number one. He___cancelled a show. His downtime ___mainly spent in the recording studio. At the moment Andy___ a song. We ___ it after they record it. And what about the future for Andy? It ___ a busy year for him so he ___ a holiday.

At the rehearsal

Victor: We need some more singers in the band. Andy is good singer but if we had more voices...

Rosy: We all want to sing - Patrick, Tom and me. Andy can teach us.

Victor: Before you choose the date for your first big concert or gig, you need to find out about singing before you step out onto the stage. Andy, will you tell us about the basics of singing.

Andy: First, you should get yourself aligned - that is, line up all your body parts to get ready to sing and then explore your breathing. Breathing while singing isn't that much different from

how you breathe normally, but you have to take in more air and use more air. When you get the air flowing, you can explore the tone of your voice.

Patric: What about the posture?

Andy: Posture is important to sing well. If all the parts for singing are lined up correctly, you stand a really good chance of getting wonderful sounds to come flying out of your body.

Rosy: We must work on the vocal tone?

Andy: Vocal tone is important, because you want the best sounds to come out of your mouth. By exploring exercises on tone, you can make changes to your sound.

Sometimes, singers try to imitate their favorite famous singer. What you want to do is sound like yourself. Your voice can be just as fabulous as that famous singer. You just have to practice to develop it.

Tom: Will you tell us a few words about categories of voices?

Andy: Most singers want a category to belong to. You may have heard of the categories of singers - soprano, mezzo, tenor, and bass.

Victor: What do we need to do to start singing?

Andy: You need to make a plan of practicing it on a regular basis. Your goal is to make your singing voice sound like one smooth line from top to bottom. Your voice may have a few bumps and wiggles as you work your way up and down. Work with specific areas of the voice called registers chest voice, head voice, middle voice, and falsetto. The first step in the workout for the voice is to find he different registers of the voice and then notice what each feels like. After you find them, you want to try and smooth out the transition between the registers. You may find that your chest voice and head voice feel miles apart. Finding new songs to sing can be overwhelming.

Say if the statement is right or wrong:right wrong

Breathing while singing is much different from how you breathe normally.

Posture is important to sing well.

The categories of singers are soprano, falsetto, tenor, and bass.

The first step in the workout for the voice is to find the registers of the voice.

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