Comments on: Performance Power Is In The Draw- Not The Push https://judyrodman.com/performance-power-is-in-draw-not-push/ Vocal Coach • Singer • Speaker • Songwriter • Studio Producer • Podcaster Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Ray Miller https://judyrodman.com/performance-power-is-in-draw-not-push/#comment-1217 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:27:07 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/performance-power-is-in-the-draw-not-the-push/#comment-1217 I have been to many performances where people walked out (even from 'high-ranking' singers) because they didn't 'hold' the audience, didn't know how, or didn't care.
Another relevant comment from experience in singing in lounges and other good venues, with pianist Danny Patt (74 years playing piano) —
many times when my audience, lounge-goers, were busy talking and I felt I wasn't getting to them, I kept mind of the fact they come to drink and chat with friends, rather than to hear me—well, some of them came to hear me and Danny — I would take on step closer to them, sing it more softly with more feeling, smile at them and enjoy their quieter attention. I never challenged them! that worked!

]]> By: Judy https://judyrodman.com/performance-power-is-in-draw-not-push/#comment-1264 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:31:09 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/performance-power-is-in-the-draw-not-the-push/#comment-1264 Haha… yes, you would know about this, Pete! And folks, I heartily recommend the gadget 'HearFones". I sell them in my office and they are so effective they go like hotcakes. You can get them (at the same price) at their website http://www.hearfones.com

]]> By: Pete Mickelson https://judyrodman.com/performance-power-is-in-draw-not-push/#comment-1265 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:58:09 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/performance-power-is-in-the-draw-not-the-push/#comment-1265 Judy, you're 'singing to the choir' here! Thank You! Ray Miller just finished sketching out a research program for choral groups (bbshop, church, acappella . . . ) to try, and each of his eight experiments entails just what you're saying. Last week, we had the experience of a master class in which one of the singers came on so strong that her voice was shredding the air (my words) in front of her mouth, just like the shredding, ripping sound one hears as a Boeing 747 takes off. A little less force > a little less non-linearity > a lot more passion and beauty. As in politics, Power corrupts, but Absolute Power destroys. That's part of why HearFones have been so helpful, in toning down the noise and building the beauty of the voice.

Pete

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