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Discography
This page contains links to the particular recordings discussed in Singing and
the Actor chapter 12, Creating Voice Qualities. Vocal Process
is an associate partner of Dress Circle, and the links listed below
will take you straight to the relevant CD page on the Dress Circle
website. Please note that I refer to these specific performances for
voice quality examples. This list is not exhaustive, so if you have identified
other examples of the voice qualities I talk about, you can let me
know by
email.
Speech Quality
Looking at the
world thru rose colored glasses Frank Sinatra
The American
Dream Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon
Imagine my
surprise Summer Rognlie in Personals
At the end of the
day Full
company in Les Miserables
Falsetto Quality
Bring him
home Colm Wilkinson in Les Miserables - The opening lines and
last two bars
Squeeze me
Amelia McQueen in
Ain't Misbehavin' - The final sixteen bars
Stay with me
Bernadette Peters in Into the Woods. Listen to the section beginning
"don't you know what's out there in the woods?"
Cry Quality
I'll tell the man
in the street Kristin Chenoweth
Send in the
clowns
Mandy Patinkin. Listen to the bridge "just when I'd stopped opening
doors"
Twang Quality
The Girl in 14g
Kristin Chenoweth. The opening sequence to "a perfect nook..."
demonstrates that twang can be cute as well as brash in the female
voice
Take back your
mink Kim Criswell in Guys and Dolls
Guys And Dolls - Original Studio Cast - CD
Sit down, you're
rocking the boat Don Stephenson in Guys and Dolls
Guys And Dolls - Original Studio Cast - CD
Opera Quality
Music of the
Night Anthony Warlow. Listen to the verse
Springtime for
Hitler
Eric Gunhus in The Producers. Listen to the first solo sequence
which is sung in Operetta style
The Producers Original Broadway Cast CD
Belt Quality
Our kind of love
Hannah Waddingham in The Beautiful Game. Listen to the section starting
"I will strive for peace with all my might", culminating in "that's
what's right". Apologies to Hannah for listing this example
in the book as Josie Walker! 
I'm always true
to you darlin' in my fashion Amy Spanger in Kiss Me Kate
Over the Rainbow
Sam Harris. Listen to the final rendition of "somewhere" and to the
coda "why can't I?" Unfortunately the CD is out of
print, but you can still hear the relevant moment on
Sam's
own site. Scroll down to the Best of the Motown Sessions album
Oh, had I a
golden thread
Eva Cassidy on the Songbird album. Listen to the section beginning "won't you show my
brothers and sisters" leading to "cos I will bind up the sorry
world" and "always" for high belting. This link is
on its way
Heaven on their
minds Clive Rowe in Jesus Christ Superstar. Listen to the
section starting "Jesus!" continuing to "your talk of God is true" 
When you got it,
flaunt it Cady Huffman in The Producers. Listen to the section
after "now Ulla belt"
The Producers Original Broadway Cast CD
Read Gillyanne's feature article
Lesson plan -
Monitoring personal effort
(SATA 2ed p14; 1ed p17)
Read
A mini article on mirening
by Jeremy Fisher
(with sound file download)
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