The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #174525 Message #4232088
Posted By: GUEST
25-Nov-25 - 11:53 AM
Thread Name: singing as we would speak
Subject: RE: singing as we would speak
We are talking about phrasing., and or..Singing like you speak in traditional songs, like in the Irish style of sean-nós, involves keeping a conversational, natural vocal quality rather than a formal one. To achieve this, focus on conveying the emotion and meaning of the words by maintaining your natural speech rhythm and clarity, using open-throat techniques if appropriate, and prioritizing understandable diction over complex ornamentation. The goal is for the melody to serve the text, not the other way around