Word: vocalisms
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...chair of the joint chiefs of staff, Powell had been a vocal opponent of letting openly gay people into the military...
That was four years ago. Harvard still has ties to ROTC; the military is still dismissing homosexual soldiers. Students, by and large, continue to be outraged. The University, meanwhile, is still studying its response. Today, some of the most vocal campus advocates for breaking Harvard's relationship with the ROTC program will receive their diplomas...
...intelligibility of the lines puts undue emphasis on certain words, unintentionally generating a melodramatic effect. At times, the singers seem burdened not only by the orchestra's volume, but also by the words of the songs themselves. Changing some of the awkward lyrics into spoken parts might reduce the vocal strain on the singers and help improve the coherence of the story...
...score itself contributes to this problem. The musical composition is richly textured and varied, an intriguing mixture of jazz and classical influences that enhances both the emotional and physical dynamics of the story. However, the composer Randy Eng's complex jazz style demands an immense amount of flexibility and vocal range from the performers. Brown in particular sings the difficult melodies with clarity and accuracy, but even she has some trouble carrying off the double notes in pitch. Although the singing improves through the course of the performance, all the singers struggle noticeably at one time or another just...
...money we could have a ChicanoStudies program and we wouldn't have this problemany way, so in a way [Casper] is kind of workingon the problem," Marek added. "I think moststudents feel that way, but not the vocal ones...