Ach, Gott! I went to a senior recital tonight for a vocal performance major. It was painful! Excruciatingly horrid diction! I don’t know how to describe the voice other than barbaric in timbre, insecure in pitch, and sloppy, sloppy, sloppy! His manerisms made him painful to watch. Did I mention his singing was sloppy?
The only things that made the recital tolerable were 1) the amazing pianist whose antics are so fun to watch, and 2) the antics of the very gay and very opinionated man sitting next to me.
There really should be higher standards for who is allowed to continue into upper division vocal study. If you can’t sing, you shouldn’t be allowed to complete a vocal performance degree. Period! If there is no standard that vocal students must meet in order to receive their degree, does the degree really mean anything? I think not! I know several freshmen and sophomores who sing better than this guy. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
