From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #222 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Wednesday, February 15 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 222 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Melismatic singing, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:50:11 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Melismatic singing, njc More melisma. Joni Mitchell said, >>down where the water skiers GLIDE>> Sorry for the short posts. Eventually, I guess they'll get shorter and shorter; in the end, I'll just go, "Oh wow!" Jim L'Hommedieu >Betsy Blue >Melismatic singing... Joni did some: The wires in the wall are HUMMING. All romantics meet the SAME fate. He comes for CONVERSATION. Not like you love your FREEDOM. She's very subtle about it, and it's not just about vocal ambition. It often emphasizes a plot point in the song. The ones that give me chills are her pairs of ascending triplets in Coyote's "no compreHENDING" and "dark GLASSES." Its not as easy as it sounds. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #222 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send tojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------