hannah todd singing where'er you walk from handel's semele HWV58

[EmilyMichelle1995]

When you repeat the first bit could do little ornementations i did this in my singing exam and got full marks for the song

[schubertrocks]

@EmilyMichelle1995 thank you for watching and commenting emily. this was recorded over two years ago and the ornaments were optional at that level (i think it was grade 5). though as i recall she did put a few in on the day of the exam. 

[EmilyMichelle1995]

@schubertrocks Ahh, okay, its sounds good as it is its just that i would like to hear it with ornaments

[aliceshanahan]

spread vowels and too fast but good

[Rhian2009]

Mainly I love the speed on this, but considering it's a Handel piece there should be numerous variations on the dynamic whereas you just sing it at the same volume throughout making it sound a little hard and too 'pop like' at times.

Good effort though

[JudeisObscure]

A lovely and tasteful performance! I agree with Arch5280. I wouldn't slow it down, but maybe a little more contrast in mood. Bravo!!!

[MotherWaggy]

You have lovely sound. Keep the lessons going. It takes many many years of lessons to sound like opera singer. Good on you for giving this a go.

[zackislord]

I had to sing this song, solo, the other day... Practiced with a Piano and everything. Listened to this version when I couldn't, because this one has the correct tempo for what I was singing.

I totally bombed that song. I hate singing in front of 35 people I don't know... I need more than three days' prep for it, but my teacher is obsessed with speed-learning. xD

Up next: Caro Mio Ben.

Anyway, your voice is great. And you actually managed to not kill the song. Brava.

[MandyJMaddison]

Beautiful, Hannah! I came back to listen some more, because it's one of my favourite songs and you sing it delightfully!

Notice that thrippleton said a "little" too fast, not "much" too fast. Some people like Handel rather ponderous. I think that the fastness was only in a couple of places.

[MandyJMaddison]

Lovely! Now, about the diction: The words need to be carefully spaced so they don't run on, as in "crow-dinto". This is always a problem to watch for when a consonant at the end of a word is followed by a vowel at the beginning of the next word.

[MandyJMaddison]

I just checked out a couple of others. Aled Jones (Aled at the Margam Orangery Prog1 Prt1) also does it fast, at least for the first part.

[thrippleton]

lovely voice but a little too fast.

[schubertrocks]

thank you - we will have to work on slowing it down

[Arch5280]

I was just about to say that I like it at this speed. I think it is usually over-sentimentalized.

[lexanna101]

@thrippleton i actually like it a little fast it sounds fun and happy instead of dragging she is amazing