The Girl in 14g

The way that Musical Theatre vocal music is written reflects the differences vocal technique and sound (see previous blog). As a singing coach I've been working with a number of singers on taking more breaths, using less line and using an easier, slightly straighter tone. There is one particular song I've coached several singers on that represents the "crossover" culture well. It's "The Girl in 14g", a wonderful piece recorded by Kristin Chenoweth in which the singer plays three different characters, a wannabe opera singer with high Ds, a wannabe jazz singer whose scat singing goes down to low G, and a mousy main character who turns into a Broadway Belter at the end. It's a vocal tour de force.