Re: lyrics to music

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kieren MacMillan" <address@hidden>
To: "Fr. Michael Gilmary, mma" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: lyrics to music


> Hi!
>
> > when setting lyrics to music, is it ever acceptable to join eighth notes 
> > across syllables or even across words?
>
> As both singer and conductor, I can say without qualification that it is 
> better to join the beams (i.e., beam according to the beat structure, like 
> every other instrument). It's definitely easier (and thus faster) to sight 
> read and teach/direct.
>
> Hope this helps!
> Kieren.


I only sing, but I find beamed notes more difficult to sing from - the 
rhythm of the bars is less important to me than aligning the syllable to the 
correct note.

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Phil Holmes