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Show ONESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 -- i DIXIESUNLINK.COM -- 7- Go to dixiesunlink.com for r exclusive movie reviews from resident film critics Alaina Allred and Matt Jacobson, as well as the latest music review from our newest critic, Dean Peterson Digital vs. CD: DSC Vocalists sins out for recital students, faculty talk music in iTunes age taken many avenues in the digital age, and every one of them seems to make physical formats more unMusic has different necessary. Colton Smith, a sopho- the physical copy With can lose your actual songs. a freshman cnminal justice major from American Fork, said CDs are becoming more sentimental than anything. I consider buying CDs when they are below $10 on the savings rack. Volk said. It used to be cool, but now you can download the album and put the same thing on your iTunes. lake Byrd, a freshman business major from Cheyenne, Wyo., said when you pay for a CD you are paying for intellectual Nathan Volk, said, When they take people to court and say, He you downloaded all music illegally,' theyre Hey, not saying you gave your friend a physical CD; er Peer-to-pe- er peer-to-pe- value. this peer-to-pe- er M itiiMuj cm Digital Music Market Value -- decline in value of the global recorded music industry 31 - IFPI . Students at DSC are not the only voices heard on campus. People of all ages and learning levels are singing or learning how. Porter is just starting to dip her toes into the world of singing. Porter sings for entertainment, but she said she doesnt have any plans for the future of her singing career. Pohlsander is going into music education, a passion that was fueled by his work with the Kuwait English School Green Theatre, a special needs and mainstream drama group from the Kuwait English School, which he was a part of for about two years. That experience alone made me really want to learn how to teach music, he said. Im really passionate about teaching special needs kids.... Thats pretty much the main reason I came back to school. The music department is a medley of various instruments with everything from the human voice to the piano. Porter plays both the flute always enjoyed singing. Pohlsander takes his music seriously and has im- mersed himself in the world 7 n of singing since he was 10 Jacob Pohlsander, a freshman music education major from years old. Ogden, hits the final note in a song. Singing may be just a Singing students are re- to some, but it can be a career for those who have hobby quired to train and practice in vvq,at jt takes, and the piano. Having experience playing lems witii his voice. order to become truly proficient. other instruments has helped her in her Vocal fatigue can affect a students voice Adjunct music instructor Ami Porter vocal endeavors, Porter said. in a detrimental way, but keeping practice said she doesnt practice as much as shed Pohlsander has just recently started to times short and productive can prevent it like because of her teaching. said. Pohlsander learn how to play the piano. He said the from Porter I practice singing not enough, happening, he overdo to want it, You dont ever said. I try and practice, on average, about piano helps him with his singing in many said. That can lead to vocal nodules, and ways. a half hour a day. see MUSIC page 8 lit i4ii Warming up for a perform-anc- e varies between each vocal student but usually con-- 1 sists of scales, octaves and vowel enunciation, Porter and Pohlsander said. Vocal students are required to take courses in ear training, sight singing and music theory. group. Cole Sherratt, a junior music major from Houston, is a member of the Concert Choir, the Vocal Jazz group, a member of an a cappella group, and the lead singer of a rock band. Sherratt said he has been singing for around 16 years. He said his parents were singers and in bands when he was young, and he has the PiRimTTT stories, prepare for performance The life of a singer is not limited to car radios and steamy showers. Some Dixie State College students and professors have a real affinity for vocalization. Singing is both a hobby and a career aspiration for those who are a part of the music world. Jacob Pohlsander, a freshman music education major from Ogden, was a member of die Phoenix Boys Choir in Arizona, and he is currently a member of Dixie State College's Raging Red Choir, Chamber Choir, Concert Choir and die Vocal Jazz its intellectual property. Erin Howard, a senior es 1 n, more business major from Panguitch, said CDs are too much of a hassle. I havent bought a CD in along time, Smith said. behind-the-scen- BY ALAINA ALLRED Staff Writer music major from Nephi, said, Some of my more favorite bands, I buy their albums... The physical formats of music have been put in second place to their digital counterparts. Terri Metcalf-Petersoan studadjunct developmental ies instructor, said, If there is a particular song that I want, I go to iTunes. Howard said it is nice to have the access to music. All of the pieces that I want I can just look them up, she said. Its just nice to have a wide variety at your fingertips and not have to stick to just what is around you. Even buying digital music is becoming eclipsed by downloading. downloading is essentially taking the music off of one computer and making it available to anyone with an Internet connection via torrents. Byrd said music is no different than sharing with friends. All it is sharing your property when you upload your music onto The Pirate Bay and then somebody else goes and downloads it, Byrd said. It is you sharing what you have BY HEATHER HARRISON Staff Writer you Crooners reveal Digital Music Report a; Junior Joyce Jacox, a performing arts major from Rexburg, Idaho, has been singing since she was 10 years old as well. Jacox would like to become a professional opera singer, and she practices for about an hour daily. Sherratt said he practices for about an hour or two each day. Pohlsander said he practices for one hour eveiy week day, not including his practice for the choirs hes a part of. He said any more than that could cause prob- - thats really bad. According to the "Vocal Chord Nodules And Polyps" published by the American Association, vocal nodules are growths found on a person's vocal chords created by vocal abuse. These growths can cause a rough and scratchy voice, decreased pitch range, and voice hoarseness and harshness. Pohlsander said he goes on vocal rest before a concert to keep Ins voice in The piano, once its really tuned, really helps with my musicianship, as well as music theory, Pohlsander said. Every person has a song he or she calls his or her favorite, but Porters wouldnt be found on a Top 40 hits list. Porters favorite song to sing is "Habanera" from Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet. Sherratt said his favorite song to sing is prime condition. see VOICE page 8 Ipcoming jazz concert to include original compositions BY AMANDA JACOBS Staff Writer ixie State College's music ailment's mid-semest- er cert is jazz nearing, and fans of genre are anticipating it will be in store, just lenn Webb, of chairman Cs music department, said jazz band typically holds concerts each semester, the first one to kick off this tester will take place on ebb said ' this is his fourth directing the jazz conceit, every year the group gets er and better. bis is a group of extremely tied performers," Webb split into two different sets. A piano ensemble will act as a sort of intennission period, which will allow die bass players to rest before their grand fi- nale, he said. The concert is supposed to run for about an hour to an hour and a half, with music ranging to n from die more some obscure pieces that may well-know- be new for fans. "One piece we are excited about this year is 'Almost Like Being In Love' originally performed by Natalie Cole," Webb said. "The arrangement won a Grammy sometime in die '90s." Webb said die band is also de town." excited to have Stefanie a senior communication major from Roy, join them on vocals during die Cole num- aere are 18 ber. "Not just on campus I ei- - would say out of the tibers students who are of the jazz band, and Performers plan on playing ti different pieces this time ;bb said die concert will be Hig-ginso- n, Anodier song Webb mentioned is by one of die best known jazz icons in die world. "Of course, we have Duke is Ellington," Webb said. "He like the Beedioven of die jazz world." The band will be perfonning Ellington's famous song, "Just a lucky so and so," Isaac Gish, a junior music major from Santa Clara, is a featured guitar soloist in diis perfonnance, and he said he is veiy excited about die upcoming concert. Gish said Webb even wrote one of die pieces diat is on dieir set list for this show. "Glenn wrote a song called 'Gear Up," Gish said. "It is one of our favorites to perfonn." This will be die second time die band has got to play die song "Gear Up." The first time was during one of DSCs centennial celebrations. Gish said he also decided to try writing a song of his own, and he played it for die jury, which is a panel of music professors diat die music majors must perform in front of each semester in order to keep progressing within the degree. C From left, Alex Wright, a freshman music major from St. 'George, and Isaac Gish, a senior music education major from Santa Clara, jam together. The two will play in the jazz concert on March l at the Eccles Fine Arts Center. Webb said he loved die song so much he asked Gish to add more instruments to die mix so it could be debuted at die last in mid-AprGish said diis is his fourth se- mester at DSC, and diis years ensemble is the tightest group jazz concert of die semester, yet which will take place sometime il. 'You can tell we all really love jazz," Gish said "We aren't just in it for die credits, To check out the show, go to die Eccles Fine Arts Center on March 1 at 7:30 p.m. It's $1 for students and $5 for die public. ' |
