Day35b - 18aug2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃 Arnau ver

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hGbu6wGsV0

Day35b 18aug2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃 Arnau ver

Oil Paintings : Twinheaded Buddha 1995

 

"Titane" **** 2021 dir Julia Ducournau

 "Titane" **** dir Julia Ducournau

"Titane". - music is gd, visuals v sharp, very gd actors both female n male leads. And all the actors have v well sculpted faces and presence. I like quite a few of the scenes. The dance on top of the fire truck is v gd everything fits well together. At the end I was v curious to see what the baby looks like... Well he's like a little dragon w silver spikes down the back. More later. It definitely has enough depth to merit the Palme d'or.

Every scene and the flow of the story could be read on more than one level; because of this it has a depth that is usually not in horror films.

In fact, todays movie goers are much more sophisticated than the previous generation. They are able to read the multiplicity very quickly which makes me think, how tough it is to be an actor or actress today. Both leads are excellent, you want to love them.

(to be cont'd)

Calligraphy, writing equipments, the pleasure of writing - a poem for yourself.

 Calligraphy, writing equipments, the pleasure of writing - a poem for yourself.  

I chatted a bit w a friend who is taking calligraphy classes, and another friend is giving talks. Then, I found a sample of my calligraphy that I did with a MontBlanc pen. The nib was v responsive, v nice. Many quill nibs also has this very sensitive feeling as you write along. But in fact with all writing utensils, even a piece of real quill - like a goose feather thats sliced - or a glass pen from Murano, all could be fashioned to have the response that we have individual preferences for. What is nice about calligraphy? Is it different from painting? Yes it is. Calligraphy has to do with words, it has embedded clear meaning that a painting doesnt have. Each art covers a different ground. Calligraphy is a bit like qi gong. You go with the flow. So for those who dont know what to do with the hour and want something pleasant. Calligraphy is a good thing to do. V simple. Paper and writing utensil and ink. And off you go. Pay attention to the speed, to the shape and the pressure you put onto the pen. The gesture, the flow. Because it is writing, if you are just beginning and you dont know what to write, then you could copy your favorite poem by hand - this way you dont need to think of which words to use. You just write.

Dont have a favorite poem? Just name the stuff on your desk or what you see infront of your window. Write down the list of words. Or a list of colors you see. You will soon have written yourself a beautiful poem. Master piece #1 !!!

Below: Calligraphy by Jim Chen, Happy New Year Talisman for 2021

G code writing directly

 G code writing directly in a new app tool...

v interesting

https://hackaday.com/2021/07/19/3d-print-in-the-air-with-a-little-software-support/

v interesting overhang free in the air

＂春天的麻雀＂Spring Sparrow. *** 2021 Director： 李京香 Li JingXiang

＂春天的麻雀＂Spring Sparrow.  ***  2021   Director： 李京香 Li JingXiang

＂春天的麻雀＂Spring Sparrow.  ***  2021   Director： 李京香 Li JingXiang

剛看了＂春天的麻雀＂Spring Sparrow. 

"电影很感人也很美丽。鄧丽君的歌声正是这个年代的人渴望的 80s。好看很真誠.  

A lot of the scenes are done in a v sweet way, almost like a Miyazaki animation film but played by real people.   For example the guy and girl courting in the field next to a tree. The simple hand holding etc.   This could be compared to love stores set in thé 70's. The 60's the 90's.  Compared to other memory lane type of films, this one is a pure sweetness film.  Unlike the other ones w more contrast, such as A Brighter Summer Day by Jiang Wen - also about growing up, or many others (will find titles), those other ones are more constrasted with major events of the respective epoque, which includes more blood, sweat and tears - with more granular texture in the stories. This one is in the 80s, the dawn of a golden age, where people are trying things out.   I like this too, it corresponds to its time.  Pregnant women could also cheat on buying a few potatoes not paying etc.  the milder, smaller trials and errors are not less true, less sincere.  This film looks like its got  much less budget than the other big budget films - but this film is in another style - a lot of the reality is shown via an extended time used over small everyday tasks, for example in the market when the 4 young men tried to buy food, every cent is evaluated over and over again.  Not w sadness but w much care, because they want to make their trip to Beijing a success and must be careful.  

I would say the film is a finer embroidery almost, a basic stylistic difference from a big budget commercial film.  Took 1.5years to make.  

A sweet memory of difficulties of growing up , bursting out... And the life cycles of challenges. Looking back, we remember the soft gentle moments, beauty, courage and triumph. Sweet peaceful, the good the bad and smile.

By the way, an important detail about name attributions for Teresa Teng (credit detail: 鄧丽君 Teresa Teng ; should not be written as Deng LiJun - just like Confucius is a known as a "brand" name and not to be written as KongZi)  

 

"Could I sing it?" Challenge. Day 1 to 41c : AutumnAir // 秋意濃 QiuYiNong

Singing as a sketch, and then fine-tuned afterwards.
Let me see if i could sing it?

How to make an untrained voice into an instrument. How far could I get? How successful, and how long. Samples applied in Acapella, Jazzy ver, reg ver, rockish , Cantonese versions of AutumnAir // 秋意濃 QiuYiNong

I started w Cantonese first by Jacky Cheung because it seemed easier for me to remember the lyric, the the regular version (2017 by Dimash), then subsequently I listened to all the various versions I could find which include the original Japanese song composer singer, Tamaki Koji 玉置浩二, Japanese singer Misia, original Jacky Cheung, and Dimash and a few other new singers - including the director-actor-comic Stephan Chow (Chow SingChi) in his movie "Made in China 007"

This way I could also find out which "style" I prefer, might match better to my own preference in music.

I like the Jazz version better... (Day 3)

But so far it is work in progress.  :)

A professional singer told me that, after repeating the song twenty times, you automatically can remember the lyrics.  Is it true?  Yes, it is sort of true.  

Another singer, an opera singer-teacher, coloratura she said, you must have at least three months of time to continuously work in one block, if you stop before 3 months, everything you have learnt will be forgotten.  This has to do with muscle memories.

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Analysis of Dimash's singing voice, techniques, full body movements, adjusting resonator, body must be in top condition to be able to change positions of the resonating points of the voice very quickly - moving the points of resonators

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yom6n2Rwjm0&t=0s

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NB from Day 12th - onwards, fine tuning begins

Day 12+ 12jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rockish QiuYiNong
visuals, fonts, speed of lyric updated.  Singing will be fine tuned next.  I feel that I could remember the lyrics already, each day i sing it between 4 to 8 times

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3wks travels, and have not practiced singing at all, really notice the muscles are not toned.

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Day41c-27nov2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 (st pete version w I love you)

Acapella beginning, day 1, no more template
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Day36a-19sept2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 (rockish - black long robe sitting)

https://youtu.be/tnga7WIiZxs

Day36b-19sept2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 (Arnau -3nov2020 version) simple

https://youtu.be/7i8szi1PzQ0

Day36c-19sept2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 (St Pete- i love you version)

https://youtu.be/VsOein1Fqhg

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Day35b-11aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hGbu6wGsV0

Based on Arnau concert 2020 version, this version seems much more in one piece flowing like a cloth, the voice seem like an instrument, you dont really hear what he is singing, not so important anymore, but the voice is one flowing cloth w delicate whisper sounds, and flowing sounds, high strong voices, one flowing musical melody.

https://youtu.be/VQA2PCGTP4s

Day35-18aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 StPete I love you

Today, I feel that I could move along the high notes very easily, very fluide.

Drank Old Jamaican Ginger Beer, no problem with sticky throat.

Day34-16aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃
https://youtu.be/IYIc7oZ6Ymc

Tried a siren type of warm up, specifically for working on passagio.

It is a gd way, all the notes come easily - supple. Thanks to Amy S, who gave me some advice on working on first passagio.

Day33-14aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃
https://youtu.be/oSsxXBHN4sc

seems easier and easier, but still lots of places i would like to refine...

something i ate for lunch seems to be causing stickiness in the throat... and only for some notes. So, no more hummous, creamed soups, soft cheeses. Will see. Honey helps. Lukewarm honey water helps. Overall i hear an improvement. Using straw helps w regularising breathing. Overall, not in gd shape today

Day32-13aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃
https://youtu.be/kQRvMpYo_fk

still lots of areas to work on, slowly getting rid of shrills

Day31-11aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃

https://youtu.be/PByYE5l7wZI

Now, more delicateness in each flow of the musical phrases, paying attention to the overall construction of the piece. Each start and ending, pause, etc Fading of arias, etc And of course, most importantly emotion. Tone, soften, get rid of the "shrill" in high notes as much as possible.

Day30-10aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃

https://youtu.be/Lo3MWw9stcs

will work on tone, expression etc

Day29B low voice-9aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃
https://youtu.be/McOjmyUjxLU

Day29A smooth -9aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃

https://youtu.be/cjKn1BQ9tpQ

Day28-7aug2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃

https://youtu.be/XEYo8IGsUSo

Seems to be easier each time, but still have a lot of details to tweak. Even using this very slow way to learn singing - i feel I am making progress - with the help of many teachers on youtube, the warm up exercises, the understanding of the mechanics of making a singing voice, the resonators, etc etc endless things to learn.

Day27 - 6aug2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwCEsUGJ9lc

This version seems lighter, but has everything, the aria just soars into thin air wispy, unlike the younger versions, there is also a kind of kazahs free verse thing in-between - and there is the "I Love you" in Chinese near the end.

I think singing the song and building up to speaking this line to the audience is a focus of this song. How do you say it with meaning? :)

On the singing, the lighter the better sounds to the ears, soft, i only hear it as it might sound like to a listener after play back from smart phone; softer sound gets rid of the shrill piercing over tone. Also has to pay attention to the start of a sound and ending of a sound, the flow of one movement phrase to the next. and in this one there is a speaking sentence, wo ai ni (i love you) this must be spoken with some true love in it. Unlike a pop singer would say quite loudly, "I love you, love you all", this is kind of a whisper. For your personal ears.

https://youtu.be/SFlMpYGG9nM

Day26-5aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 StPete QYiN

https://youtu.be/NVfTnElsWxw

Day25-3aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rock QYiNong

no milk,yogurt, or any sticky drinks to avoid the bumpy bits in the voicing ... drink water, green tea honey 

https://youtu.be/9PEjiXn40BM
Day24-2aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rock QYiN

Trying to use my normal voice - not the falsetto w support high voice to see how it sounds after recording. 

 I also listen carefully the original singer, Dimash, with a crystalline tone throughout the song - whether softly or w high volume.  Maybe this crystalline resonance comes from singing into resonators?  Will try to see if i could find out how to do this.

 I am surprised that when i do playback from the recording the voice sound so different from when i am singing and how i hear it.  This many singers have already said thats how it is.  You can not hear yourself as others hear you.   Todays trial , 10x, at the end, i try to keep a regular voice without switching types of voice.  The target now is to do at will, if i want to keep a regular voice, or add some falsetto or whatever...  

Working on my voice, the sound is strange... I like my lower range much better than the high range. Trying to figure out how to get higher register to be attractive as well... Karen Carpenters voice is v beautiful in the lower register, the higher register is not that special. Trying to understand - is it possible to make a beautiful voice with a complete full range ? I think if you have beautiful tones at the lower end, why cant you also tweak the upper end as well? and have beautiful tones at the high end? I notice w male voice, if even they could sing v high, their high notes are never as beautiful as a womens high notes. Similarly, w a woman's voice, when its very low, its not as attractive as a male voice singing the same low notes.

yes, apparently Karen C has also a high range, she has a 4 octaves range. But its her lower range thats so beautiful, honeyed voice, I tested my voice, i could go as low as G2 to C6, and I joined a choir a couple of years ago, apparently they put me as mezzo-soprano. I was v surprised, because I thought i had a v low voice, because my speaking voice is lower than most women. But, I like to see if i could sing like a piano w a large range to use. And then, even just able to sing the note is not enough, i want it to be a beautiful tone too. Sometimes i hear these soprano singers, their singing is "shrill" and I dont really like shrill sounds...

https://youtu.be/SB185MPJUR8

Day23-1aug2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rock QYiNon

I noticed the high registers sometimes has a "shrill"   quality, which I dont like, so i sing v softly into the mic, this altogether has another quality.  I am trying to decipher which voice producess which effect.

How could I make the whole range of my voice as nice as my lower register?  Is it possible?

https://youtu.be/8RZVbWxbjso

Day22-26jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rock QYiNon

my voice is sticky today, maybe because i just drank red wine, but over all, not v gd today, but i did it;  sometimes you think you didnt do v well, but after a couple of days when you listen to it, its not that bad.

https://youtu.be/2fPSRjdCmNA

Day21-25jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rock QYiN

Today also, I have the consistent breath without bumps, aria needs practice.  :)

https://youtu.be/FQJfyp8plyQ

Day20-24jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rock QYiNo

today, i feel there is a break through, the whole piece is regular without uncouthed little bumps here and there...

need to practice on the aria.

https://youtu.be/v3zLggmKfrw

Day19c+ 23jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 jazzy QYiNong Dim ver 7mn14QY

used low voice here mixed w high voice

https://youtu.be/hEXGyfBIpE8

Day18+ 21jul2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃 jazzy QYiNong Dim ver 7mn14

Day17+ 20jul2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃 jazzy QYiNong Dim ver 7mn14

results not sure, no youtube for now

https://youtu.be/MKwncKOOfbs

Day16+ 19jul2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃 jazzy QYiNong Dim ver 7mn14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik49P6AAj4k
Day15+ 16jul2021 AutumnAir 秋意濃 jazzy QYiNong Dim ver 7mn14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C2bOBvYteo

Day 14 15july2021 fine tuned qynong 3 rock

Day 13 c+ 14jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rock Acapella

https://youtu.be/rJE6N_H7jDE

First acapella - will refine w expressions next

Day 13+ 14jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rockish QiuYiNong

https://youtu.be/Y7BLZl5Dkro

https://www.youtube.com/srXbEt6lKfw

Fine tuning phase - would it work? Like a sound sculpture;

Day 12, now slowly clean up all the phrases... stay tuned

Fine tuning phase - would it work?

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Day 1 to 11,  Roughing out a song, 

https://youtu.be/M1HmWpyPw5g            
Day 11+ 11jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rockish QiuYiNong Dim ver 6mn11

carbon fiber guqin frt image

https://youtu.be/xYQ7fpu70ck

Day 11+ 11jul2021 AutumnAir- 秋意濃 rockish QiuYiNong Dim ver 6mn11

Tichy mini camera frt image
True: Dont drink wine, coffee, milky drink before singing. Green tea, honey only

https://www.youtu.be/RxMPm8ntlIw
Day 10+ : AutumnAir  9jul2021 秋意濃 jazzy QiuYiNong Dim ver 7mn14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9X3k4dEAGk
Day 9+ : AutumnAir  6jul2021 秋意濃 jazzy QiuYiNong Dim ver 7mn21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCvvybB_hs
Day 8 : AutumnAir 5thJuly2021 秋意濃 jazzy QiuYiNong Dim ver 7mn21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXMyEX1jm-E
Day 7 : 4thJuly2021   AutumnAir // 秋意濃  QYiNong Dim rockish ver 6mn04 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdypqZkk9M
Day 5 AutumnAir //  秋意濃  QYiNong Dim reg ver 5mn50 gd

Singing as a sketch, and then fine-tuned afterwards.
Let me see if i could sing it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHQWTM8VWbw
Day 3 AutumnAir - jazzy-  秋意濃  QiuYiNong Dimash ver 7mn21

Here it is, there will be updates to all videos, as my singing improves.

Singing as a rough draft sketch, and then fine-tuned afterwards.

https://youtu.be/x09Z_t2BwBw

Day 2: Cantonese, "LiXiangLan" ( 秋意濃 ) song, original singer Jacky Cheung of HK

https://youtu.be/VlGBK6oVCtY

Day 2 "AutumnAir //  秋意濃  Qiu Yi Nong", Dimash competition version 5mn38s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=esqNvnt2GAA
"MobileMusic 40% ", and the song "Give me a Kiss" jazz version, Day 1

More:

Origin of the challenge here.

More :  My favorite monumental sculpture is a flower and many many wild flowers

Eduardo Catalano :ambiental :Generic Floralis

https://swannbb.blogspot.com/search?q=hyperbolic+flower