The vowels didn't make me cringe as much as the scooping to every note did. She's worse than Adelle with that! But to be honest, it sounded like she was trying to sound like Celine Dion...did you notice the "S"s are all more like "sh" the way she sings them. Celine Dion does that, too. Not the best technique, but I've heard worse. I think her voice is fine if she had better technique. She kind of does this crescendo/decrescendo too often, and that together with not hitting the notes directly, but scooping up or down to them, makes it...not as nice? It's kind of....inconsistent, I guess? I think she's trying to make it more dramatic and melodic with the dynamics and suspensions/anticipations, but she does too much of it, so it becomes annoying rather than adding dimension to it. Like a car engine that doesn't quite want to start, so you have to rev it a few times. But she's on pitch for the most part, which is why I can't stand Adelle....she is consistently flat. But, then, to each his own...I know a lot of people LOVE Adelle, and I can't listen to her. I'm betting there are people who love this singer, too, though she wouldn't be my top choice. It's a shame really, because when you think of some of the talent Disney has available to them....like the Voices of Liberty, why did they go this route? But, I guess it's a "moo point" now that the show has been replaced. I haven't seen the new one...are the singers better?
The definition is literally "a half year term in a school or university." By definition, there can not be 3 semesters in one school year. But whatever....At least that math works out. I was thinking you were paying WAY too much by doing the whole year up front.
