Linguistics/culture = yes, which I have always fully understood. And good technique could easily exacerbate/accentuate L/C influences (the “ha’s).

I AM in the “huh”, “what” camp, as in who cares? But, as all things Idol, the “let’s flail on a contestant for something” eye turned on Alli on these NON-issues. Thus, all this junk….

and, as you said, no big deal.

cheers

When she is on stage she is singing based on emotion and what she knows. no time for a re-take.
that’s why the Spanish influence comes through.

again. no big deal

cheers

unless she is wearing a retainer, braces on the front of her teeth should have no affect on her enunciation whatsoever.

This whole braces thing is ridiculous.

If anybody on here has studied linguistics (as i have) they would know that she has a slight Spanish influence on her enunciation! NO BIG DEAL!!

As for the “ha” push. yes. ALL talented singers sing more from the diaphragm than
the throat. But almost none produce the “h” sound before words.

I honestly don’t even know why this is an issue!

Braces=no
Cultural and linguistic background =yes

let’s celebrate Lava Girl!! or should I say the rocker!! how about Lava Rock Grrrllll??

I said a while back that the cause of the breathy “h’s” should be easily deduced. And the linguistics is it. However, I do not recall anyone saying that the braces caused the breathy H’s. They do not.

Other that the linguistic factors, I have wondered about another possible factor. It seems that many, many light years back in another universe not unlike our on that I was taught as a method to punch out, give power to certain words with a little “ha” push. Anyone heard of this as a technique, or have you taught or employed it?

This girl amazed me all season with her talent, her maturity and her incredible personality. The way she handled Simon’s criticisms, how she got along with EVERYONE, her tactfulness, her enthusiasm … she’s amazing. When I heard that she was looking after a reportedly drunk Megan at the Idol afterparty (I saw the raw video), I thought, “who’s the adult here?” She’s just a warm, genuine person who seems like she’d be an awesome friend. She’s got all the qualities to make it big. Hope she does.

Go Kradison!

I am so glad this is official and I could not be more excited to see what the future holds for Allison.

” armada2000
Jun 10th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Say what you want haters, but I would suspect that Gokey is probably the only one in the top 4 who actually needs money. ”

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not a Danny hater, but I do have to wonder why you think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the only one who actually needs money. By the number of different glasses heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sported, I find it a bit difficult to believe heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in dire need of money. I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think any of them are independently wealthy.

I didn’t understand the ‘needs money’ statement as well but I do know that he came to AI with 15 pairs of glasses (not much, in my opinion, as he’s been using glasses for many years) and finished with more than 50 pairs (which he said in an interview that were all gifts, he didn’t need to pay for any of them).

maracaibo: Do you guys think my boy Matty G still has a chance to get signed?

Not by the 19/Sony machine, no, I don’t think so. But I’d encourage you to take the same attitude I did with Allison — hope that another label (whether major or indie) will pick him up later, and if not, that he’ll self-produce stuff. Indeed, if Jive screws Allison over musically, as I fear they might, I’ll be wishing that they had passed on her and she had gotten a deal with a better label. I think that’s how I’d be feeling now if I were an Archie fan. So, you never know — Matt (and anyone) might be better off musically outside the 19/Sony machine.

C.D. had best look in his rearview mirror, lest he’ll get his ass run over by The Rocker!
And, I’ll surmise that Fuller takes a personal interest in this girl. He sees the writing on the wall!

dcmjfan127: What does A&R stand for?

It stands for Artist and Repertoire. An A&R person looks for artists/songwriters/producers, helps them with their development, and hooks them up for projects.

There hasnt been a press that said Theresa is Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s A&R so i wont believe it.

Yeah — it’s easy to say that Teresa is her A&R because she’s the head of A&R for Jive’s parent group, Zomba, but that doesn’t mean that she’ll be handling her personally. Similar to saying that someone’s being managed by Simon Fuller when they’re directly managed by someone under him.

matkojapan: Allison has stated on numerous occasions that she writes her own stuff.

The one example of a song that we know she cowrote is Take It Or Leave It — her recording of it is at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BrandonPetersMusic

Me: Her phrasing is one of her fantastic talents. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen many people praise it, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never before seen anyone say ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a problem.

tinawina: From the way the original statement was worded, I think the poster meant Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s ennunciation, not phrasing.

Yeah, I know she did :wink_wp: — but I figured some people might be sick and tired of me saying that her enunciation is, as matkojapan said, only a “so-called” problem. Other singers make the same stylistic choices she does, such as the “H” at the start of some words. As far as I’m concerned, she doesn’t need to change a darned thing about her enunciation/diction!