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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2013 20:26:25 GMT
Indeed. That's one of the reasons why I, in addition to many others, hate when Hayley is reffered to as an 'opera singer.' Her impeccable phrasing and diction are some of the main factors that separate her from the opera voices for me. Regardless of the language, I find it's very difficult to understand the words an opera singer is singing - they seem to focus more on the notes and perhaps neglect the words a bit. Or it could be that operatic phrasing is just a different "language" of singing altogether. Nevertheless, I love that Hayley can sing in the range of an operatic soprano with the beautiful musicality, but at the same time she humanizes the notes with clearly phrased words. I'd think you could understand Hayley no more clearly if she was merely speaking the lines she sings - perhaps it might even be more difficult, considering her accent!
-Rory
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Post by cloudbusting.heights on Apr 4, 2013 17:51:17 GMT
I don't know why I've not pointed this out before especially since I first noticed it when HSJS2 came out. But has anyone discovered the very high note Hayley hits at the end of "Mieai E (To the Future)"? The song fades out at the end but if you continually increase the volume as fades the last note she sings is wicked high! The music is still kind of faint so you may have to lean in as you listen. Just to be clear, there are 4 high notes before the fifth and final note and it is pretty faint so be sure to listen closely  Paige |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 19:42:14 GMT
I don't know why I've not pointed this out before especially since I first noticed it when HSJS2 came out. But has anyone discovered the very high note Hayley hits at the end of "Mieai E (To the Future)"? The song fades out at the end but if you continually increase the volume as fades the last note she sings is wicked high! The music is still kind of faint so you may have to lean in as you listen. Just to be clear, there are 4 high notes before the fifth and final note and it is pretty faint so be sure to listen closely Paige Hi Paige! lol yes I noticed the same thing awhile back and sprinted to this thread thinking I'd made a new discovery. Unfortunately my hopes were shot down - if I recall correctly that note is a B, which although still ridiculously high, is lower than the D# she's sung -Rory |
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Post by martindn on Apr 4, 2013 21:22:25 GMT
The thing about Hayley though is that her spectacular high notes are enjoyable. They sound beautiful and pure. Other singers who can reach those notes often make them sound ugly or screechy. Hayleys voice sound beautiful through her range. From the low notes at the start of "Once upon a time in the west" to her highest note in "Malena" (and that's just one album), she always sounds beautiful. I don't know of any other singer that can do that so consistently.
Martin D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 21:37:51 GMT
The thing about Hayley though is that her spectacular high notes are enjoyable. They sound beautiful and pure. Other singers who can reach those notes often make them sound ugly or screechy. Hayleys voice sound beautiful through her range. From the low notes at the start of "Once upon a time in the west" to her highest note in "Malena" (and that's just one album), she always sounds beautiful. I don't know of any other singer that can do that so consistently. Martin D It's true. She seems to keep a tonal consistency throughout. I think part of it is because she stays within her comfort zone, it's just a wonder how great and vast that zone is! -Rory |
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Post by Libby on Apr 5, 2013 4:07:51 GMT
Maybe it's because she's pitch perfect? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 5:09:45 GMT
Maybe it's because she's pitch perfect? Well of course that's just one of the many amazing aspects of Hayley's talent, but pitch perfection still doesn't account for her incredible tone -Rory |
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Post by cloudbusting.heights on Apr 5, 2013 12:52:08 GMT
Every time I listen to Mieai E I crank up the volume at the end  I wonder why they faded that part out? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 14:40:49 GMT
Every time I listen to Mieai E I crank up the volume at the end I wonder why they faded that part out? Well the section of the song went on for awhile, it's just unfortunate that there are some great runs towards the end. I, like you, could easily stand to listen to that song for another minute even, but they had to cut it. At least that run got in, keep in mind that there could be many other notes in this and other songs that were cut completely by the fade -Rory |
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Post by martindn on Apr 5, 2013 18:23:59 GMT
Well, there is always "Love, Love, Love". The vocalese is longer than the actual lyric part, but never seems too long. Some beautiful high notes in there. I still wonder what that strange metallic noise at 4 min 11 sec is though!
Martin D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 20:29:55 GMT
Well, there is always "Love, Love, Love". The vocalese is longer than the actual lyric part, but never seems too long. Some beautiful high notes in there. I still wonder what that strange metallic noise at 4 min 11 sec is though! Martin D That's true, I'll bet they would've extended it longer if the main parts were shorter like in Love Love Love. I never noticed that sound before, but just listened now. It sounds to me like either a rather high note or chord on a keyboard, or maybe a 'slide' down the keys -Rory |
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Post by Bamafan on Apr 5, 2013 20:48:27 GMT
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Post by Sapphire Rain on Sept 2, 2015 14:51:47 GMT
I believe that her highest note is on the NZ release bonus track “God Defend New Zealand” on Treasure. You can hear it when the song is about to end. It's such a perfect and high note and I think it's way higher than the notes in QQ, Ave Maria or even Santa Lucia. cheers |
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Post by Simba on Sept 12, 2015 14:48:01 GMT
Hello Sapphire Rain, The note that you speak of is a G5. High, but Hayley has hit higher notes in many other songs. The highest note in Quanta Qualia is a C6 at 3:00 which is 5 semitones higher than the note you're talking about, And highest note in malena is a G#5. The high notes in Love Love Love is, an A5. The last fading off note in "The future" is a B5. And at 1:42, Shenandoah, she hits the C6 again. C6 is Hayley's highest recorded vocals. But there was an article that says she can hit notes that humans can't hear, in ultra high frequencies. So highest to lowest in order is *Quanta qualia and Shenandoah - C6 *The future and E Pari ra (1:30) - B5 *Love Love Love - A5 *Malena and many other songs -G#5 It'll be interesting to see the highest note Hayley's hit live.... |
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Post by Sapphire Rain on Sept 12, 2015 15:58:12 GMT
Hello Sapphire Rain, The note that you speak of is a G5. High, but Hayley has hit higher notes in many other songs. The highest note in Quanta Qualia is a C6 at 3:00 which is 5 semitones higher than the note you're talking about, And highest note in malena is a G#5. The high notes in Love Love Love is, an A5. The last fading off note in "The future" is a B5. And at 1:42, Shenandoah, she hits the C6 again. C6 is Hayley's highest recorded vocals. But there was an article that says she can hit notes that humans can't hear, in ultra high frequencies. So highest to lowest in order is *Quanta qualia and Shenandoah - C6 *The future and E Pari ra (1:30) - B5 *Love Love Love - A5 *Malena and many other songs -G#5 It'll be interesting to see the highest note Hayley's hit live.... Thanks for the information Simba!  How do you find out the level of vocal ranges? By ear? |
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I wonder why they faded that part out?
