"Why Are You Down There?" analyzes Vesta Williams' interpretation of the Wilton Felder tune "We All Have A Star," opens up a discussion of what it means to sing "too low," the difficulties of maintaining singing in an extreme range, and how gender, biology, voice type, and song composition can influence how these things are navigated.
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Episode Credits
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Director: Milik Kashad
Executive Producer: Milik Kashad
Editor: Milik Kashad
Motion Graphics: Milik Kashad
Voiceover: Milik Kashad
Script: Milik Kashad
Pedagogy Consultants: Isola Jones, Nia Drummond, Jay St. Flono, Saidue Karmo
0:00 - Call To Action
0:13 - Introduction
0:48 - Vocal Range and Tessitura
1:38 - Audible Signs of Singing Too Low
3:56 - Stylistic Choices
4:30 - The Challenges of Sustaining Low Singing
8:03 - Getting Lower and Lower
10:28 - Same Notes, Different Part of The Voice
14:43 - Singing Where Your Voice Wants to Be
18:01 - Same Notes, Different Composition
22:00 - The Feeling of Singing Too Low
