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>Viewfinder : Juror concerned about young singers’ >choice of songs >( Gerald Salonga gives a good music man opinion.. ) > >First posted 11:43pm (Mla time) Feb 25, 2006 >By Nestor U. Torre/ Inquirer > >Editor's Note: Published on page A2-2 of the February >26, 2006 issue >of the Philippine Daily Inquirer > >ON “LITTLE BIG STAR” LAST FEB. 11, ONE OF the judges, >Gerard >Salonga, proved to be more perspicacious than his >fellow jurors. >They contented themselves with praising the tilt’s >child singers for >their fine voices, but Salonga went further and >commented on he >young contestants’ choice of songs. > >He observed that the songs were “too old” for the >child singers, and >he was right. Some of the songs’ adult lyrics were too >mature for >the young performers, and the dissonance was >discomfiting. > >Later on the same show, Salonga felt it wise to again >remind the >young singers (and their parents!): “Mag-ingat sa >pagpili ng kanta.” > >We don’t know if Salonga’s opinion mattered to the >people running >the show, but it should. After all, they chose him as >a juror, so >they must heed his wise counsel. > >Other off-putting aspects of “Little Big Star” include >the young >talents’ overly grown-up look in terms of makeup, >clothes, earrings >and accessories. > >The young singers also sing in too adult a manner, >making their >voices big and growly, and hitting high notes in the >predictable “birit” style associated with “diva-hood” >in these parts. > >All of these elements distract, and distract from the >fact that this >is a kiddie singing contest. Instead of pointing its >young talents >in the right direction, the show makes them acquire >bad performing >habits and attitudes. This unhealthy trend should stop. > >All we need to do is to look at the kiddie division of >the “Star >Search” talents search on US television (telecast here >on the ETC >channel). > >The child talents there are made to sing songs >appropriate to their >tender ages, and nobody is compelled to perform like >pint-sized >Madonna or Whitney Houston. Why should we be less >responsible here? > >(P.S.: Pinoy kids have done well on “Star Search.” >Many years ago, >Banig Roberto scored major points on the show. >Recently, little Mark >Meija figured as one of the program’s three final >contenders for the >top prize of $100,000. Unfortunately, he landed only >in third place. > >But, just a weeks later, another young Fil-Am singer >named Maridel >trounced the competition and ended up as the weekly >winner.) > >http://news.inq7.net/entertainment/index.php? >index=2&story_id=67497&col=26 > >< ----------------------------- >rv_thebirdnest · Regine Velasquez Fans Bird Nest >Group! >http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rv_thebirdnest/ >------------------------------- > > >http://insidebuzz.tripod.com > >rv_pinoypopsuperstar · Regine Velasquez: Pinoy Pop >SuperStar >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rv_pinoypopsuperstar/ >----------------------- > >rv_searchforastar · Regine Velasquez's Search For A >Star >http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/rv_searchforastar/ >< ------------------------------------

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