Barbra Streisand - Being Alive -Vocal Coach Analysis and Reaction

[@GraciesMom]

I’d LOVE a then and now of Babs!! She’s the OG!

[@sandhyanagarajan]

Barbra Streisand is a true vocal legend. The development in all her registers is incredible. Her low notes are beautiful, her belts are ringing, and her head voice has an opera quality to it. Her longevity is also incredible, she's 81 years now and she's still slaying vocals. And she's a great actor too. WOW. Barbra is guaranteed to blow away people who don't know her before, and even after you do know her she still surprises you!

[@debigenovese5650]

She literally drops me to my knees with emotion over and over again for 63 years. I love this amazing human ❤❤

[@OACDYCSF]

If you have not seen it, you must absolutely see her live TV performance of "One Less Bell to Answer."

[@BrettTwinSavage]

I'd love to hear your professional thoughts on "I Never Has* Seen Snow" from 1973 TV Special "Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments". It seems to be a master class in singing-- from someone who had a total of 1/2 a singing lesson in her life. It's an amazing performance that seems organic, yet technically perfect at the same time. That's the best this nonprofessional can explain it. 😊 Thank you! (*Yes...Has. From the musical "A House of Flowers". Lyrics by Truman Capote, composed by Harold Arlen .)

[@craigthistleton6403]

Barbra is 82 and just released a new song which is the theme for a new TV series on cable which she was never done before. She is the best there ever was! Her new auto biography is truly amazing!

[@bettiadevia]

Incredible and it shows from your face that you really admire Barbra, I can see and feel it ❤️

[@rbianca1]

The GOAT!

[@patricedecourcy4505]

She is over 70 here. Her voice for decades was just hard to beat. During this concert, it wasn't perfect but still great. I have noticed that her way of singing has changed in the last years. You can see it here (if you compare it to her concerts from the time she was 60). One of the biggest talents in music. It's funny (in a positive way) to see people analyzing her vocal technique while she never took singing lessons. She said once that when someone wants any tips from her, she says: don't take lessons, just think about what you are singing about. BTW - her mother liked to sing but was a school secretary, not a singing teacher.

[@albertoolarte206]

She’s over 80 honey, and still sounds good. I’ve seen her live in concert twice in 2006 with İl Divo and the one in Brooklyn. She’s the best.❤❤❤

[@patricedecourcy4505]

@@albertoolarte206 I know that. :)

[@austwin1]

That's my favorite song from my favorite musical sung by my hands down favorite female vocalist. Thanks!

[@RoryEwanTan-gv3jx]

Brarbra Streisand is the G.O.A.T SHE was born to sing . A big voice that can fill a whole auditorium. She can transport you to cloud filled, happy , rainbow happy place when she sings a story line from the song. She can sing the phone book and make it magical.

[@danielwelsh7774]

I just saw your reaction to “Being Alive!” From her last tour. Loved it! I want to see more, for I am a HUGE BARBRA fan. Please post more, or if I can find more….please direct me, forgive my lack of knowledge on this site! TY! 😊

[@johnborg2635]

Barbra is a great performer that knows her high and low note sounds and is enduring to listen and see.. Thanks for your reaction. More of Babs reactions please.

[@renaemirror7662]

She has been my favorite singer ever since the first time I heard her I was 13 it was 29 years ago. I listened to her most days of my life and I’m still just so much in awe.💗💖💗

[@miriamreiss]

The one and only GOAT. Period!! I always get goosebumps when I hear her sing.....

[@donnamentrasti2695]

New to your channel and really enjoyed this. I've been a fan of this amazing artist since 1962 when I first heard her on a 45rpm of "My Coloring Book," and for nearly 62 years now, she has never disappointed me... not only as a vocalist, actor, writer, producer, director, and author, but also as a human being who is a genuine humanitarian. Imo, there's no other singer who can move me, as I see she does you, the way she does. The late great lyracist, Marilyn Bergman, once said, "Barbra Streisand, the best singer that any lyric writer could ever have singing their song." I like to say... hearing this immaculate voice is why God invented ears. Look forward to more Barbra reactions. Maybe one of my favorites... the in-studio video recording of "If I Loved You," short by sublime.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

She is the most incredible woman, and I will definitely be looking at more of her work ;) Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to share ;)

[@donnamentrasti2695]

@ZoeStibiVocalCoach I recently finished her long-awaited autobiography, "My Name Is Barbra," in audiobook format... all 48 hours. When I first heard it was going to be that long, I thought "Oh my!" But as it was nearing the end I was wanting more. She speaks her life like she sings a song, coming from a place of truth and like it's just to you, and she's right there in the room with you. I highly recommend it to even the casual or newly-interested Streisand fan. Oh, and btw, she was 74 in this video.

[@MichaelLibot-oq9tc]

Please do more Barbra’s during her early work in 60’ to start with Bewitched Bothered and bewildered live in Judy Garlands show it is imperative that the new generation should know proper music is

[@bethpeters3187]

THE GREATEST NOW AND FOREVER

[@robertocervera912]

She taught me how to sing as well, I’ve always told everyone that. She is my ultimate idol

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

She taught ME to sing too!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@loriroth8007]

Absolutely love her! She’s amazing! You’re hilarious! Maybe you can sing one of her songs for us. You have a nice voice. ❤

[@ceegarcia3399]

No one sings this great in their mid-seventies!! Insane

[@centurytuna100]

Hi Coach, maybe you can check out barbra' s " i never has seen snow" and " crying time" from her TV special - Streisand and other musical instruments. Both live performances 🙏🤩

[@BrettTwinSavage]

I just wrote the same recommendation...then read other comments and saw yours. 😊 So yeah..."ditto"! I hadn't (yet) mentioned the duet with Ray Charles, but "ditto" on "Crying Time", too! 👍

[@centurytuna100]

@@BrettTwinSavage would be nice to have coach see her epic voice during her prime 🥰

[@BrettTwinSavage]

Indeed! Her voice was beyond amazing in the 60s, then in the 70s it's as if all those amazing qualities became turbocharged. I guess part of it was just the change from a girl of 18 when she started to a woman of 28 at the start of the 70s. I also think it was her crossover from standards and Broadway to pop-rock in 1970. The latter provided her with less opportunity for belting and extended notes, so she punched harder. ("Starting Here, Starting Now" vs "Woman In The Moon" for example.) To borrow a phrase from that time, she went from "float like a butterfly" to "sting like a bee".

[@centurytuna100]

@@BrettTwinSavage that piercing yet soothing vibrato is still unmatched nowadays 💪

[@donnamentrasti2695]

​@@BrettTwinSavageYou mean "Queen Bee, baby..."

[@vinylbeauty]

Name another singer that can sing & perform like this at the age of 75….I’ll wait…..she is absolutely in a class of her own. She is the actress who sings & makes you feel every note. There’s no one better!! 🎶❤️

[@rlew49ers]

This performance was 2016 when Barbra Streisand was 65! I became a fan when I first heard her on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1962 singing "My Coloring Book"! This performance was as good as it was first released in 1985!

[@conniegunnlaugsson3680]

She was 74 in 2016. She was born in 1942.

[@rlew49ers]

@@conniegunnlaugsson3680 Well, that makes it even more impressive! Thanks for the math correction (my head hurts)!!

[@conniegunnlaugsson3680]

@@rlew49ers She's simply incredible!

[@rlew49ers]

@@conniegunnlaugsson3680 In my book she always will. Have you heard Lara Fabian she too is a wonderful singer; just discovered her last year and she's been around 3+ decades and still gone strong. Lara is a Streisand fan, there's a YT video on how they met (cute, yet funny - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6bGYYtpdrtrnNk).

[@08davey]

She was 74 yrs old here. Still astounding.

[@joshdrayton1230]

Streisand's mother was not a singing teacher, and not a professional singer. She was a mother who sang around the house. Yes, Streisand has claimed she never had a singing lesson. She may have once, years ago, claimed she never warms up. But this is Streisand manufacturing her own myth, which is one of her other great talents. She clearly rehearses, since they schedule weeks of rehearsal with musicians and technical staff before any concert or tour. There's abundant behind the scenes footage of these rehearsals. There's also film and audio of her warming up. And in recent years she's talked a bit about her warm-up exercises, and somewhat dropped the "I never do anything" pretence. She's also seen vocal coaches for voice problems, and has talked about those incidents in some interviews. So, sure, she has a natural talent. But the notion that she doesn't do anything to maintain or prepare her voice is really just part of the act., It's showbiz, folks!

[@rogeriorangel4690]

Brilliant reaction!

[@uptownjay]

Her mother was not a singing teacher; but she could sing.

[@donnamentrasti2695]

That is very true. In fact, she did try vocal training once, but never went back after one session because she said it felt unnatural. Barbra was once asked how she manages to hold a note for so long, to which she replied, "Because I want to." That's how Barbra rolls.

[@AmirahHermanah]

Hello coach, just found the channel, very good and interesting analysis. According to the one who analyzed "vocal coach" I love her performance,maybe you like her song called woman in love and also yentl medley ❤️

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Great suggestion!

[@AmirahHermanah]

@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach Thank you ❤️

[@maggy8197]

I really liked this video, but the sound was very calm (even though I put the sound on max here on YT). Especially when Barbra sings, it's very silent/calm, so I almost don't understand her. Just wanted to give some feedback here, but generally I really enjoyed your analysis and reaction.

[@MichaelYoder1961]

From Stephen Sondheim's "Company" - a brilliant musical.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I know! I love this musical too!

[@WilguensBernadotte]

She's fused with the lyrics and the melody. She's a very great singer. And I feel like she could be a singing actor too.🌹

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I agree with you she is 100% in the song! She is a wonderful actor!

[@WilguensBernadotte]

@@ZoeStibiVocalCoach oh, really! I might have seen her movie before without recalling of having seen. Anyway thank you 🙏. I'm waiting for some new stuff you will bring us for the next month.

[@donnamentrasti2695]

​@WilguensBernadotte Here's a short list of her most memorable... Musicals & Comedies: Funny Girl Hello Dolly On A Clear Day What's Up Doc The Owl & The Pussycat A Star Is Born The Mirror Has Two Faces Meet The Fockers Dramas: The Way We Were Yentl The Prince of Tides Nuts

[@WilguensBernadotte]

@@donnamentrasti2695 thank you

[@servicedogkyzanna1761]

She is the best singer alive

[@danielwelsh7774]

Another thought…..please forgive me! Can you do the original recording of hers of “Being Alive” from The Broadway Album?! It is one of the most powerful performances I have ever heard….it will cause chills that you simply cannot recover from unless you change the subject immediately! Sublime! That song and “You and I” from Lazy Afternoon in ‘75 are two recordings that will blow you away! Lazy Afternoon is second after Guilty that are her greatest recordings ever! 😊❤😊

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I listen myself but I only look at live work on my channel ;)

[@robertsterner2145]

I'm pretty sure she's 75 in this. It's grom 2016.

[@donnamentrasti2695]

It is from a 2016 concert, but at least 6 months before her 75th birthday (she was born in 1942).

[@JeffBazell]

Without taking away any of your analysis, which is quite interesting indeed, I think you may be over-analyzing her technique a bit. Barbra has publicly stated that she sings as an extension of her speaking voice. She rarely gets into the technical aspects of her singing because she's never had a real lesson, can't read music and goes almost entirely on her instinct when it comes to 'acting' a song. That's not to say that she doesn't pay attention to mouth shape, when and where to breath and using her brilliant vocal control to push like a trumpet or hold back like a flute. She's certainly aware of her vocal power and its limits (especially lately). I saw her in August 2019 in Chicago and she trouble hearing the small orchestra (she doesn't wear earbuds) and it resulted in some notes that were either flat or sharp. I think she retired from live performing at the right time.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I agree with you there that she herself seems to instinctively make these shapes! However this is for people who are trying to make those sounds themselves. The belt set up is what so many people struggle with and don't manage to achieve the right mouth shape (something so simple yet the only way to really belt properly). ☺️ thank you for your comment I always appreciate constructive discussion.

[@warrenfriedman3168]

There’s a “Before & After” that you said you’d include below? I don’t see that.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

I asked if you wanted one ;)

[@JohnJohn-ec5bu]

She was in her 70s here

[@PhilAlumb]

She's was long past her Prime in this 2019 performance.

[@bartford4576]

❤

[@cybermom77]

Hey Zoe, if you plan on doing any Eurovision analysis this year, please check out Veronika by Raiven (Slovenia's song for 2024), I think you might like this one a lot. :)

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

Oooo I think so!!! Defo going to get some in this year!

[@Ninafan68]

"Her mother was a singer teacher"? What are you talking about? No, Diana loved to sing but she was no singing teacher.

[@ZoeStibiVocalCoach]

That was what I saw in some documentary, must have mistaken it. My bad.

[@tomtomlinson4826]

She's 74 here.

[@davidw5629]

She sung this a lot better before.

[@centurytuna100]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpXUh4WknpZraqssi=R4f7GQas_D8M9vV9 as what the coach was looking for Streisand's before ( old performance) vs most recent performance.. i made this compilation many years ago. I hope the coach will react to this. Thanks 🙏❤ Lover Comeback To Me

[@debbie3109]

Can't stand her politics, but I have to give her all the props for her incredible talent. Her voice has always been a huge favorite of mine.

[@fkd1963]

Who needs you? She believes in freedom and humanity. Bye.

[@donnamentrasti2695]

The only reason you can't stand them is because you don't agree with them, which makes others, like myself, who can't stand your politics. See how that works??!! 😉

[@debbie3109]

@@donnamentrasti2695 Beautifully said! So thankful we have the freedom to disagree.

[@donnamentrasti2695]

@@debbie3109 Amen!

[@danielwelsh7774]

Thank you, Debbie! Let’s just discuss and appreciate our common interests which is why we are here! Not politics! We all can’t agree on everything and if that means demeaning her accomplishments, then there is no rhyme or reason for us to be HERE! Barbra has always been an outspoken liberal…. Nothing has changed there. Let’s focus on the issue at hand….HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!!@@donnamentrasti2695