BLOGPOST 10: "BEATbox"

One of my favorite movie is Pitch Perfect because it is a musical movie. I love the character of Utkarsh Ambudkar which is he played as Donald. He is the beatboxer of the rebels. He is so good in doing his role. He sings while he beatboxes. That's very hard if a common person tries that. But it can also be learned you just have to practice.

In addition to that I read an article entitled, "Shlomo and the beatbox concerto" from the site theguardian.com by Pascal Wyse. Stated that, In theory, beatboxing could include any vocal utterance, but it has always loved mimicry. The imitation of turntables and classic drum machines such as the Roland TR-808. The wow factor soon wears off, though, and in using the beatboxers as instrumentalists. It's a unique accompaniment, it's an art. The way they made the music is great. It takes a lot of practice to do it.

Shlomo said, "Beatboxing is a lot less about your voice than people think. It's more to do with your lips and your face and teeth. My voice is way behind the rest of my technical stuff. But Anna's written some melodic ­material that's really stretching me. There's even a duet with the bass trombone." Beatboxers are very creative because they create their own sound in a way of mimicking it to a certain instrument. It's not easy to learn this kind of music. It entails a lot of practice to master it. Just be patient enough to learn this.

In another article I read entitled, "The Science of Beatboxing" from the site insidescience.org by Charles Choi. Stated that, The scientist found a beatboxer, a speaker of American English and Panamanian Spanish, was able to generate a wide range of sound effects that do not appear in either of the languages he spoke. They found out that they are similar in African languages. It informs us the human ability to imitate and create sounds.

Shrikanth Narayanan said, "We were astonished by the complex elegance of the vocal movements and the sounds being created in beatboxing, which in itself is an amazing artistic display, This incredible vocal instrument and its many capabilities continue to amaze us, from the intricate choreography of the 'dance of the tongue' to the complex aerodynamics that work together to create a rich tapestry of sounds that encode not only meaning but also a wide range of emotions." It's very interesting to learn this kind of stuff. The way you dance your tongue and create a sound. How amazing to hear different kinds of sound produced by humans. You just have to be patient enough in learning this.