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How does Grande make it look so easy?
Ive grown up studying comedy.
When I was a kid, my favorite movies were the Christopher Guest ones.
Ariana Grande stars in ‘Wicked’Saverio Marfia / Getty Images / Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
I loved watchingSNLwith my family.
My heroes are Catherine OHara, Marisa Tomei, Goldie Hawn, Jennifer Coolidge and Parker Posey.
I grew up in a household where comedy was very important.
And my family and I liked to do impersonations, and I would do stand-up for my grandparents.
Im grateful that came into use in my life 30 years later, she explains.
Its not unheard of for the vocal range of a certain character to get scaled down an octave.
But in the case of Grande, you gotta scale up given her whistler range.
I didnt want it to seem like changes were being made for me.
Anything that helps her communication and her excitedness makes a lot of sense to me, said Grande.
I was still recovering from Covid and I had my mask on when I learned it.
Once I sang it in the hallway with the choreography, it just felt really purposeful.
I am thankful he trusted me with a massive change like that.
Thats what speaking in a higher placement does, it protects your voice.
I was lucky that Glindas voice already sits a little higher anyway.
I have a high range, but the sound is very different from what I usually sing.
And thats everything for where your placing, the roundness of your vibrato, how youre pronouncing your words.
The Celine Dion biopic?
She answers, Glinda Part Two is my next dream role.
