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- Jun 18, 2011
This topic may have been discussed at length in the past, and if so, forgive me for raising it again. I've been watching some of my tapes of past championships, some from decades ago, some from the recent past, and one aspect of competition that's changed, as we all know, is the allowance of vocal music in the competitive skating programs. There was a time when vocals were permitted only for exhibitions - the competitive music had to be purely instrumental.
IMHO, I prefer 100 percent instrumental :thumbsup: It provides a great background for the performance and lets the skater express the music in its purest form. Vocals can be very distracting, in my opinion. Sometimes I've spent too much time listening to Barbara Streisand or Neil Diamond and less time watching the skating routine. Hopefully, the judges have not experienced that same reaction!
What do you think? Do you prefer instrumental or vocals or a combination of both?
IMHO, I prefer 100 percent instrumental :thumbsup: It provides a great background for the performance and lets the skater express the music in its purest form. Vocals can be very distracting, in my opinion. Sometimes I've spent too much time listening to Barbara Streisand or Neil Diamond and less time watching the skating routine. Hopefully, the judges have not experienced that same reaction!
What do you think? Do you prefer instrumental or vocals or a combination of both?