razrv3lc THANK YOU! This song was clearly written for a higher mezzo-soprano, which is a quarter octave or so higher than what Anna is. Technically, there is no such thing as an alto outside of choral singing, but to make it clearer, it's often added into the female vocal rage. Females are classified by five, if you include alto and mezzo-alto, voice types. Your voice type is the range in which you can comfortably sing. There's soprano, which is represented by Mariah Carey. You have mezzo-soprano, which is represented by Kristin Chenoweth. Then, mezzo-alto, which is represented by Idina Menzel. Next, alto, which is represented by Alicia Keys. Finally, your rare contraltos, which is represented by Adele. The mezzos are pretty loosely defined, while you can easily see see the contraltos and your sopranos. Many mezzos can sing up into the soprano range with practice, and many mezzo-sopranos don't even need practice, making them very hard to classify. Contraltos can't reach soprano if they tried, though they can pull off the low mezzo-alto scale with hard work. Sopranos can hit mezzo-soprano notes, but can't go much lower than a soprano. Only contraltos can really pull off contraltos, though a low alto may be able to get by. In this case, For Good was written for a mezzo-soprano and a mezzo-alto. Anna is not _technically_ an alto, as she doesn't fall low enough, but her voice is lower than Idina's, putting her in an in-between spot. Anna has had practice with a soprano role, through Into the Woods, but her comfortable range appears to be low mezzo-alto. She's also at the disadvantage of not having ten plus years of Broadway performances where she goes from a near soprano to an alto, which Idina does when she belts (especially when she doesn't use engage her head voice when belting with her chest voice). Idina has an impressive range throughout Wicked alone, and Anna hasn't had a ton of practice with that kind of up-and-down range. She also had the option of do-overs and over-recording audio in a studio after the fact when doing Into the Woods. Here she had one shot to just slightly raise her notes to hit the original ones. She did a spectacular job, considering she hit the notes and kept tune. She was nervous trying to fill Idina Menzel's shoes opposite Kristin Chenoweth (who wouldn't be?!?) and wasn't singing in her normal vocal range. She also hasn't had any Broadway experiences since she was twelve, and _a lot changes_ between 27, her age at the time, and 12. A Broadway song is a whole different type of singing, and she did _very_ well. She's not a belter, like Idina, she's more of a pop-Broadway artist. She did *amazingly* well, considering the circumstances, and I don't think we could've asked for a better performance

thanks. thats what I was thinking

+razrv3lc Alto? You serious brah? Have you heard some of the crazy ass high notes she's belted? I'm a second soprano and I can't even belt some of the notes she considers "middle range".

What high notes are you talking about? I've never heard Anna hit any notes that I'd call crazy high. She doesn't really even belt that much. When I think of high belters, I think of people like Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. Anna's voice isn't anything like those voices.

***** Endless...no. Certainly very impressive, but she doesn't have a comfortable high soprano or a contra-alto. But if you wanted to showcase her range, I would suggest "on the Steps of the Palace" from Into the Woods and "Still Hurting" from The Last Five Years, which showcase the top end of her range (Into the Woods) and the low end of her range (Last Five Years). Her most comfortable range, a mezzo-alto, is probably best showcased in Pitch Perfect.

yeah but she was 12 then, she has adapted her voise to her movie career

@@lockettheart1309 bruh...

Who is the youngest?

@@lockettheart1309 and?

Facts

•Harmony• great comment. I see two very talented ladies. One a singer, the other an actress.

@@cookiedough5374 both are both

One cool connection between these two is that Kristin was in her first Broadway musical in 1997 (Steel Pier) which starred the late Daniel McDonald (playing opposite Karen Ziemba) and Anna was in HER first Broadway musical (High Society) a year later which ALSO starred McDonald (playing opposite Melissa Errico).

It's called acting.

@@wisebumblebee It's called being able to project emotions through singing.

lol pitch perfect

i see what u did there

I love her too...but no.

@@tashatrexler2528 I didnt see her playing with the cups

Ha jokes

I agree with you...Anna has her own style..she always amazed people and the way Kristin hugs her only shows that she did a great job....

yes she did well just appreciate her for her

This! Kristin has a frickin smile on her face the whole time watching Anna sing so clearly she did amazing, but obviously isn't Idina.

I have an ear for music and I understand what you mean about Anna matching Kristin. It is really annoying when others compare artists from each other because they each have their own styles. Music is a universal language that I guess not everyone can understand.

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***** Yes, Chenoweth may be tiny but she does have a powerful voice that has been heard on Broadway and on television. I have to say although Kendrick does not have that same background, she has a very pretty voice just the same.

***** Yes, but nothing like Chenoweth, right?

***** Not discrediting her, sorry if you don't understand what I am saying. Chenoweth has always been focused on her voice, right? Broadway is where she started. Kendrick on the other hand did start on broadway as well as a child but quickly transitioned to movies and to TV. While Chenoweth focsues on her voice as well as acting since she focuses on broadway and records, Kendrick is more on the acting end of the scale. Yes, she has a fanatastic voice and is much younger - but it is not her focus. She did "Cups" because she can do it - but not because she wants to go after a music career. She has said in interviews she has no plans to do an album. It is sort of like Kirsten Bell - the one actress I can equal Kendrick to. Bell has proved beyond doubt on "Frozen" that she can sing with the best of them, keeping up with Idina Minzel of broadway in that movie. She was also scared beyond belief because the last time she sang publically was at...Julliard in school! However with the huge popularity of "Do you want to build a snowman" in the movie and in record sales she has been encouraged to sing a little more - sort of like Kendrick. Neither will probably do an album anytime soon like Chenoweth - not that they can't - but it is not their focus or interest.

***** Thanks. I admire all three - and respect the choices they made. Believe me, in interviews Bell even was surprised at how well she was received. It gave her the confidence to continue doing it. In some ways her story is even more amazing as she lacked the confidence to do it - something that Kendrick had to overcome a little as well but not nearly as much.

Glinda*

What are you on about? She’s a Broadway girl same as Chenoweth. Listen to the timbres in absolute LOCKSTEP - they both got the same training!

Adam Cooper She started on Broadway!

I think because she has a reputation of not being a nice person. Her singing is okay, not mesmerizing.

@@tnc925Dildo says what?

I can’t stop the tears from falling!!😳💓

Every time I see another video in which Kristin so willingly and openly sings this signature song of hers with others I get tears in my eyes. For one, the song is beautiful and has a great message, one that we all could learn from. Two, it shows what an open heart Kristin has whether singing it with Idina, or Anna or some young 9-year old girl she has never met who wrote to her before one of her shows. I had the good fortune to meet her after a performance during the pre-Broadway run of Wicked in San Francisco back in 2003 and she was the sweetest Broadway "star" I have ever met. My theater company was in the midst of rehearsing for a local production of Steel Pier (which sadly never came off) and when I told her that, she bubbled over about how much she had loved her time (sadly also short) in the broadway production. Chenoweth is a class act, and Anna is too. Kudos to them both.

I can't stop smiling Tooooooo 🥰❤💖 Anna Kendrick and Kristen did a great and Wonderful job singing 👏

Same! This blows me away! These two singing this song together leaves me happily breathless!

​@@katharinesaltonstall7414it makes me so happy and simultaneously sad because it reminds me of my mom (rip)

Laureen Connor who are YOU?!

No Anna is off almost every note

I already read most of the hate comments about Anna and its kinda harsh. Well guys for one think Anna is not Idina Menzel nor she is Elphaba. She may start her career on Broadway, but guess what she is not anymore, she already do singing in movies and that is very far from how you do it in theatrical or Broadway-style. Anna already do her best, and to sing along side someone as famous as Kristin Chenoweth, everyone (and not just her) will definitely nervous and can't be on your A-game (not to mention she must sing Idina part and it was expected from her to be as good as Idina herself). So give her credit guys, she already do her best.

I think the part about glee was contradicting to yourself because it's not a pointless pop song bc of glee they actually pretend to act and be the characters of Glenda and elphaba watch the actual show before judging

Alex LaCrosse no she honestly wasn’t. This song was written for a mezzo-soprano. Anna is an alto and even though the song was written specifically for Kristin and Idina she still did a good job. She started in broadway after all and has been nominated for a tony because of her talent. She knows what she’s doing and adjusts herself to fit the song. Music is never continuously sang the same way a song is made by its performer not by a judgemental person who couldn’t perform like that if you paid them.

I am kinda proud of her for being able to do that, considering the song wasn’t written for her voice

ikr she reached the notes so nicelyyy

Truth!

Not only that, but she must have been totally nervous and star struck to be singing with one of her idols. I mean, just look at what she says while they hug: "I can't believe I just got to do that!" Anna is amazing, and there is no way you can't love Kristin! I absolutely loved it. ^_^

Justin Giachetti No, no, no. Every time you reprise a song from a Broadway show, you must always, always _always_ become the character. It doesn't matter if you're in costume or not or if you've ever played the role. A song that hails from Broadway *DEMANDS* that you become the character, especially a tear-jerker with so much emotion, as this one is.For Good tells the story of two best friends realizing that they will never see each other again, and they're both trying to stay strong for each other while mentally breaking down inside and not wanting their time together to end. It's the final song before Glinda sees her best friend _die_, and you can't disgrace it by not becoming the characters. A Broadway song can't be done without recognizing that a Broadway song isn't just a song but a musical piece that tells a story between two characters. It's not some pop song, it's something that has a backstory and furthers it. If you want to sing Elphaba's part, you need to _be_ Elphaba. You can tell that Kristin was reliving her moments as Glinda, as she still moves her hands he way Glinda did, and she was playing Glinda's part. If Anna wasn't trying to be Elphaba, she a) wouldn't have performed this well, b) wouldn't have deserved to sing it, and c) would have made a big mistake. Anna _was_ Elphaba in this song, you could see it. She didn't have the memories of performing, but she felt the emotion and that's what's important. I completely disagree with your statement that Anna wasn't Elphaba, because she was. That being said, she made Elphie her own. She has a Broadway voice, but has adapted it to fit her film career. She can't belt like Idina ca, and what you should have made your comment about was that that's _okay_. Elphie is whoever the singer makes her, and if Anna chose to do that this way, then so be it. That's who Elphie was for this song. But to go and say that "Anna wasn't Elphie" is ruining everything this song stands for

Unicorn Films look up “Sarah Horn w/ Kristen Chenoweth For Good” there is an audience member at a concert who sang this better than Anna. Far better. LA Philharmonic partnered w/ Kristin Chenoweth 5 years ago. Kristin pulled a woman on stage who sang the song with a full orchestra, more accuracy, precision, and emotion than Anna. Sarah I’m sure having met far fewer “stars” than Anna has in her career was equally as nervous, with a LARGE crowd watching, and had not rehearsed..... and still sang it FAR better...

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So? Doesn't mean she's right for this song or holds up to Kristin's stronger voice.

🙄can ppl quit the hate like it’s a cute song and she looked really exited slash nervous to perform with Kristin can u just be happy for her

She can't sing or act and is really unattractive. I won't watch anything with her in.

@@antoniabaker7770 jealous, much?

@@annafowdy of that, hell no.

Monet Fitchers I agree with you! However, when singers hold their stomachs, it’s not because they are nervous. It’s because they are focusing on their breathing and diaphragm. I am a singer and I take voice lessons and I have been taught to put my hand on my diaphragm to pay attention to my breathing.

Monet Fitchers right like its hard song to sing like I couldn’t do it for sure

Dylan Simone I can confirm that this fact is indeed true because I do that too

I hold my stomach when I sing it's not because I'm nervous I am a first sprono so I sing extremely high when I hold my stomach I'm focusing on my breath control making sure I have enough power and air to sustain my high notes I put my hand on my stomach to keep reminding myself the right way to breath while I sing and keep my high notes strong and not screechy

Body language cues are different for different people. And in different contexts. Singers hold their stomachs to focus on their breath and diaphragm.

I agree. It was very sweet! 💕

well, Idina is

saraly117 well idina menzel is plus she’s better than her in my opinion 🥰

Lea Michele is

Yes, she's great in her own way. I really like her in this one.

Well, no one but..ya know, Indian Menzel herself...?

And there lies proof they both cut their teeth on the same stages :)

you’ve obviously never seen pitch perfect then? This women’s voice is as good as her acting!🥺😍