Vocal Coach Reacts to Kelly Clarkson - Piece by Piece 

I think she was struggling because she was getting very emotional! 😢

Why should people take lessons from someone who can't recognize raw, unhindered emotion? Why should they take lessons from a vocal coach critiquing female **rappers** stating how very well the coach herself could be up onstage instead of them? (We know that was so you could boost views and chase clout btw). I used to learn from your videos and what I thought to be, at the time, wise words...but miss ma'am you've got to get that ego and resentment in check...

And that's why she didn't make it on to American idol lol. Y'all should see her audition lol

Gosh KC was emotional throughout the song … I don’t think anyone can do this without tearing and choking …

I don’t even listen to the original anymore. This version is IT for me. And seeing Jennifer and Keith both tearing up during her performance just adds to it. I’m not sure Tara missed the magic of the video, I just think she was in “voice coach” mode and not listening to it with her heart.

I know! I was like.. SERIOUSLY?!

That’s why she’s a RU-vidr and Kelly is queen! She’s 9 months pregnant, and crying! I’ll never watch this women again! 🤣

That ENTIRE song was emotion! You are clueless. 🙄 You missed the Mark on this one.💯

Exactly!

Yeah I think the band (which is mainly just the pianist) on the stage just reacted very quickly to her emotions and restarted the second chorus. Which is one of the reasons why having a human pianist on live stage is better than putting on soundtrack.

she understood that as another possible explanation, but it seemed like she was early as well(I used to be sure it was just emotion, but after Tara said that, I think its possible Kelly did mess up there and its alright!).

@@mistym1752 she's a vocal coach, doing a vocal coach reaction... its not like she was HARSH about it... calm down.

Agree😖

I don't you think you watched here entire video, she mentioned the emotional part and was really constructive. Kelly is pretty known to have flat notes throughout her career (who doesn't?) but that's the point of the video.

@dinh5532 Well, I know the ones who never have flat notes, those who builded a career and accumulated billions, thanks to auto-tune

Not to mention every time she would "demonstrate" what Kelly "should have done", her version sounded terrible

audrey j and she’s pregnant

Fr like ??

And very very pregnant at the time

Dear lawd, I was thinking the exact same thing. Kelly can sing, plain and simple. She's got a very powerful soulful voice. This song is so personal to her, and that she/Jason (her pianist) decided to do an acoustic version of it stripped down like this gave it even more emotion and power. Kelly killed it...period. I loved seeing/hearing her vulnerability in this performance. Should be no critiquing of her singing skills at all IMO. I couldn't even finish watching the video after the first critique. Just watch the video and enjoy.

Agreed. And what’s sad is this is the actual performance I wanted Tara to do for a long time.. I was very excited to see and... she missed what’s happening. It’s one of the most touching things I’ve ever seen on tv. This is one of those times that all of the stuff you teach on your channel goes completely out the window- you can see her emotions. The stop was was 1000% not a mistake she breaks down every time she does this song live- did it in Nashville at a concert I went and saw. Still love you Tara!!!!

she mentioned the emotions at the end. Did you want her to focus more on emotions, and become "emotion coach reacts"? The point of her channel is to focus on the technical aspect, guys...

Rosannasfriend I agree that the goal of the channel is about technique, but I think one thing she missed, was the reason behind the technique mistake. I would’ve liked her to recognize the reason for me mistakes being maybe because of the emotion, not due to talent.

@@maddiepenland171: Tara never implied that the mistake happened because Kelly lacked talent. It's only your interpretation of what Tara was saying. She even admitted towards the end that the mistake might have been just Kelly getting overwhelmed by emotions, but if you go back and listen to that part again carefully, it actually does sound like she started too early and the pianist restarted that part so that she could restart it as well, so it very well might have been a combination of a small mistake and emotions. Tbh, I don't understand why so many people got riled up because of this reaction. This is what Tara does. She always analyzes the technique, the pitch etc., but in doing so, she never gets disrespectful towards the artist even when they make a mistake. And she didn't get disrespectful towards Kelly, either. She even talked about how it can be dangerous to expect a good singer to be perfect all the time, how much pressure it creates and how it can actually hurt the singer in the long run. She also talked about how pregnancy affects a singer. It's like all the upset people chose to ignore that part altogether.

It’s quite clear that Tara didn’t know that this song was about Kelly’s personal life. At first she thought Kelly had made a mistake because she didn’t realize that she was starting to tear up, but once it was clear to her that Kelly was emotional, Tara realized it was not a mistake. She did correct herself. Also, Tara is a vocal coach. If she hears a flat note, let there be no doubt in mind, she will be pointing it out!

Please react to Laura Bretan - Dear Father. You won't regret it! Please please pleaseeee

Her throat was bothering her that night

these are vocal coaches, thats why they are vocal coaches and not artists. they are just on the technical side of singing

This performance got Grammy nomination. So even tho she didn’t sound on key it was the emotions she portrayed.

cindie grimm Tara is a vocal coach and it’s her job to talk about it regardless of the song. Nothing personal.

her father and her husband

She was also heavily pregnant at this stage so obviously already very emotional

She did!

Plus she was pregnant.. so why not do her video.

EXACTLY - she said as much herself. It doesn't matter - there's beauty in her imperfection because it was so filled with emotion and very FEW people could have pulled it off. Most people can relate with what she was singing about - unfortunately!

AMEN!

Love your comment. I really don't know how she got through.

This so called coach does not know how to perform...Those who cant do, teach..

no she won't do i am sure but if she does she will not rock it cause song without emotion is tasteless

Jordan Randell-Tredgett I agree with you with one small change - not pure emotion- RAW emotion! Much respect!

thats why she is a vocal coach. are did not make it back then in x-factor. coz she is more on the technical side, rather the artistic part

Tara didn’t know that this was Kelly’s story until the end of the video when she realized how emotional she was becoming. She also watched until the end of the video when Kelly said she had written it herself and that it was her story. She also spoke about the emotional aspect for about a good half of the video.

Remember that Tara is also a vocal coach, so if she hears a flat note, don’t ever doubt that she will definitely point it out! Lol...It’s her job!

There’s no flat notes !

Nay Slayer raw emotion beat technical perfection

Tara realized this and corrected herself once she saw the tears in Kelly’s eyes. She hadn’t realized that Kelly was holding back tears, that’s why she assumed it’d been a mistake. If you kept watching, you would’ve heard Tara correct herself.

@@sushieatermeli7440 exactly. PEOPLE DO JUDGE IMMEDIATELY

@@sushieatermeli7440 personally I don't see that as an excuse. I feel like Tara's ego came out to play in this video and she couldn't hide it. If she can't tell very obvious blatant emotion from technique mistakes (she definitely seemed a little too eager to believe it was technique issues) she doesn't deserve to have an opinion broadcast over a platform that many will take as fact instead of taking it for what it is.

ahaha IKR, and that is why she is a vocal coach, and not an artist. technical > artistry

Not sure if finished watching, but Tara realized that Kelly was pregnant and that the song was personal near the end of the video!

Dont forget that also she wasnt feeling well, and being the first American idol winner ( USA ) and doing the last performance its going to be very emotional

Simon is talking about the *singing* _not_ "the performance" such as it is; separating emotions from purely technical aspects

you're right, but I think that Tara wasn't in the moodc cause when she reacted to demi lovato Sober performance it was all about emotions for her too.

I've always believed ego clouds judgment...js.

No kidding… what is art any good for if this performance isn’t close to perfection?

Mandi I don’t think she missed it at all. I swear you didn’t watch the rest of the video

Jordan Harrington Mandi said she didn’t watch it all. I don’t really blame her; I almost didn’t wait it out either.

Charlotte Stotts Shame on you guys 😑

Jordan Harrington shame on me? I did watch it all

Ok good!@@charlottestotts2596

Me too.

Completely agree. This reaction is almost callous.

My feelings too. I've watched that clip dozens of times and it still gets me because I know how personal it is for her. And the fact that she was pregnant! Wow!

@@johnokamoto6762 right, I go back and listen to it all the time. I feel like there is a lot Tara could have said about how to sing thru emotions and how to deal with physical limitations with breathing and different things like that would have been very interesting, feel like she missed the mark a bit with this one though....

Look up Beth Hart. She is one of the most emotional singers out there and uses a vocal coach. Look up Tell Her You Belong to Me (Beth's father left his family for his secretary), Leave The Light On, Learning to Live, Hiding Underwater, My California, St Teressa, Sister Heroine... Usually what she does in that situation is a sneak attack. She gets softer and softer and then strikes with extreme power. That power could show anger, joy or a feeling of hopelessness etc.

@@orlock20 this wasn't just normal emotion, Kelly's was pregnancy hormone emotion. There's no bypassing it.

Yes!

@Outdoorsman76 I don't think she's getting full of herself, I think she's just usually sent video suggestions from people wanting to learn from her. I don't think she realized that this was one of those performances that are meant to be felt and experienced instead of critiqued.

judith Cure exactly!!!!

@@judithcure2255 how could she not realise that?

@@angko-pe Because she's used to coming at them from a teaching perspective so she was paying more attention to the technical aspects. I think this wouldn't really let her emotions get engaged because she was paying attention to the sound, her mouth and her breathing.

The raspiness came from her pregnancy. It actually had her hospital bound because she couldn't stop constantly vomiting. Both her pregnancies were extremely hard. Her vocal folds took some heat during that time.

It was clear what you meant and you saw and heard both tones and feelings in her voice. Tara please react to LP..... Lost on you, Recovery, Muddy waters or When we're high. Would be fantastic to hear your opinion. Thanks for great reactions

You have given us your authentic reaction to Kelly's performance, from your own perspective as a vocal coach (which is the whole point of your channel). I know it's awesome when we find a reaction to which we can relate to, but - shocking - people can have different first reactions and that's ok. It doesn't mean you don't appreciate Kelly or her performance. Thanks and keep up the good job!

Can you do a reaction video to "An American Trilogy" by Elvis Presley!

You should check out her duet performance with Josh Groban doing All I Ask, absolutely amazing.

Hey Tara, you are my favorite RU-vid channel for vocal breakdowns of artists. This one however was off for me. And I definitely don’t think it’s your fault. This particular version of this song kelly admitted that even in rehearsal she couldn’t get very far due to emotion. This performance I don’t think warranted a vocal breakdown similar to other songs. What I mean by this is that due to the nature of this version, I think it would be better to listen to the performance and absorb it and then come back and talk about her stylistic choices and then the nitty gritty technical aspects. That way you could better relate what happened in her performance with her actual choices and what was a result of emotional singing. This performance makes me tear up every time but because you kept pausing it and talking about things, and then talking OVER one very emotional part of the song, it did ruin it for me. I did seem like you backtracked because you saw Keith urban balling, but honestly, everyone balled, if not they were silent because the version was so powerful. I think that moving forward maybe go back and re edit your stuff because maybe by the end you realized your reaction should’ve been done differently. Or have someone screen performances and let you know the gist because I don’t think this was fair to you because I think you are going to see way more mixed feedback or even negative feedback because 1, kelly Clarkson is massively well liked, and 2, people will always defend the intense and genuine emotion she felt. I don’t know much about vocal technique and pitch, but I did know that vocally that wasn’t her best performance, but it was so impactful I didn’t even bat and eye at it. So I think you doing a reaction to this particular performance probably should’ve been different since this performance is so difference from the usual vocal powerhouse performances we are used to seeing on your channel. Keep up the videos tho! I love learning about everything you teach and breakdown for us.

I so agree PLUS: the song was only played by piano and not in the regular speed. Highest respect to Kelly!!!!

I appreciate this comment. The answer is simple: her ego took over. With 2 years of perspective it’s super easy to see.

lieutenant bullet She didn’t miss it, however she’s still a vocal coach

She didn’t miss the point of the song. She realized how emotional she was near the end. She also realized that it hadn’t been a mistake but that she had been holding back tears. She understood. I recommend you watched the other half of the video so you can see that!

By the way, remember that she is a vocal coach. If she hears a flat note, there should be no doubt in mind, she will definitely be pointing it out!

Then why are you here lol

@@sushieatermeli7440 if she can't tell that that was from her emotions and not Kelly hitting a note flat, then why is she even teaching.. JMO

She's the queen of singing closed vowels. Catch my breath, Because of you, Never enough, etc.

Marcelo Modesto exactly

that’s the whitney in her 🤷🏽‍♂️

Cecy Z Yes. Tara realized this near the end when she saw her holding back tears. If you would’ve seen the rest of the video you would’ve known that Tara did correct herself and realize all these things she didn’t know about Kelly.

@@sushieatermeli7440 YES! I saw the whole video ... Thank you for coming to her rescue!!!👋😵.......😂!!!

Devin Guerreri yasss!! 💕

Tommy Canaparo Exactly! I was wondering why she decided to react to this one particularly 🙁😥

Watch the whole vid

Rebekah Laidlow Tara didn’t know any of this. She wasn’t aware that Kelly was pregnant or that this song was very personal until it was near the end. She saw how emotional Kelly was becoming and she corrected herself. She also realized it was personal and she was pregnant when she heard Kelly say it at the end. Also, remember that Tara is a vocal coach. If she hears a flat note, there should be no doubt in mind, that she will definitely be pointing it out! It’s her job! Lol!

@@sushieatermeli7440 well, maybe when u realize how wrong u r, maybe just don't post the video. Or educate urself before reacting to a song. This was absolutely horrible and made me actually this this lady never sings from the heart and it's all contrived and fake.