Voice Teacher Reacts to AURORA - Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) 

In all my 68 years, Aurora is the most genuine, free spirited, emotional singer that I've ever seen. She actually lives the song which is excellent

As a 57 y/o male, I am amazed by how much I am affected by her music and her talent. She is truly one of the best artists of her generation.

The song is about assisted suicide. She wrote it after learning of a man whose wife was critically ill and suffering, relieved her of further pain and agony by killing her.

It Happened Quiet (Live at The Current) was the performance that made me an Aurora fan! Hope you see it too. All her albums are amazing and beautiful!

Aurora is a deep dive, and very little of her music sounds like the other pieces. She is also one of the few artists currently working who sounds better live. Her energy, personality, and talent are vast.

Aurora is amazing. "It happened Quiet," "Runaway," "Made for Love," and "No Cure for Me" are amazing as well.

Oh "variety is what you get with Aurora! She even has different versions of her own songs and her occasional covers are brilliant! I usually recommend "Through the Eyes of a Child" or "Lucky" live at Nidarosdomen but based on some of your comments I think you'd really enjoy the acoustic version of "It Happened Quiet" (Live at The Current).

So not only is this song incredibly beautiful but it's profoundly sad as well. In an interview Aurora talked about the song saying that; ''it's just fascinating that some people can have in them the desire to kill while some people cannot pick a flower without feeling bad. That's about this I wrote 'Murder Song'. How can a man kill someone he loves and it happens often in the world. But he doesn't really understand what he did, it's a very complicated story. Her, she didn't want to be in this world anymore, and she knew that this man would do anything for her. She asks him to kill her and he said : 'Ok, I love you, I would do anything for you.' After he killed her, he became sad because she didn't move anymore and he didn't understand where she went. He didn't understand why she left and he start crying. And it is sad, because for the rest of his life, he will not understand and he will be sad."

For a full spectrum performance I would suggest 'All is Soft Inside' live KEXP Iceland.

I like her singing "Helvegen" with Wardruna; definitely worth watching that video.

Thank you. Warrior (Live at the HAIK) is different and beautiful.

As others have said, variety is King with Aurora. From the start contrast between It Happened Quiet and Cure for Me alone displays the wide range she can so effortlessly do.

Aurora masters her craft, she's absolutely unique and adorable......great reaction!

Oh ya, finally the one and only AURORA. ART

Oh my gosh, I am SO HAPPY you did an Aurora video! She is a magical force of nature and there is so much to explore with her music! For one I recommend the Seed, Runaway, Eyes of a child (live at Nidarosdomen), Queendom, Blood in the wine (that's new from this year, so better watch it last? just to see how far she's come, she does some really cool stuff there). But honestly, any song or performance of hers is special. I can't wait to see more of your reactions!

My favorite artist from the time I discovered her be a chance (pretty late as like 1,5 years ago). She has pretty variety of music, different arrangements and music styles. And what is also incredible that she not only sing but write all her music (started when was 6) and lyrics (started from 9 in English) but also coproduce and compose/play on a piano. And everything without formal music education. even her parents did not know about it up to when she was something like 14-15 years . The story how she become a artist is also interesting as she performed in a school + in some moment rented studio for 3 hours to make song for her parents (as she was afraid to perform it :) ). But someone leaked it and she was contacted to sign contract. She said "no" as she only want to make music and did not wanted to be a artist (and i guess afraid to perform). But then her mother said her it would be selfish not to share her music to others. And then she changed her mind and agreed.. She has many great song but i would recommend next "Lucky" live from Nidarosdomen (she started to write this song when was 9). Then maybe something live from KEXP 2018: "All is Soft inside" and "churchyard" Very interesting reaction, thx.

As a musician of 32 years, I must say, you have to react to her song "It Happened Quiet" live at the current....amazing!!!

I really loved your reaction, she truly is into this song, thank you for a good 1st reaction!! She's very expressive in every song she sings.. especially this sad love story. She said this song is based on a vivid dream she had about 2 people. Her harmonizer (Guy singing while playing piano is Martin Sjølie)! !! I would like you to react to "Through the eyes of a child" live at Nidarosdomen !! Aurora said ; --> "I just think it's fascinating how people can be the same people, how you and I need oxygen, can have children, need to be embraced, we need food, water, that we smile at us... we need the same things because we are people. And it's just fascinating that some people can have in them the desire to kill while some people cannot pick a flower without feeling bad. That's about this I wrote 'Murder Song'. How can a man kill someone he loves and it happens often in the world. But he doesn't really understand what he did, it's a very complicated story. Her, she didn't want to be in this world anymore, and she knew that this man would do anything for her. She asks him to kill her and he said : 'Ok, I love you, I would do anything for you.' After he killed her, he became sad because she didn't move anymore and he didn't understand where she went. He didn't understand why she left and he started crying. And it is sad, because for the rest of his life, he will not understand and he will be sad."

I started listening to Aurora several years ago. She has a documentary on her life. that is a lot of fun to watch and get an understanding of who she is. To say that she is unique would be an understatement. In a world with so much "produced" music, she is a breath of fresh air in so many ways. Aurora is not about traditional technique but rather a raw, fairly untrained singer/artist inhabiting a song and creating a genuine soundscape.

yes yes yes...more Aurora please...love your reactions. Live is the way to go with her, but some of her music videos really make you think to. probably the first artist in 30 years that had me sitting down and listening to full albums of their music

I would recommend Through the Eyes Of A Child live at Nidarosdomen, The Seed (the music video will provide beautiful visuals) and also Aurora joining an amazing group named Wardruna which will also give you a taste of their music: Wardruna and Aurora - Helvegen (live). For the record, I'm on a mission to call the universe to bring Hua Chenyu and Aurora together for some music, particularly his Giant Deer and her Through the Eyes of a Child. He already has sung one of her songs.

gosh you're the prettiest vocal teacher I've only known about Aurora for four or five years and then two there were pretty good together I thought

Musical appreciation 101 exercise here for me on this one - not something/someone I would gravitate towards musically but once again you’ve given me an appreciation of the performer’s skill and talent - many thanks Beth. Really enjoying your reaction ‘style’💜

Now you see why Aurora together with Angelina Jordan are the soundtracks of my life. They are so unique both in their own way, but also very nice genuine human beings who only wants to spread love and kindness. 🤗

Loved your analysis! Definitely check “it happened quiet” live at The Current, “through the eyes of a child” , “all soft inside “ live on KEXP Iceland

You are in for a real treat. The maturity you're hearing likely has to do with the fact that she has been writing and singing her own songs for over 10 years at the time of this performance. She moves through the different areas of her voice so beautifully. She occasionally slips into a head voice tone that is as haunting as it is resonant and clear (see the acoustic session version of 'It Happened Quiet'). She's magic. One of my all-time favorite vocalists.

A very knowledgeable reaction. Aurora has the "triple", amazing voice, brilliant song writing and captivating performance skills. Watch "Through The Eyes Of A Child", "Lucky", "It Happened Quiet" or "Winter Bird" from her masterpiece Nidarosdomen (Trondheim Cathedral) concert from 2017. These performances will melt your heart. Aurora's other stand out performance is her magical HAIK concert from 2019 (filmed in the forest where Aurora played in her childhood, so really in her natural environment). "The River" from the beginning of the concert and "Daydreamer", the final song are the best of the best in this show. Any time spent with Aurora and her music is time very well spent. To cap it off, the songs from her most recent album, released early this year, continue the astounding brilliance of this young artist.

When I'm watching this video, I don't have to replay, because your actually replaying it the exact same part where I use to replay because I really like that part. Your appreciation to this type of songs and vocals makes me want to see more of your videos, thanks Miss beautiful vocal teacher for AURORA reaction 💖

I've loved many kinds of music in my 58 years but when I hear Aurora I want every music lover from all corners of the music world to come hear and watch... she's simply miraculous! Country music lovers, opera, folk rock pop... she's vocal perfection to me.

As always voice teachers and trainers tend to focus on technique and singing itself. Nice bonus is when you catch the whole performance including Aurora's movement. My BIG recommendation is to play the whole song again at the end and focus on the lyrics. In Aurora's music it means SOOO much and every song has it's background i.e. free will, love/hate relationship, identity crysis, men's open feelings, global environment etc. A small talk about it at the end of your video will help much and it will distinguish you from the other same kind reactions imho. So thx for reaction, welcome in the world of "warriors and weirdos" ;-)

It Happened Quiet (Live at the Current)

It's for sure she's standing there singing but she takes us with her to wherever it is she goes and with the hand and arm gestures and then the way she'll make you feel or fully understand with her intensity of her eyes is just other level stuff. I'm glad she allows us to follow her to wherever it is she goes

I love hearing you talk every 5 seconds it's cool to hear your opinion on what we can clearly understand by listening to the song

I recommend you listen to Aurora Runaway from the same concert; then Aurora concert at Nidarosdomen. The entire concert of 12 songs is perfect. If you want to do piecemeal; “Lucky” or “Eyes of a Child”; then watch the entire concert, it’s mesmerizing.

Aurora performed two other songs in that performance: "Runaway" and "Half the World Away". Both showcase her abilities, but "Runaway" is an original she wrote when she was 11, very interesting vocally, as well as lyrically. I would recommend them both.

I saw her live this year. Honestly she has such a beautiful voice, personality, spirit. She's amazing and she's my all time favourite artist. I've been a fan of hers for years. I absolutely adore her.

A vocal painting master.

What I liked best is the matching emotional breaks supplied by the backup singer.

Aurora is so amazing, her voice is absolutely out of this world, her mannerisms so interesting and she’s such a sweet person too.

That moment when you see someone fall in love with her near the end of the song is the meaning of life.

More and more and more aurora yessssssss

She’s totally captivating

If I may, I would recommend listening to NPR Tiny Desk Concert versions of any of the artists you would like to feature in your channel in the future, if one is available. Pretty much every single video they have for any artist is the best version of their signing I've encountered, and it goes doubly so for Aurora.

Doesn't really matter how old i am... I love music, and Aurora just makes me love it more. I'd give anything to meet her, if only to thank her for making me more human than i ever thought i could be.

enchanting side talker...wonderful

You really couldn't have started your Aurora journey with a better choice. This acoustic performance is out of this world. I'm looking forward to see your next choice. Aurora is a music savant but notice the musical genius' she surrounds herself with. This guitarist melt perfect together with her.

Thanks for your reactions and comments about Aurora! I only found her seven months ago and am listening to everything Aurora I can find. I do appreciate your stopping the video to explain and give us your feelings about the performance.

That was the best reaction to Aurora I've seen ❤️ thank you so much for your content!

As I understand it, she wrote this song while still in school. Its about an incident that was all over the news about a person who, killed his wife or daughter as a mercy killing. She had contracted a disease that would have been incurable and would be a very painful hellish death. They tried him for murder.

I loved your reaction. Aurora is pretty special. Her songs are all different and each shows off one or another aspect of this complex person. All of the suggestions below are excellent. I would add some at other ends of the spectrum. Apple Tree, Exist for Love, and Cure for Me show off some of her range. For all three songs I would go with the music video. They are all works of art in themselves. Oh, and Churchyard live at KEXP.

you should react to her performance of lucky at nidarodomen, it's absolutely breathtaking. speaking of variety, take a look at her newest album, a dangerous thing, a template high, and cure for me, are my favourites (nee-da-rohs-doe-men) 😁

I think you'd also really enjoy Eivør! Her full name is Eivør Pálsdóttir; she's a Faroese singer-songwriter who has songs in Faroese, English, Icelandic, Danish, and Swedish, and she does some really amazing things with her voice. Trøllabundin and the Faroese version of Í tokuni are my two favorites of hers; she uses throat singing in both and it's incredible.

Runaway is her first song she wrote. She did three songs at this Nobel concert. You should check out Runaway at this concert. She is ancient in soul.

That performance right there belongs in the hall of fame of music. Or in the Penthouse of the Tower of Song,

❤️ Aurora, The Warning, Nightwish, Jinjer, Sabaton, Rammstein, Arch Enemy, Sigrid 🇳🇴

Oh, you'll find out! May the world never be the same :)

Aurora told in an interview, she never wanted to perform, only make music. It took her hundreds of performances to get comfortable at stage.

Thank you for checking out aurora 😍❤

Yes! At last..thanks for reacting to this wonderful artist. Thanks Bethany!!!

We need more aurora please !

My fav of her's is Lucky. Stunning 💖

She reminds me of Ren. They both send me into tears. Lyrics, music, performance.

It was fascinating that you are the only one responding to this song that was not caught up (and sometimes freaked out) by the story. You are ultra focused on vocal production.

Being in a musician family, they always say it's not how good you play its how you play. Combine both and you have excellence. Tone and inflection is everything.

You MUST do It Happened Quiet. The live studio version with the girl playing guitar with her. This is an insane performance with harmonies that will blow your mind.

and again I am gifted with your great smile. now to aurora she lives through her songs she also lets us experience and understand the content better through her way. she not only uses her voice but her whole body. und wieder werde ich mit deinem super lächeln beschenkt. nun zu aurora sie durchlebt ihre lieder sie lässt uns auch die inhalte durch ihre art besser erleben und verstehen. sie benutzt nicht nur ihre stimme sondern ihren ganzen körper

I am very glad that someone else has discovered Aurora, she transports herself and transports you with her music, it is a simply magical feeling at least for me. I hope you continue reacting to her, Maybe you could watch Under the water in the wave stage concert, there is soft inside in Kexp concert, the seed in the Haik concert, trought the eyes of a child in Nidarosdomen, and well the list is really long haha. Thanks for your nice reaction🙂

Agreed, She will capture your heart with 'It happened quiet'.

For me, there is no more perfect duet than Aurora Aksnes and Martin Skålnes. Magical duets

And this was in an auditorium full of 23,000 people.

I mean, through the eyes of a child from the Nidaros dome is absolutely a tearfilling and angelic song. As really all of her songs are.

Aurora is the final boss in a singer video game. I'm being silly about that, but she comes in with so much skill and talent, it's hard to deny that nobody can beat her at this style. Tell me who is better, or who can do this as well. I need to hear them.

One of my favourite things is watching vocal professionals discover Aurora for the first time 😊 I'm certain it's been recommended already, but you should check out "It Happened Quiet" from her live performance at Nidarosdomen. That entire concert is absolutely auditory gold and guaranteed to give you full body shivers, but It Happened Quiet is probably my favourite performance from that show. I've probably listened to it a thousand times. Also! She does a cover of Ariana Grande's "God is a Woman" which I HIGHLY recommend.

wonderful preparation of this iconic song!

The only other artist that lives in the song like her is Lara Fabian

Hello from Norway =)

Would totally recommend her cover of Teardrop (Massive Attack) - especially the Triple J version which I like the most. She's a special artist.

Wardruna live together with Aurora is also beautiful, Helvegen is the song

Yay! More Aurora! ❤️

Aurora is a Sprite, while you listening to her voice, she change you. Welcome to the world of Aurora, our Queen of the North.

The acting thing is part of her, her being on the spectrum. My wife is the same. It's beautiful.

Her voice reminds me of the cranberries vocalist. Would love for you to react to the cranberries ❤

Aurora read an article about a man that killed his wife out of Mercy and she wanted to write a song about it and that's what inspired her

Another amazing vocals and performance to check out is *FMF 2015: International TV Series Gala: Vikings suite, Trevor Morris, Einar Selvik* believe me you won't be disappointed it's powerful and breathtaking.

My, are you in for a wonderful treat! You have just introduced yourself to one of the most talented and versatile artist I have ever listened to. I was fascinated and loved her when I first heard her and with each track she releases, I love her more. Suggestions; Aurora and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Aurora at Nidarosemen Aurora Haik Concert Aurora Kelp Concert Songs: Cover of David Bowie’s Life on Mars Runaway in the Honda Stage The Seed (VEVO version) Runaway It Happened Quiet ( studio version with Silje Sol) The River Souless Creature A Different Kind of Human Exist for Love Churchyard Gentle Earthquake Half a World Away ,…. That should get you started.😁

I'd love to see a reaction to "through the eyes of a child" live at Nidarosdomen (the most vulnerable performance I've ever seen) or "it happened quiet" (live at the current) for amazing harmonies, or maybe something more uptempo like "cure for me". Or to a cover like her version of "life on mars" - perfection. In general, as much as I love her music videos, nothing tops her live, be it full concert or acoustic. So I'd always recommend watching live performances.

the early aurora is golden and pure. anyway. you cannot spell this name without speaking about susanne sundfor, who is a role model for her. vocally brilliant singer, absolut beautiful songwriting. check out "when" in the album version or "the brothel" live at cigalle. another very unique artist is anna von hausswolff, check out "they hoped for a name" and after this for the contrast "the mysterious vanishing of electra"-music video. that girl, that girl can truly sing

aurora...is...the music...she's the conduit

You got my respect and my sub!! More Aurora please!!👍🏻💖

The more I watch RU-vid vocal coach videos the more I realize they're like art critics. I have one evaluate my paintings and they'll go into all kinds of technical things I used and choices I made and how I must have felt while painting it. And I'm just like... Dude, I splattered paint on a canvas... and I got the idea from bird shit I saw on the sidewalk.

Through the eyes of a child - Live

One thing I notice about singers whose native language is Scandinavian is that they can produce very interesting vowel sounds easily. See also, Bjork and Eivor Palsdottir. Vowel sounds a native born English speaker would not do. There is a well proven linguistic theory that infants produce all vocal sounds at birth, but quite quickly reduce the phoneme set to those used to those they hear used by the primary care givers. Fascinating. Compared to modern English, Swedish has exotic vowels sounds. I know. I'm trying to learn.

You need to look up her cover Life on Mars from a TV show from Norway.

Listen to it happened quiet live at nidarosdomen and her cover of Famous blue raincoat from L cohen next ...you will get chills ;)

Yes it's terrific which great singers e.g. (Aurora as well as the amazing Angelina Jordan) come from Norway and stir up the music world.

You said very well and you're right. And she is very funny :) watch a few interviews of her and you understand what i mean. She has different sense of humor. I love her so much.

I think you would really like "Runaway" live (it was at the same event)

Her cover of Believer from imagine dragons is also angelic

Welcome to Aurora’s world ❤️💚

Love this!