Any other musicians in the house?
If you don't play music, you might not realize that any song can be played in any of 12 different keys. If I was the sound man here, I would have done the same thing and just shut off the music and let her sing in the key she learned to sing it in.
Listening to this for the first time, I could tell that she was in a key quite a distance away from the key on the soundtrack. The mistake made was in providing a standard recording of the national anthem, without asking, "Oh, and what key will you be performing this in?"
The Star-Spangled Banner can be challenging for most singers because of the range required for the low notes and the high notes. For this reason, the song is usually tailored to the range of the singer by choosing a suitable key to perform it in. They failed on that step.
Any other musicians in the house? If you don't play music, you might not realize that any song can be played in any of 12 different keys. If I was the sound man here, I would have done the same thing and just shut off the music and let her sing in the key she learned to sing it in.
Listening to this for the first time, I could tell that she was in a key quite a distance away from the key on the soundtrack. The mistake made was in providing a standard recording of the national anthem, without asking, "Oh, and what key will you be performing this in?"
The Star-Spangled Banner can be challenging for most singers because of the range required for the low notes and the high notes. For this reason, the song is usually tailored to the range of the singer by choosing a suitable key to perform it in. They failed on that step.
I was going to say this. Glad I read comments first. She did just fine without the music. I wonder if she had monitors?