Good morning, friends! When we shared last weekâs post with countertenor John Holiday, we mentioned the term âcrossoverâ when discussing his performance on The Voice. Letâs dive in to what we mean by that term.
The Crossover
Traditionally the musical genre referred to as âcrossoverâ usually has performers singing popular music in a classically trained style. But for a term that has been so pervasive, âcrossoverâ is hard to define. There is the classical crossover which we will discuss in this post. But also the country crossover. Remember when Taylor Swift was a country singer? At the time, fans talked about Swiftâs crossover from country to pop. Also, the Christian crossover. If you look back at Carrie Underwood's work, despite being considered a pop artist, much of her music has been overtly Christian, including âJesus, Take the Wheelâ.
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