Waterslager
Song Tours, Point Distribution
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Song Characteristics
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Compiled By Darrell Horst
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Positive Notes
Max. Points
Song Characteristics
Klokkende
12 pts
Water Drops – sound made by air escaping out of a bottle submerged in a tub of water, Wuut, Wuut, Wuut. The note is scored based on duration, clarity and depth. The waterslager that masters slowing the note to give a deep penetrating beat in water affect will captivate any listener. A score of 6 or 7 in this tour is very good
Bollende
9 pts
Bubbling Water – the sound made by the bubbling of boiling heavy fluid. A good waterslager gives this note a deep series of Bluu, Bluu, Bluu. A 5 or 6 score in bollende is very good.
Rollende
6 pts
Rolling Water – cascading sound of rolling water. A waterslager will enlace either the klokkende or bollende note in a faster shorter pace giving a wavy affect, wutwutwuutwutwut or blublublublublu. The more common is the bollende series. This tour without any score on the other two water tours is considered minimal qualifications to consider a canary a waterslager.
Staaltone
9 pts
Steel Tones – the metallic beat note. This note is like the two or three beats of the pipes in an orchestra to spice a musical piece, Choong, Choong, Choong. The sharper yet still appreciated version is the beat of metal on metal like a hammer on an anvil, ping, ping, ping. A score of 4 or 5 means this waterslager has good pitch.
Fluiten
9 pts
Flutes -This note is where a waterslager really shows his freedom of interpretation. The flute note can be as deep and smooth as that of the best roller or it can be accented with water sounding just short of a Klokkende note. A score of 5 here means very nice flutes, a 6 means he does a variety of flute sounds.
Fluitenrol
6 pts
Flute Roll – a series of short rolling flute notes where the difference between a 2 or 3 score is on the depth and smoothness of the tour. A few waterslagers have such a beautiful flute roll resembling a rollende and these are awarded 4 points.
Chorr/Knorr
6 pts
Chorr/Knorr -is the note that a waterslager performs as a deep from within force note to open his throat muscles, choorrrr or the bass knnoorrr. Compared to a warm up note made by an opera singer. Most waterslagers will go with a just above average Chorr for 3 points, but the exception is the Knorr for 4 points.
Woeten
6 pts
Nightingale phrases – a tour that has been lost but is not removed in hopes of someday rediscovering it through a not impossible genetic imprint brought forward.
Bellon
6 pts
Bells – punctuated bells.. A waterslager shows his talents by a rendition of distinct bell sounds from the Lu, Lu roller bell to the hollow bell having a water echo in the vowel (U) part of the note, to the beautiful double sound church bell, the te-lon. A score of 3 is average for the roller bell, while a 4 or even a 5 means he has a nice variety of bell notes.
Belrol
6 pts
Bell Roll – a series of short rolling bell notes where the difference between a 2 or 3 score is on the lower sound of the vowel U versus the higher pitch affect of the vowel I, in other words a lululululu is preferred over a lilililili
Tjokken
6 pts
Choke, Chong – a note borrowed from the call note of the European Nightingale. A more similar phonetic version for English is probably tchoke, which can be made in a series called tjokken rol. The strong th sound lead to the long O vowel abrupted with the strong K sound will give a 3 for the tour. A 4 score usually means the bird does both the single note and rolling tour versions. However, a beautiful deep tjok note series can earn a 4 in this tour. It is a noticeable impressive note when performed deep and clear
Schokkel
3 pts
Schokkel in waterslagers is very different from the schockle associated with the roller song. In waterslagers it is a unique pretty bubble sound (Blub) that seems to come out of nowhere in a repertoire. It is seldom done more than 2 times in a row. .