Date sent: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 13:46:11 EST
Subject: laughing
To: vocalist
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>


> Prevention - Laughter is the best medicine - it retracts the false folds
> and allows free voicing (we know this intuitively, as we usually sing
> better when we are happy). That's often why voice workshops work well -
> not because the explanations are good, but becasue everybody is having a
> good time.
true. When i have directed choirs, i try to get them laughing because they
sing so much better! (five minutes for outrageous silliness, then let's get
to work!!!)
Merry Foxworth