In a message dated 10/1/2001 10:45:29 AM Central Daylight Time, leskayc@a... writes: leskayc@a... writes:
> OK, I am going to get in this. I am not a pedagogue, but I did have to have > voice surgery 3 years ago (polyp). As part of my rehab I had the privilege > of working with Dr. Tom Cleveland at the Vanderbilt Voice Center in > Nashville, Tn. I was told by him that the number 1 cause of vocal cord > lesions in sopranos and tenors was taking the chest voice too high. Now > that > I don't sing chest anymore I have added close to an octave to my range-I > have > much more resonance and no more raspy throat........................ > > Leslie, who is now a high soprano with lots of range and very little chest > voice.... >
Too high is one thing, but not using it enough adds a whole new spectrum of problems; one being no career usually. The voice just does not have enough presence. Learning how to get out of chest is essential but you shouldn't confuse eliminating it as a viable alternative.
Randy Buescher
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