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From:  "Sharon Szymanski" <szy@n...>
Date:  Fri Feb 1, 2002  6:26 pm
Subject:  RE: [vocalist] menopause


the wobbles i have encountered have been evident in those women who sing

almost exclusively in 'head' voice. when taught to use their 'chest'
or
'speaking' voice to sing with (as part of their overall singing), the
wobble
disappears quite quickly. of course, the new sound is less appropriate
for
classical singing but, is quite usable in church choirs, christian
contemporary, pop music, etc.


It continues to surprise me when folks don't realize that a
truly well-developed classical voice is, by its very definition, making
use of both it's high and low registers (also known variously as head
and chest voices or light or heavy mechanism). Many singers spend a
great amount of time learning to blend the registers, creating a
seamless and unified sound from top to bottom. The thought that
classical singers would sing only in head voice is fallacious. Some
less well-trained singers may indeed sing primarily in their high
register, and they would indeed benefit from learning to incorporate the
lower.

Sharon Szymanski

The Szymanski Studio -"encouraging excellence in the vocal arts"






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