> To answer your questions briefly, yes, > using straight tone (done > healthily) can help smooth out an unnatural vibrato. > And, yes, it is possible > to produce a healthy, straight tone.
I admit, my response was something of a bait. I personally don't believe that a perfectly straight tone can be sung with the vocal longevity, range, volume, and ring to be sustained for 20 or 30 years of OPERATIC singing over large, modern orchestras -- because I think it involves the use of too much air, which leads to vocal fatigue in this kind of repertoire (in my humble opinion) -- but I wanted to give other listers (especially Dr. Diane, champion of the healthy straight tone and the healthy belt) a chance to give their opinions.
Isabelle B.
===== Isabelle Bracamonte San Francisco, CA ibracamonte@y...
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