Lisa, this reminds me of Tettrazzini saying that she sang from the bottom of
her throat.
Michael
>From: "Lisa M Olson" <lisa_molson@m...>
>Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com
>To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] Re: Tenor head voice (longish; or: how a
>ll my vocal problems vanished:))
>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 06:34:40 -0700
>
> Dre-
>
>Do you mind if I ask how old you are? I'm amazed by your post because it
>sounds (nearly) identical to my own experience, and what I am experiencing
>at the moment.
>
>I too had a break-through practice session a couple of weeks ago. The
>sensation I felt was a little like my throat was open at the bottom, which
>is something I've NEVER felt before. It also seemed as though the sound
>was coming from the lowest part of my neck (I'm afraid I don't remember my
>vocal tract anatomy very well) - the place between where the collar bones
>come together. It was wierd in that I hadn't ever felt it before, but I
>was AMAZED at the amount of control I had. I haven't been able to be as
>consistent as I would like yet, but it comes and goes (which is better than
>not happening at all). Anyway, this comes after nearly 16 years of almost
>constant study. Similarly being told (or believing) that I had a small
>voice, and discovering (with some great help from a teacher I trust) that I
>have a wide range and a big, beautiful voice with lots of "cut".
>
>Anyway, it was just quite amazing to read your story. It is amazing how
>the universe works, isn't it? I look back, and it seems like what is
>happening now could not have happened without all the little steps in
>between (painful as they were.) I will turn 31 in September, and I hope
>it's not too late.
>
>Lisa-Marie
>(Who has gone from learning Despina to Fiordiligi, Zerlina to Donna Anna,
>and nothing to Marguerite in Faust!!! *Big Grin*)
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