Hi Pat:
To add emphasis to the great advice from Mike, spend some time in your private
practice with your "choir voice" so that you are using it in a healthy manner.
Here in the Vancouver Chamber Choir, we don't spend a lot of time worrying about
blend, rather we work on balance. As long as everyone is singing the same
vowel,
producing (relatively) the same amount of acoustic energy, and singing in a
healthy manner, blend does not become an issue. However, if someone sings out
of
the norm with an excessively non vibrant sound, a breathy sound, a pressed
sound,
a vibrato which is too fast, too slow or too wide, or disregards dynamics and/or
articulation, then there is a problem which is usually dealt with swiftly!!!
Cheers
Craig, Burnaby BC
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