We had a woman in the choir that my husband conducted who was 85 & was just starting ot lose her high G! This was a few years ago, she's still singing but I don't know where she's "at" now.
Pat
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:42:48 -0500 "Laura Sharp" <lasharp@n...> On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:42:48 -0500 "Laura Sharp" <lasharp@n...> writes: > Dear List: > > I sing in a rather fine church choir with a better-than-average > soprano > section. But this year I've seen one after another quietly head over > to the > alto section or switch to second from first. Each woman who made a > switch > was older - between 65 and 70 and each was saddened by loss of range > accompanied by increase in wobble. Not all were large-voiced or > classically > trained, but all have lovely instruments and are excellent > musicians. > > Some have asked me to help them see if they can work towards feeling > comfortable in the section again and I'd like to try. I know I've > seen some > studies on the aging voice somewhere in my web research and I'll dig > those > up again, but do any of you know of any published work on this > subject? I > know there are physical changes - ossification and the like, but I > don't > believe the physical changes cause the wobble - I've known more than > my > share of 30-something wobblers! It makes sense to me that a certain > amount > of body bracing becomes more habitual as we get older and maybe some > of us > get less in tune with our bodies and how to relax that tension to > breathe > freely and efficiently. > > I'd like to believe, as a future old but still groovy soprano, that > much of > the changes reflect a need to acknowledge a changing body and > therefore, > instrument. There are drivers ed. classes for the older driver > called Alive > at 55. What about Divas at 75? > > Thanks! > > Laura Sharp > Albany NY > > > -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor > > > >
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