To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Hello
Date sent: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 20:49:26 +1000
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Like I said earlier, I only subscribed about 4 weeks ago, and I can
say that I'm so glad I did! Some of you may of read this already, but it
was buried in a thread somewhere, so I'm suspecting many missed it.

Here's an introduction about myself!
Name: Daniel Moore
Age: 21

Ok. I've played piano and organ ever since I can remember, but started
learning when I was 9. For those from Australia, when I was 15 I completed
my AMEB grade 8. I took some time to concentrate on senior school, so I
decided to take a break from exams (which I shouldn't of done!) anyway,
with school on, I wasn't playing *that* much, so I entered some
competitions. In 1995 I won a yamaha music Queensland final. Upon
acceptance into university, I majored in music, and have finished a 3 year
degree (1998), with my principle instrument again piano. In 1996 I sat for
my Associate Diploma of Music, and went fine! :) In 1999 I started my post
graduate - bachelor of education (2 years) in secondary teaching. At the
end of this year I'll be a high school teacher! :) I can't wait!

So.. what's this got to do with singing.. well..

When I was studying music, one of my lectures said 'if you want to be a
music teacher, your going to have to sing in front of the class.' This was
during a sight singing exercise she mentioned this, and she said that I was
fine and had good pitch, but it would be good to work on my range. So I
joined the university choir for a year, which was great (and timetable
depending, I'll do it again this year! hopefully!).

Anyway, to cut a long story short, I've been interested in singing since I'd
say about 15/16 years old, and have been since, but piano always came first.
Now I've finished that I've been really interested in singing. When my
lecturer said to increase my range, that's exactly what I did! I've
extended my range from about 1 octave I'd say when I first started, to over
3 octaves in that time.

I can sing from an E / F in the bass, right through to a E
above middle C.

Recently, I've tried singing like a 'whistle register' like the singer with
Mariah in 'I'll be There' (Trey Lorenz). I can do it after warming up
sufficiently, but it doesn't sound like a whistle, more like a compressed,
high chest note, not really head voice or falsetto... I don't know, but I
can get another octave up to the 2nd C above middle C.

I've been on holiday for a week at Tangalooma Island, and upon returning
home, and not having sung at all for a week, I think my voice sounds amazing
at the moment! hehe... I can't believe how much rest actually affects the
voice. It's clear, and my range has expanded much higher again!

Daniel.