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Subject: Re: sarah mclachlan
From: "Jennifer L. Fretwell"
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> I must first qualify this by saying that I too admire Sarah McLachlan
> greatly, and think she is a very intelligent and pognient song writer, a
> true disciple of Joni Mitchell, to be sure. I own several of her CDs, and
> am known to weep when Angel is played.


A friend of mine has a voice teacher who told her that Sarah's passagio is
not negotiated correctly - supposedly Sarah changes into her head voice
about a whole step too soon. I am not sure that I hear this. What do other
listers think about this?

Jennifer Fretwell
mezzo-soprano-at-mindspring.com