Date sent: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 17:09:15 EST
Subject: Re: RES: What is bad for the voice?
To: vocalist
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>


In a message dated 1/4/00 3:57:50 AM, ingo_d-at-yahoo.com writes:

<<...I'm particularly
curious about the following advice:
... 3) do not go to loud pubs and bars -- what does that
have to do with the voice? It's risky for your
hearing though
4) do not talk on a bus or airplane
5) do not try to be heard in noisy places (e.g., bar,
airplane, family gatherings) -- even if the voice is
properly supported? >>

These three are related, as one of the main deterrents to doing them is that
we do not realize how loudly or how pushy we are speaking in noisy places.
We may not realize how much energy it takes to talk over the noise of a car,
bus, or airplane engine, not to mention the radio, a movie, a television,
others' conversations, or the air conditioning. In addition, inside a bus or
plane, particularly, you are re-breathing other folks' recirculated air, and
it is too dry to be good for you, as well as loaded with germs.

Sincerely,
Lynda Lacy, Soprano
Director of Choral Activities,
Jackson Preparatory School
Jackson, MS
LYNDA313-at-aol.com