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To: "'VOCALIST'" <vocalist>
Subject: RE: RES: What is bad for the voice?
Date sent: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:01:29 +0100
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Giuseppe Verdi was plagued with persistent sore throats. Angelo Masini sai=
d
this was because he would silently sing along as he wrote, tiring his
throat.

For what it's worth.

Regards / vriendelijke groeten

Laurie Kubiak
Commercial Analyst - Europe & Africa TSMS-2
Infrastructure Technology Services, Shell Services International
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rut Jim=E9nez [mailto:rjime7-at-clientes.unicaja.es]
Sent: 07 January 2000 00:44
To: VOCALIST
Subject: RE: RES: What is bad for the voice?



Libenson, Roni wrote:

> BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BUT YOUR VOCAL CHORDS VIBRATE WHEN YOU *LISTEN* TO
> SINGING.
> Listening to very loud music/singing indeed can damage your vocal chords=
,
> especially if the singing is not entirely in tune with the music (which =
is
> so too often the case with rock music).

Aha! That's why I sometimes get a sorethroat when I am only listening to
someone singing. I thought that only happened to me... A friend of mine al=
so
told me it is bad when you try to do a "play back". You move only your lip=
s
but can damage your throat.

Rut Jim=E9nez
M=E1laga (Espa=F1a)