To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: RE: Mariah Carey whistle tone demo
Date sent: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:01:00 +1000
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

Hi Jessica! Thanks for writing, just one more question if I may...

I've noticed many times that you say you don't like Mariah's quality or
technique.. in the last few days and some messages I've read on the archive.
I'm just wondering, what specifically you don't like? Whether its her
technique, or emotion in her music, or whatever..


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Unrelated but interesting;

Also, like I said earlier, I only subscribed about 3 weeks ago, and I can
say that I'm so glad I did!

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

Ok. I've played piano and organ ever since I can remember, but start
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 F (sometimes an E) in the bass, right through to a C
above middle C.

Daniel.



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vocalist [mailto:owner-vocalist]On
Behalf Of Jessica
Sent: Friday, 21 January 2000 7:31 AM
To: Vocalist
Subject: Mariah Carey whistle tone demo


Hi Daniel - thanks for going to the effort of putting that up there. I did
listen and I must disagree with Axwell, at least in part. Whether or not
this is a whistle tone, I won't bother debating (I believe it is) However,
regardless of which register she is singing in, she is certainly hitting
very high notes and not notes considered to be "not that high" and "orindary
soprano register". She hits a C7 a couple times and is regularly hitting
G6, A6. B6, etc. which is high, very high, I'll give her that.

I, however, will reiterate my earlier point that extensive range does not
equal quality. She (or her managers) have created a frenzy about such high
notes which are unusual (though not unprecedented in the whistle register)
and have created a buzz about her "range". To think such ridiculous
statements such as a "7 octave range" have become part of her legend
indicates at least part of her appeal may not be due to her voice, but the
reported and much publicized uniqueness of her range, at least in pop
circles. High, yes. High quality, no. Popular, yes, but there's no
accounting for taste.

Best,
Jessica