| To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist> Subject: Re: singing problems for a baritone? Date sent: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 18:36:31 +0100 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Howard Jaffe wrote :
<< I find that every few months a lot of the resonance in my voice simply disappears (it usually returns after a month or two), especially in the middle and top of my voice . Sometime it happens after a long and difficult choral performance (I sing tenor 2 with the Capitol Hill Choral in D.C.-- YAY!). Sometimes there is no rhythm or reason whatsoever. The "break" becomes very difficult to negotiate.>>
If you did not mention "long and difficult choral performance", I would suggest reflux (GERD) as being a possible cause. Both may be correlated, a= s a heavy schedule may imply additional stress and hectic eating and sleepin= g hours.
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