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To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Re: singing problems for a baritone?
Date sent: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 18:36:31 +0100
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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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