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Date sent: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:47:46 EST
Subject: Re: Chin vibrato?/Charlotte Church
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In a message dated 12/15/99 5:55:58 AM, kah33-at-cam.ac.uk writes:

<< Has anyone else noticed that Charlotte Church has a chin vibrato problem?

The first time I saw her it was very pronounced, more recently it seems

better but still there. Could this be one way in which her voice has been

"artificially matured"? >>

When I was in high school...about age 15...I admired a certain singer who
went to another school and who was a competition winner, etc. She had a
gorgeous soprano voice, very "mature" (that impressed me then) and her chin
"wiggled" when she sang. So I imitated her. I made MY chin wiggle. I
continued it until age 17 when I had a wobble so bad that a truck could drive
through it! I managed to get a voice scholarship anyway (guess they could
tell there was still a good instrument in there) and got some good training
and was able to "lose" the wobble and the chin tension.

My point is: I MADE it do that. I wanted to sound older. I did not have
anyone telling me it was a bad thing. Thank goodness I found help before I
couldn't change it. I do not have a problem with this anymore, and haven't
since about age 19. I am now 50, and am proud of my "youthful" instrument!

We all learn certain things by imitation. Here's to imitating the correct
things!!!

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