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Subject: RE: teachers: your technique, in a nutshell
Date sent: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:55:35 +0100
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Mostly contortions to make a sound. You know the kind of
things...unnecessary shaping of the lips and twisting of the features. She
also tried to get the plum out of some of the vowels, which I found
interesting as intelligibilty of text has never been among Dame Joan's
vitues. And sitting the voice of the breath.

That's all I can remember for now. I'm sure the show will be repeated - next
time I'll tape it.

Regards / vriendelijke groeten

Laurie Kubiak
Commercial Analyst - Europe & Africa SMMS
Sales and Contract Support, Shell Services International
Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Axwell-at-aol.com [mailto:Axwell-at-aol.com]
Sent: 09 February 2000 12:42
To: vocalist
Subject: Re: teachers: your technique, in a nutshell


In a message dated 2/9/00 2:43:19 AM Pacific Standard Time,
Laurence.l.Kubiak-at-IS.shell.com writes:

<< Joan Sutherland was on British television the
other week giving a masterclass, and the gist of her advice was: 'Don't do
what I did in my career. I had some terrible habits. Here's what you should
be doing.' Now, that is the humility of greatness. >>

Did she say what she considered that those terrible habits were ?