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From:  taylor23f@h...
taylor23f@h...
Date:  Fri Mar 9, 2001  10:31 pm
Subject:  Re: ack! a crack!



Molly wrote:

>I made a HUGE crack in my "Sure on this Shining Night" (snip)
> What can I say but "oy!" A few friends told me they noticed
it..only when I
> confessed my humiliation, of course....and I can't help but hope
that crack
> didn't destroy their opinion of my singing...

Dear Molly and List,

What happened to you is OK Molly- embarrassing, but no big deal.
When I was singing for Richard Miller a few years back(Un aura
amorosa from Cosi) I cracked like a rooster on one of the high As.
We just laughed it off and Miller said, "wow wasn't THAT pretty!"
Also, cracking can often be a good sign in the long run because
it shows that your voice was not 'locked-up.' Many professional
singers would crack a lot if they didn't hold on so tightly. My
voice teacher is happy when his students crack.
The great Caruso cracked for the first six years of his career-
in performance after performance. People nicknamed him "the broken
tenor." Well, that broken tenor turned out to be one of the greatest
voices in history.
If the fact that you cracked destroys opinions of your singing in
the eye's of you friends- then perhaps they are not real friends.


Take Care All,

Taylor L. Ferranti
DMA Candidate in Vocal Pedagogy
Louisiana State University


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