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From:  Greypins@a...
Greypins@a...
Date:  Wed Oct 10, 2001  1:31 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Re: bell register


In a message dated 10/10/2001 2:19:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
lolipastor@a... writes:
lolipastor@a... writes:

<< um, what's the point of singing higher than E above high C? There are
VERY
few opera roles that would take you past this. I can only think of one off
hand. >>

there are a couple that do and some people need the comfort of knowing
that they are not singing at the limit of their range when they are
performing (i, for one).

<< As a mezzo with a fairly comfortable upper range, I don't see the point
of
whistle tones. I would NEVER need to go above high C... so, why would I
want
to spend time practicing something that I would never use?
>>

for those of us who dream of vocalizing being a future olympic event, it
is important that we keep expanding the limits of what our voices can do if,
we ever hope to be considered 'athletes'.

mike


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