In a message dated 11/16/2002 3:11:02 PM Central Standard Time,
sopran@a... writes:
> I bellieve that Buzz stated that more classically trained singers present
> with irreversibly damaged vocal cords. He attributes this presumed higher
> level of damage to classical technique, which he apparently views as
> inherently unhealthy.
>
That is not what I said, and I don't view it as unhealthy. But it is true
that amateur classical singers have the highest number of vocal problems (and
I went out of my way to say not by much, it's fairly evenly distributed
amongst genres) and classical that classical technique does not have a
stranglehold on vocal health. My fact is not anecdotal either but based on
my work as a voice therapist (degreed in speech language pathology) done in
conjunction with a very prominent otolaryngologist. The fact I stated came
straight from his statistics at the clinic. Maybe you should check out my
website and read my article from NATS JOS about postop rehab so you gain some
insight in this area.
Maybe you should have stayed out of this conversation if you are going to
blatantly misrepresent what I've said.
Randy Buescher
<A HREF="http://speechlevelvoice.com/">Speech Level Voice Singing</A>
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