Hmm! This is a comment I've seen lots on this group. However, I have sung
in British church choirs for over twenty years, and never sung with a straight
tone (I even had some vibrato when I was a treble). Some trebles will sing
straight tone, but I have never heard a choir master that I have sung under
ask for any adults to deliberately sing without vibrato. They may not want
wide vibrato, but always some. This has also included a couple of years
singing with a professional baroque choir, so the same goes for British
early music groups too. The only singers I hear going for real straight
tone tend to be those specialising in Medieval music, often recreating old
minstrel sounds. To my mind this is a closer sound to some modern folk
singers, eg June Tabor, Maddie Pryor.
Colin Reed, tenor
Newark, UK
>-- Original Message --
>To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>From: <peggyh@i...>
>Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:02:51 -0800
>Subject: Re: [vocalist] Is vibrato important?
>Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
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>However, other singers can easily sing a beautiful in-tune straight tone.
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>there are many types of singing (such as early music, or British church
choir
>music) that place a high value on that ability. So if that's you, and
that's
>the kind of music you like to sing, then you need not change a thing!
>
>Peggy
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>Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
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