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From:  "Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...>
"Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...>
Date:  Mon Nov 6, 2000  4:44 am
Subject:  Re: Phrase finish with Vibrarto?/ControlledVibrato?


Hello Robin and Vocalisters:

On 05-Nov-00, Robin L. Frye wrote:
> Ken,
>
> I know what you're talking about, and most well-known singers use this
> effect. A former teacher of mine described it as being like a little pig's
> tail - it winds around and around a couple of times, tighter and tighter,
> and then it trails off. She actually used to draw this little curlicue
> into my music here and there when she wanted that kind of ending to a note
> - a useful visual reminder.

Comment: Are you talking about classical singing or about non classical
singing when you describe adding vibrato to the end of a phrase?


Regards
--
Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
Professor of Voice, Vocal Pedagogy
School of Performing Arts
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011


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