We had a woman in the choir that my husband conducted who was 85 & was
just starting ot lose her high G! This was a few years ago, she's still
singing but I don't know where she's "at" now.
Pat
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:42:48 -0500 "Laura Sharp" <lasharp@n...>
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:42:48 -0500 "Laura Sharp" <lasharp@n...>
writes:
> Dear List:
>
> I sing in a rather fine church choir with a better-than-average
> soprano
> section. But this year I've seen one after another quietly head over
> to the
> alto section or switch to second from first. Each woman who made a
> switch
> was older - between 65 and 70 and each was saddened by loss of range
> accompanied by increase in wobble. Not all were large-voiced or
> classically
> trained, but all have lovely instruments and are excellent
> musicians.
>
> Some have asked me to help them see if they can work towards feeling
> comfortable in the section again and I'd like to try. I know I've
> seen some
> studies on the aging voice somewhere in my web research and I'll dig
> those
> up again, but do any of you know of any published work on this
> subject? I
> know there are physical changes - ossification and the like, but I
> don't
> believe the physical changes cause the wobble - I've known more than
> my
> share of 30-something wobblers! It makes sense to me that a certain
> amount
> of body bracing becomes more habitual as we get older and maybe some
> of us
> get less in tune with our bodies and how to relax that tension to
> breathe
> freely and efficiently.
>
> I'd like to believe, as a future old but still groovy soprano, that
> much of
> the changes reflect a need to acknowledge a changing body and
> therefore,
> instrument. There are drivers ed. classes for the older driver
> called Alive
> at 55. What about Divas at 75?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Laura Sharp
> Albany NY
>
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