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From:  John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
Date:  Mon Dec 11, 2000  2:53 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Re: head/chest voice; was: why do women...?


Gosh, i hope it's not so exclusive! I just opined in a paper I'm handing in
today that normal speech alternates head or chest, depending on whether or
not forward vowels and nasals are employed.
:0( john

At 08:38 PM 12/8/00 -0800, you wrote:
...
>Because, I still put forth, women's voices naturally
>fall into the head range. Some men's voices do, too
>(especially men with high ranges, like Tako, who reads
>to his kids in head to prevent strain). Hence,
>composers have been writing music for women that falls
>into the comfortable head range, for hundreds of
>years.
>
>Isabelle B.

John Blyth
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