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From:  "Dre de Man" <dredeman@y...>
"Dre de Man" <dredeman@y...>
Date:  Tue Feb 6, 2001  11:56 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] keep those girlish vocal cords


Isaebelle wrote:
'[...[She sounded
like she did as a teenager -- a major regression in
the quality of her sound. She said it's like you
can't physically get enough air into your body -- your
stomach and lower torso won't expand -- so you end up
sucking it all into your upper lungs and grabbing for
breaths whenever you can.'[...]

Dear Isabelle and co-vocalisters,

This girl must have lost belly muscles. Since I started (over?)supporting, my
belly muscles have grown. Now - like many singers - I can do the trick, that
somebody can punch me in the stomach, and it won't hurt or even give in.

But this means that some muscles in the stomach region have grown, they take
some place, all be this esthetically completely ok. I can even rember, that I
used to test in the beginning, whether I had gained weight, because the belly
region looked slightly different. My stomach is flat, but if I would like to
get it even flatter and to loose 10 pounds or so, I sure would have to loose
those muscles.

For the rest I think, keeping you vocal cords girlish (or boyish) is more a
matter of technique than of fittness.

Best greetings,

Dré




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