Dear Vocalisters:
I was humored by Caio's post and couldn't resist replying in kind. Sorry if that was confusing. I know I don't usually exhibit much humor on this list.
As a side note, I was remembering some research that was conducted in Minneapolis about the effects on the unborn when their mothers sing. If I remember the research correctly a group of expectant mothers and fathers were encouraged to attend a class that taught them old favorite folk songs which they were encouraged to sing around the house for the months of expectation. Each of the children born in this environment were musical and able to sing at an early age. The impetus to begin this experiment was the realization that most of that generation seldom sing but instead listen to rock and pops on radio or CD. It was as if a generation of singing children needed a generation of singing parents and a skip in a generation or two could have deleterious effects on the following generations.
Perhaps that being in the back of my mind made my attempt at "humor" too obscure. "Who knows what evil lurks in the minds of men". "The Shadow knows".
-- Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA Professor of Voice, Pedagogy School of Performing Arts Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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