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From:  "DIANE M. CLARK (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)" <DCLARK@r...>
"DIANE M. CLARK (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)" <DCLARK@r...>
Date:  Sun Feb 18, 2001  5:51 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] belt singing


Sally B. wrote:
>Has anyone got any comment to make about the fact that belted singing makes
everybody sound like everybody else and that the possible phrasing of a
musical line is reduced to one option?

This was not my experience at the NATS workshop on belting heal in the Big
Apple last month. I heard many wonderful belters, and all sounded unique.
Many were very exciting singers.

Oops, that should read "held in the Big Apple." My typist is slow today.

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