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From:  Barry Bounous <bounousb@i...>
Barry Bounous <bounousb@i...>
Date:  Wed Feb 28, 2001  2:14 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Belting Revisted via Estill


Domisosing@a... wrote:
>> Although not the "be all-end all" of vocal technique, I think SLS has
> done a good job of striking the balance between allowing singers freedom of
> stylistic expression while still encouraging a healthy production.
> In my experience with my current students, a belted sound does not
> exhibit all of the above hyperfunctional behaviors that Jo Estill's studies
> seem to advocate. There are slight adjustments made to accomodate each style,
> but by and large the mechanism remains stable and the technique the same.
> A little long winded.........but some of these "research studies" are
> very scary to me.
> Mary Beth Felker
>

Good points. I have heard an Estill workshop and the sounds that she
demonstrated were not typical of the sounds we use here. Related, yes,
but not the same. They are a bit harsh and compressed for my ears.
--
Dr. Barry Bounous
Brigham Young University
School of Music
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