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Originally Posted by SinsOfTheFlesh
Ditto to perhaps every woman listed thus far, with the exception of Alisson Krauss who's nasal twang and poor breath control .......)
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Good girl. Right on again: this is a smart woman.
Most singers today have no concept about how to sing. Mouth talking with a music background is not considered to be singing, by those trained in music.
You are a woman who knows a few things. Breath control is the first thing that a singer has to learn. Most spend years learning proper breath control and to learn to sing from the diaphragm and not the throat; later lessons may require someone to stand on the abdomen while the person sings (yes, I had that happen to me). Singing from the throat viewed with disgust by many. I knew as a child that being a professional singer was a career that I did not want. But I was forced to take voice lessons from a professional teacher. I hated participating in any music/singing programs, which seemed so fake. My family was so proud of their boy, when I was on stage - and I hate those times. After years of this, I was finally able to drop it, and all the art stuff, for all the science, math, economics, engineering, and etc. that I could get, and I studied all of it. I had to prepare myself for a job with a decent income, and most artists do not have what I would consider a secure life.
But the experience remains: the twang and glottal shocks that one hears from the untrained voice is insult to a trained ear; but then, a lot of people like this stuff and spend their money for it. Janice Joplin was a trained singer, but gave it up for the type of performances many people pay for. Yet her voice was trained in the classics and she had control of the diaphragm and the larynx giving her a clean controlled voice that became more raspy but controlled after her excessive drinking. Some considered her voice to be damaged, but she still made music.
Anyway, each person has the right to select the type of entertainment that they prefer. I like some of everything, from Opera to Elvis to Willie: my parents hated Elvis with a passion that knew no bounds. They wouldn't even talk about Janice.
JR
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