Dear Editor: It would be great if the medical article could be on canker sores and the best way to deal with them as a singer. I get terrible breakouts that end up swelling my throat and tongue and are painful when I try to sing. Otherwise, I love the magazine. Thanks.
— Corinna Quilliam,
Bellevue, WA
Editor’s Note: I have sent your request to Dr. Jahn. Watch for a response in an upcoming issue—and good luck with the sores.
July 2005 “Bringing New Technology into the Voice Studio”
Dear Editor:I am concerned about the audio/visual equipment voice students are using to review their voice lessons and/or performances.
Recording a voice lesson should be done on equipment with a wide frequency response in order that critical listening may take place.
Today, new equipment such as the portable Marantz CD recorder, the Phillips or JVC recorder/player, the Superscope CD recorder/player are ideal. The frequency response can be 50-20,000 hz. (Of course the microphone used with the equipment should match the frequency response.)
Mini-disc recorders are not as responsive as the above-mentioned equipment but are far better than an i-Pod. It is simply not possible to hear the critical differences that occur in incorrect vocal production and correct vocal productions on an i-Pod.
Most voice teachers try to have excellent equipment for students’ recording and listening. …
In my own studio I have JVC and Sony cassette recorders, a JVC CD recorder/player, a JVC VHS-C video recorder, and a Mitsubishi VHS video recorder with a Panasonic camera with AKG microphones.
— Elizabeth Nohe Colson,
Atlanta, GA
Editor’s Note: Look for future articles highlighting additional technological tools for singers, such as those mentioned here.
Dear Editor: I think you should try to add more international content, perhaps how to go about dealing with the visa situation or even [how to work with] some European-based companies. I absolutely love the magazine and learned a great deal at the Convention. Mark Stoddard is really an inspiring speaker and I am ever thankful to have his input.
— Name Withheld,
Burnaby, BC, CANADA
Editor’s Note: This month we focus on four Canadian university programs, a major article you are sure to enjoy.
Dear Editor: Your publication is extremely useful to me and to my students. Thank you!
— Donna Sherman, Voice Department Head, The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, ON.
Dear Editor: Thank you for all your wonderful articles. The Convention was fantastic. I look forward to next year’s.
— Pamela MConnelly,
Mill Valley, CA
Dear Editor: This is the best singer’s magazine available. Wish I had it when I was first starting out!
— Patricia Hussey
Falls Church, VA
Dear Editor: Great transformation of the New York Opera Newsletter! Very useful and practical information, and not just for “opera” singers but for all singers.
— Name Withheld
Cherry Hill, N.J.
Dear Editor: GREAT magazine for singers from all walks of life!!
— Eve Kornkauser,
Potomac, MD
Dear Editor: Thank you. It’s an invaluable service you provide for classical singers!
— Jennifer Gill,
Portland, OR
Dear Editor: I love the down-to-earth, supportive, loving tone of the magazine (as opposed to pretentious, high-flown, snobbish).
— Name Withheld,
Berkeley, CA
Errata
In the August 2005 “Teacher of the Year” article, the names Frauke Haasemann, Arleen Augér, Eberhard Wächter, René Pape, Wilhelm Ehmann, William Noll, and Stuart Neill were misspelled. Frauke Haasemann’s book, Voice Building for Choirs, referred to in the article, was published by Hinshaw Press, not Westminster College. Ms. Haasemann and Mr. Ehmann were both associated with Westminster Choir College, not Westminster College. Their method of Chorische Stimmbildung [choral voice training] was also misspelled.
In the August 2005 “From Juilliard to Broadway to Carnegie Hall” article, Crohn’s Disease was misspelled.
In the July 2005 “Coach of the Year” article, the names Lainie Kazan and Rise Stevens were misspelled.
Classical Singer regrets these errors.
