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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Yes, I know I will never be as good as I could have been had I never 
smoked, and I doubt my voice will ever come back to where I could sing 
in public without shame.  Actually, I love to sing so much that just 
regaining some of my ability was motivating to quit smoking, more than 
than fear of cancer.   I've always thought I'd like to write 
songs...just the lyrics....I would never attempt to write the music.


rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:
> I spend quite a bit of time with my students, explaining the whys and
> wherefores of how smoking and drug use affect the voice.   They've
> all heard of the other effects, but nobody ever talks about vocal
> health.
>
> Depending on how long you have smoked, your voice may never get back
> to where it could have been.   It will improve, nore and more as time
> goes by, but some damage is usually permanent,
>
> Sopranos are a dime a dozen. Good altos are rare. Be an alto.
>
> Ray
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> 
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:51 am 
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Music was Newsweek -- "A one point race" ?
>
>
>
> Wow, that is cool, Ray.  That tells me that you really are a musical 
> enius.  I've always loved music.  When I was a kid, I won talent
> shows or singing, but smoking ruined my voice as an adult.
> Amazingly, it is oming back now 10 months post cigarettes, but I am
> still in the alto ange.  When I was a kid, I wanted to learn piano
> and organ and guitar. My parents(adopted) would never go for that
> because I was typically ADD nd they were afraid to invest. They did
> however, invest in a piano for y stepsister and when she lived with
> us in the summertime, she would each me to read music and how to play
> simple things like Heart and oul.  My friend Belinda taught me guitar
> chords.  When I found my irthfamily, I learned why I always felt
> drawn to music...my birthfather as a drummer, and my birthmother
> played the violin, the piano, and the uitar.  My sister plays guitar,
> my brother, guitar, organ, and drums. am the only one, in my
> birthfamily and adopted family, who does not lay an instrument. 
> bought a cheap guitar about 8 years ago, but then RA took out the 
> exterity in my hands.  I also now have a very nice Yamaha keyboard,
> and do piddle around with that some, but for the most part, I feel
> like 've missed my window of opportunity on learning an instrument
> for real, nd so my true enjoyment is with song. Bev, now listening
> to/singing Si Te Vas, (If you Go) with Jon Secada rayzentz AT aim.com
> wrote: There are some days when I really hate my music training.?? I
> cannot listen to music while working at anything that requires
> thought.?? It distracts me WAY too much.?? I find myself analyzing
> the music, which totally engages my mind, and totally distracts me
> from everything else that requires focus.?? Mindless work is OK, like
> oh, cleaning the garage, mowing the lawn, etc.
>
> So, instead, I listen to talk radio...?? <BG>
>
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