The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #62195   Message #1004680
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
19-Aug-03 - 11:01 AM
Thread Name: Voices that don't blend
Subject: RE: Voices that don't blend
Actually I quite like beer and cheesecake, but only if it's proper homemade cheesecake.....

On the subject of blending - yes there are some people who should never be allowed in the same room singing together. And even in big choirs, there is nearly always one voice which stands out from the rest, not because it is truly astounding, or terribly out of tune, but because it just doesn't gel. I cannot pick myself out of a small chorus but friends can. However, whilst listening to a recording made in a large church, with about 200 people all singing, I can hear myself. It's not that I'm out of tune or loud (actually, yes, I am loud) but it's because the other 150 people who just turned up just to get on telly (and have probably not been in a church since) were not blending.

There are just some voices that do not go together - and unfortunately, soprano voices and bass voices are the worst offenders.

LTS