We have a regular singer at our club who always uses sheets and has done as long as I have know her. But…last month she sat there and calmly announced that she'd left the sheet at home but was going to attempt the ballad that she'd been working on. What a shock! We suddenly heard a voice we'd never heard before, strong and secure without the faltering to which we had become accustomed. A revelation to anyone who thinks that singing from a sheet makes you safer. It also cramps your vocal apparatus and limits your range. I hope our friend persists in her singing without the 'crutch'. She's a good singer who doesn't limp without it!