The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #63825   Message #1039661
Posted By: Dave Bryant
22-Oct-03 - 10:19 AM
Thread Name: BS: Kendall and Johns-Hopkins
Subject: RE: BS: Kendall and Johns-Hopkins
Kendall, just carry on, take it easy and relax, perhaps your voice will be different from what it was, but I'm sure that you'll still be able to carry on singing for a long time yet.

I was lucky enough to hear the late Stan Hugill in the early 60s when he still had full power in his singing voice - wow - he'd have been heard over a full gale. A few years later his voice had diminished considerably, but it was probably from this point onwards that most people heard him. He still had so much to contribute, as singer, speaker, writer, painter etc right up to his death.

I'm lucky enough that my voice is still basically intact (although I'm sure that I couldn't hit a top tenor B these days) but I will be sad when it really starts to go. Still about 45 years ago it was sad to lose my treble voice - it was at least another 5 years before I really came to terms with the new one.

Hang in there - once you've been a singer and learnt the skills, you'll always have that edge.