Kendall - I have one of your recordings and reading your post above is hear-wrenching. I can't begin to imagine what it's like for you to not have your (WONDERFUL!!!) voice. You just take those kinds of things for granted until you lose the ability altogether.

I just finished recording my 2nd children's CD. The first time I recorded, it was very difficult to listen to my own voice and to judge things well. This time around I was much more relaxed about how I sound to others, and I was more relaxed and judged the process more fairly I think.   This time I was able to appreciate that it isn't just 'being in tune' that matters, it's more about how it feels, how it comes across as a musical language, and how everything fits together with the instruments as well.

~b.w.