Re: singing without vibrato

[Sam Weiss <SamWeiss...>]

At 07:44 AM 9/3/03, Judith R Cohen wrote:
>hi, since vocal cords vibrate, it's kind of impossible to "sing without
>vibrato"; what is usually meant by that is singing without the wide
>vibrato...

Not so.  "Vibrato" is only tangentially related to "vibration".  Of course, 
all sound production entails "vibration," but the predominant 
characteristic of "vibrato" -- whether wide or narrow -- is the slight 
=waver=  or =variation= in pitch (along with subtle modulations of volume 
and tone).  It is very possible to sing without vibrato.

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