I know that it sounds absurdly technical...but it is true. And THAT’S why Our ears delight in hearing it! The song is technically, lyrically, melodically, and harmonically a work of pure genius.
I agree. I am not musically educated enough to describe it as evocotively as you. You sound like my daughter (who does have 2 music performance degrees, plus music ed). I just meant that there is a good explanation.
My daughter is unable to explain, however, what will happen to boy sopranos when they grow up. Will they still have wonderful voices? (I am assuming that they will still know how to read music.) Will they become great tenors? Baritones? Or, will those heart stirring voices just become ordinary?
Right on! This is exactly what I tell all my singers - I even have visuals now for the smart board which show the muscle groups. I use a sea sponge to simulate the lungs - and I am working on other "visuals" to teach about the anatomy of singing. But being middle schoolers, they still don't believe me! It's nice to have the information independently confirmed by another knowledgeable source!
LOL. You put the words in my mouth to allow her to discuss my question to her intelligently! Congratulations. I guess I'm not such a dunce after all. (Remember, I was just a chauffeur to drive her to all those lessons and concerts all those years.)
And now she knows first hand, after having 2 babies. (Better than when she was taught about all that in college.) The public never considers what a singer's body goes through during a pregnancy -- especially if birth is by Cesarean! It takes a lot to recover.