[Magdalen] BSA

[Jay Weigel]

One of my brothers literally came downstairs one morning and said "Good
morning" a whole register lower than he had the day before. My mom just
stared at him like "Who are you and what have you done with my son?"

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/28/2015 4:11:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com writes:
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> The  same argument has been used in regard to church choirs, that when
> girls  are admitted boys drift away.  A complicating factor here is that
> girls may well be allowed to stay in the choir beyoind the age at which
> boys' voices break so the girls can deliver greater power at the higher
> notes.  The argument is that the loss of the boys means that they  will
> not then mature into becoming the men's section of a church  choir.>>>>>
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> The problem getting male singers in any kind of USA choir is that men
> don't sing in the USA unless they are onstage with a guitar.  It  isn't
> that they have been in choirs and have had the shock of the voice
> changing.
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> In my own instance, for example, coming from a musical family, I  started
> singing in the local Methodist choir (SATB) at the age of five.  I  can
> still remember the shock for me and for the choir director when I  went
> from alto to bass in about a week.
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> Interesting things those hormones!
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> David S.
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