Klarinet Archive - Posting 000232.txt from 1994/03

From: Rebecca De Stefano <beckyd@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: non-clarinet question
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 1994 19:45:54 -0500

On Wed, 16 Mar 1994, SCOTT MCCHESNEY wrote:

> I know that technically this is a no-no, but many of you out there are
> "university-bound", so perhaps you can help me...
>
> This is my second university to attend. I have been around both Music
> departments a lot, and I must say that I have noticed a really weird trend.
> It seems that a fair number of the instrumental majors and ALL o the
> vocal majors smoke. I don't and never want to.
>
> This idea, especially for the vocal majors, seems so contrary to common sense
> as to be purely status. It would seem that only a moment's thought would
> contribute to the creative minds the absolute idiocy of smoking when you are
> planning to make your livelihood using your throat, lungs, and mouth.

i know what you're talking about, and it has baffled me too. most of the
smokers here are either vocalists or string/piano players. i know a few
wind players who smoke, but not too many. i've been told that smoking
can not hamper proper vocal technique. it seems that to some it opens
up the lungs even more, and some say they sing better right after a
smoke. but who knows. to me, it's still a mystery :)

-Farewell and Fare well.
-Pez, dinglehoppers, and the Little Mermaid rule.
-Benny Goodman is the greatest of them all.
Rebecca De Stefano
beckyd@-----.edu