OK, This is what I think.....

When singing outdoors, (I'm a bass and a Bass section leader) the biggest
problem basses have is the "low end" seems shallow out side because there is
nothing to bounce sound off of which is what we hear most of when we sing. When
you experience this, the reaction is to sing louder and hence you over-sing with
out knowing it.

Later when you were in the car trying out you voice, it was in an abused state
and the vocal folds were probably swollen causing them to be stiffer than
normal....no low end.

The next day everything was fine because the swelling had gone down.

The main thing to remember when you're singing outside is...don't rely on your
ears for sound. Rather rely on what your voice "feels like" when singing
indoors and sing that way regardless of the sound coming in your ears. The same
sound is there, it just doesn't sound the same.





Duane Johnson <johnsondp@...> wrote:
Last night, our chorus had an outdoor concert, in which my quartet sang
four numbers as well. We warmed up outdoors, then gave the performance
in a public park, with a decent sound system. All through the
performance, whether chorus or quartet, I had the feeling that my low
voice, with decent resonance, was just not there. Driving home,
checking with a pitch pipe, I found that I simply didn't have much
voice below a G, while I usually have a solid Eb, and usually vocalize
down to C. Thankfully, my voice seems to have returned to its normal
condition today.

I'm at a loss to explain the sudden loss of voice. Are there special
measures that singers should take when singing outdoors? I did the
usual drinking of lots of water ahead of time, etc.

Duane Johnson
Hoosier Gentry and Summit City Chorus


PS- This bass list has been inactive for sometime now. I think it needs
to be reenergized.




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Tim Lowrance
The Texas Millionaires Chorus
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