WOBBLING SOLOISTS
Sir,-The timely criticism by F. K. Tucker on the "wobbling soloists" must surely be welcomed by all who like to hear soloists use their voices as God made them, not as modern trainers mismake them. Juveniles are natural copyists and after hearing Madame So and So sing in this "ooy-ooy-ooy" style, they imagine that it is just "the thing’-to
the detriment of their natural voice quality. The making of the Lord’s Prayer into a musical item is bad enough in itself, but when the singing of it gives a juvenile the opportunity to show off how many "ooy-ooy-ooys" she can finish off with, then I feel that the prayer ought to be-"For the Lord’s sake girl hurry up and finish!"
FRED C. S.
LAWSON
(Matakana).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 437, 7 November 1947, Page 5
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127WOBBLING SOLOISTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 437, 7 November 1947, Page 5
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