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Repercussions Of Uniqueness For The 21st Century Vocalist, Leigh Carriage
Repercussions Of Uniqueness For The 21st Century Vocalist, Leigh Carriage
Dr Leigh Carriage
In 2004 Californian singer and harpist Joanna Newsom, released her first album The Milk Eyed Mender with a vocal approach that features many child-like qualities with glottal fries and vocal squeaks, which are at times rather unwieldy. This great start to her career later resulted in her getting nodules, which required surgery. As part of her recovery she worked with a speech therapist and vocal teacher to regain her voice and be able to sing safely again. The result, heard on her latest CD Have One On Me (2010), is a dramatically different vocal sound, with qualities that are richer …