On Jul 23, 2005, at 2:00 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
So, then, you are *against* the TMEA's rules that prohibit countertenors, however "abnormal" their vocal production, from participating in all-state choir?
If I had a vote, yes, I'd vote against the rule. At the same time I think it's something on which reasonable people might differ, so I can see why others might support it.
Personally, I think the use of the word "normal" for this is wrong in the first place. What is meant instead is "normative," i.e., what *most* people do. "Abnormal" means unhealthy or wrong, whereas there's nothing unhealthy about countertenor vocal production.
I'll buy that. Semantics is causing misunderstanding here, particularly with regard to "normal" and "natural".
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