Thanks for being a reverse dictionary Vocal pieces really do seem to inhabit a distinct realm, with their own lingo and feel. It’s something I have only managed to make baby-steps into so far.

Classical vocal technique is a real stumbling block for a lot of folks; the way classical singers use their voices is hard for many people to get used to, if you aren’t into it from early in life. I guess it’s like a taste for broccoli.

My older son, who has done a lot of singer-songwriter stuff, decided at one point that he wanted to take voice lessons, so I enrolled him with a teacher at a local music school. On the day of his first lesson, I took him to the building. As we walked down the hall, approaching the room the teacher was in, we heard her vocalizing as a warm-up, and he wanted to turn around and run. That certainly wasn’t the kind of singing he wanted to learn! Needless to say, he didn’t continue the lessons.