--- "David W. Fenton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip>
>
> So, we can actually agree on the premise behind the
> justification
> given for the rule and still see the rule as being
> WRONG, precisely
> because the rule PREVENTS certain singers from
> singing in their
> "normal voice range."
>
Yes. I don't want to go too far into defending the
effectiveness of the rule. I just think it's a
plausible alternative explanation for why they made
the rule instead of the explanation that some of these
news articles are giving (that Texans are close-minded
about gender roles).
If I had to defend the rule's validity, my initial
GUESS would be that it helps a greater number of
people than it hurts. It seems likely to me that there
were a greater number of girls being assigned to tenor
parts for the sake of covering the part rather than
the number who were assigned because their voices
warranted it. But I don't know this for a fact, and I
certainly won't claim the rule hurts no one.
Perhaps if Texas is really serious about the issue,
they should hire some professional "vocal inspectors"
that go around to the various schools.
Tyler
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