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Women's Rights & Issues

Jilly_in_VA

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1. There's a good reason for this, musically

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Dec 26, 2024, 03:56 PM

Dec 26

Girls' voices retain the "treble" sound for a longer time than boys' voices do, before changing into a more womanly tone. In fact, girls can be trained to sing at that level until they are 16 or even older in some cases, whereas most boys' voices start to change around 12 or 13. Thus, girls are more "useful" musically, despite what all those stiff-backed old choirmasters would like you to believe!

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Girls Join Historic Choir at St. Paul's Cathedral [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 26 OP

There's a good reason for this, musically Jilly_in_VA Dec 26 #1

Interesting St Paul's fact: behind the high altar is a memorial chapel for the Americans based in Britain who were... surfered Dec 26 #2

Same with the Wells Cathedral choir Blue Owl Dec 26 #3

beautiful BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 26 #4