However the excitement does not stop me reach-
ing a top F when required. I would say that I can stil
produce a rich and unfaltering top F although I admit that after about four beats the breath is not always equal to the task. I am practicing in the car on trips to and from the Nantwich Sainsbury’s but did receive a startled look at the zebra crossing opposite Starbuck’s. Munsch’s The Scream might have come to the mind of the young
woman who was crossing with pram at the time.
After all Minnie Simpkins in the sopranos can’t
reach top F. Have you heard her? I’m glad she does
have some awareness of the problem and keeps her
mouth open but soundless when a vocal ascent is