tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5967476903991259470.post589556320556473227..comments2024-03-25T16:59:28.263-04:00Comments on Works Cited: Human voices wake usNataliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07898457401179147102noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5967476903991259470.post-80001932743966096342010-03-27T03:03:14.108-04:002010-03-27T03:03:14.108-04:00Reactions to subpar singing--wherever "par&qu...Reactions to subpar singing--wherever "par" is placed--tend to be cutting and unforgiving, sometimes out of proportion to the badness of the singing. (I am guilty of overreacting, too, sometimes.) But there does seem to be more to it than the internalization of prior unwelcoming reactions.<br /><br />I know one person who really, really cannot sing, but can play stringed instruments passably in tune. Encouraging that person to sing a little embarrassed everyone; the encouragement was, of course, in counterreaction to the usual social disclaimer....Sharon K. Goetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919021425045032416noreply@blogger.com