I was in the hospital recently for a number of days and noticed an unusual correspondence: All the nurses I spoke to had quiet low voices in the Alto register. They all had a warm and beautiful tone in their voices. Not one had a shrill, loud, or annoying sounding voice.
Although some of the experts and support staff had annoying, or shrill, voices, none of the nurses did. All of the nurses had a pleasing low register timbre in their voice.
I wondered if there was a connection; as if women with lower register voices were more compassionate and empathetic and better suited for nursing. Or perhaps the women with annoying voices just couldn't calm their patients so they found other work? We may never know?
"Nurses sing Alto" is a curious coincidence that made my stay slightly more pleasant than it really was.
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William Schaeffer
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