SINGING STYLE   Have you ever heard a "trained opera singer" sing a country song, a pop song, or an R&B song? Many times the result is as hillarious as when a pop singer tries to sing opera or classical. Sometimes, though, a singer can "switch styles" without dragging the Pavlovian programming of one style into the next. The first singer whom I heard the ability of true versatility was Julia Migenes. She is quite accomplished in classical music but can make the switch and still sound both professional and musical. Another singer who can do this is Josh Groban. He also is an excellent rock drummer as I personally witnessed in his concert. In order to be stylistically versatile, one would have to, of necessity, first drop the "moralistic" viewpoint of singing style and pronunciation. In other words, there isn't a right and wrong style, if you want to adapt to a style other than one in which you have been programmed-notice I did not say "trained". Stylistic nuances and characteristics are easily observable as long as one has the ability to recognize differences and similarities and to distinguish those. This is something that is reserved for singing lessons because it is a little too broad a topic for a single web page. Without some help, the best you can do is to try to pick up on style and to emulate it and try to assimilate it. Your audiences reactions may be a clue as to whether you have accomplished the goal . EMAIL CHUCK STEWART