-- the voice department head, carolyn grant. i sang for her. she asked us to wait outside the class in vocal edit go to. vocal pedagogy. old are you? are you doing well in high school? i said, i am on the honors list. she said, your high school transcript will have to bear that out, but when you have finished high school, i would like to teach you. of course, i could hardly believe that. she was a wonderful teacher. i the time i got to her, she had been teaching voice for 45 years. there was nothing about the voice or vocal production or physiology that she did not know and could not explain. it was really -- it was wonderful. >> what have you learned about your voice over the years? >> i have learned to take care of it, that it needs rest as much as it needs exercise, and that i have to respect the fact that i must not sit in a draft, thinking, i will be all right. that is very dangerous. i cannot be around people who are coughing. one has to take care of one's physical body and one's voice. >> a chapter on growing up in german

and he invited us to come up to meet the voice department, the voice department head and it was carolyn grantedhe asked me to sing and at 15 or 16 you can sing at a drop of a hat. i sang for her. she was teaching a class in pedagogue at the time. we waited outside her class until she was done. she said i like very much what i heard. she celled how old you. i said i'm 15 nearly 16. she said are you doing well in school. i said yes i'm on the honor's list you know. she said your high school transcript have to bear that how the and she said after you finish high school i would like to teach you. >> rose: was she a wonderful teacher. >> by the time i got to her charlie, she had been teaching voice for 45 years. there wasn't anything about the voice or vocal production or one's own physiology that she doesn't know and she couldn't explain. it was really, it was wonderful. >> rose: what have you learned about your voice over the years. >> i've learned about my voice to take care of it. that it needs rest as much as it needs exercise. and that i have to respect the fact that i mustn't sit thinking i'l

employers to grant the schedule but they could not fire, reprimand or deny a promotion at the heart of this. this could actually leave new york's borders and be a national idea. >> congressman carolynnally. we think what happens in new york does have an impact in other major cities. look. let's be honest. big cities are compete with each other. people want to attract the best and the brightest. people care about open space, they care about schools and also some flexibility because they want to raise families where they work and i think this is going to be one of those 21st century economic issues that will bring people to think about new ways to engage corporations. >> thank you for coming on. despite having a 2 1/2-year-old and a 1-year-old, you need your sleep. >>> there's a lot going on this morning. here some are things we thought you should know. former congressman gabby giffords threw out the first pitch at last night's congressional women's softball game. she had played herself before being critically injured in 2011. she actually tweeted 50 cent saying bet you my first pitch will be better than yours was. well, 50 was ridiculed for this pitch. you might recall at the mets g