Customize daringdiva.com

Using this page, you can make the site personalized to your preferences. We use javascript along with an internet tool called "cookies" to do that: if you have any concerns about this please read this help topic.

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Hide/show site welcome

When you begin a visit to daringdiva.com you see either one of the welcome pages (see welcome) or the home page. A welcome page is the default, so that new visitors see the site introduction. However, if you visit again you may want to skip straight to the home page, where site news is displayed.

Mark or unmark this box by clicking on it. If it is marked, you will skip the introduction page and go straight to the home page the next time you visit daringdiva.com from this computer.

Set voice type

When you use the song search page, you will presumably often be checking for songs for one particular voice type: yours. You can save your voice type search limits here so that every time you make a search from this computer your voice type information will already be set. Songs that match these criteria will be marked with this:

You may want to begin your voice type definition with one of these presets. Choose one then adjust the settings to fit you more closely: [high soprano] [medium soprano] [high mezzo] [medium mezzo] [low mezzo] [contralto] [high tenor] [medium tenor] [high baritone] [medium baritone] [low baritone/high bass] [medium bass] [low bass] [reset]

highest note:
lowest note:
highest tessitura:
lowest tessitura:
clef:
gender:

Home page personalization

Set new material alerts

The web site can keep track of when you last visited the home page so that when you next visit the site the new songs and books entered since your last visit are shown and highlighted on the home page. New songs are indicated by this:

Mark or unmark this box by clicking on it. If it is marked, the web site will keep track of your last visit and personalize your home page so that songs and books added since your last visit are highlighted.

Set song alerts

If you desire, we can highlight on the home page the newly added songs that match your voice type (as saved above in the Set voice type section). Songs that match these criteria will be marked with this:

Mark or unmark this box by clicking on it. If it is marked, the web site will personalize your home page so that new songs that match your saved voice type definition are highlighted.

We can also highlight newly added songs as they are announced on the home page if they match a certain special interest of yours. Set the criteria here if you would like to use this feature, or click reset if you no longer want to see these particular highlights. Songs that match these criteria will be marked with this:

language:
nationality of poet or composer:
accompaniment:

Set book alerts

We can highlight newly added books as they are announced on the home page if they match a certain special interest of yours. Books that match these criteria will be marked with this: . Set the criteria here if you would like to use this feature, or choose 'all subjects' if you no longer want to see these particular highlights.

subject:

Create name and email shortcut

If you enter book or song information then you are asked to give your name, email, and privacy choices. You can enter that information here and then have it automatically filled in for you in the future.

Your name:
Mark this box if you do not want to have your name listed on the web site with the information you provide.
Your email or (full!) website address:
Mark this box if you do not want your email address listed on the web site with the information you provide.

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