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Upper-lower limits Least reliable!
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November 1, 2010
Voice Classification Range Timbre Tessitura
Upper-lower limits
Least reliable!
Result Breath management VF function Resonator Adjustment
Can be deceiving! Misclassification- “retraining period”
Best scenario-potential never realized Worst scenario-permanent vocal damage
Where the voice “sings” Comfort Beauty
Most reliable! But, don’t rush!
Changeable! Maturity Vocal Growth
Young singing voice Extrinsic muscles don’t fully develop until
21-25 Female=mutational chink Male=voice mutation (6 months-3 years) Limited endurance
Monitor carefully
Heavier the voice=longer time to develop
Natural development time Must be allowed
No “pushing”
Are you trying to sing over amplified instruments?
Were you tired before you started singing, but are giving all you’ve got anyway?
Do you always try as hard as you can when you’re singing?
=HYPERFUNCTION!
Vocal Abuse
Can… Shorten a singing career Cause vocal damage Rob voice of beauty and freedom of
production Cause ENDLESS frustration and
disappointment
Too high pitch level Increased vf tension (CT pull)
Analogy: Driving car at high speed Keeps vf under great pressure
Vocal nodules
First Establish good vocal habits
Limited, comfortable range Posture, breathing, resonance, articulation
Work from the middle voice out to range extremes
“Assume that a voice is a medium classification until it proves otherwise”
Range Total compass
Tessitura Part of range receiving most use Comfort
Timbre Quality
Transition points Register breaks
Physical characteristics Speech level
Always exceptions!
Four reasons Wrong classification Wrong technique Singing too much/often without proper rest Health problems