| Date sent: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 16:37:21 EST Subject: Re: questions To: vocalist Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
hey queenteen, a two octave range is not a problem. most songs don't range outside of a twelvth anyway. one of the exceptions you may have come across is 'whenever you call' from 'butterfly'. in the written score, the song ranges one note more than two octaves. the low F is optional, however where your low range is stronger than your high range, for the time being, it is probably the high stuff that would bother you more. concerning your high and low voices- do they sound different? and, when you go from one to the other, do you have to switch or even break to get there? singing loud is not bad. singing loud should be done by making a loud sound rather than a loud effort. if you think of loud or quiet as changes in quality of the sound rather than the degree of effort, you will find both to be easier. singing when you are sick is ok if your nose only, is involved. if your larynx is involved- don't sing! if the pharynx is involved (back wall of mouth cavity just behind that 'thing' that hangs down), you have to be cautious. in the latter case, you may be better off just waiting a week until your illness is over. if your throat is always sore, see an ear, nose and throat doctor. two books i recommend to you are; 'the rock and roll singer's survival manual' by mark baxter (he also has a website at "freelessons") and 'set your voice free' by roger love. love's book has a cd with it that has some very good exercises that you might find useful. if you can only get one book, get love's book with the cd,but, do take a good look at baxter's book. investing in both would be the best bet. they have a similar belief in how singing works with very different ways of explaining it. hope all this helps and let me know about that break thing.
mike
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