To: vocalist
Subject: Tenor timbre vs baritone timbre
Date sent: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 04:12:53 PST
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

Hi list,

I had my audition and I was called in a second time so that the head man
could listen to me. WOW. THey even said that I can get a scholarship but are
not sure how much.

ANyhow, the first man who listened to me said that I have baritonal timbre(
he is a baritone but can sing from a c2 to a high c in chest voice) . This
was new to me as I thought that the difference between a tenor and a
baritone was simply the range.

THe next guy said I had a beatiful voice but also said that I have baritone
timbre. THis confuses me as I think we can pretty much produce any timbre we
desire.

He tested my range and stopped at a high a because it was 9:30 in the
morning and I had had only a warmup in the shower. Even then, I would have
given him a high c if he had tried it.

My question is this: how does one's natural timbre dictate his fach when he
can sing from bass to tenor?

I can virtually produce any timbre I want(silver, bronze, leather,gold,
paper etc :)) ), so should I go ahead and train to be a tenor or should I
follow advice and "wait and see" while I sing baritone?

THe only consolation I have is that Placido Domingo sang baritone till he
was about 25 so I have five years to go

THankyou,
seun.


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