PCT Hiker wrote:
> New list member here with a burning question ;-)
Welcome!!!
> I'm a 30-year-old amateur choral singer who is looking to start serious > classical vocal training. My voice has really been frustrating me and I > don't know how to classify it,
> I feel physically and psychologically most comfortable singing as a > baritone,
> Does the fact that I *sometimes* have those notes mean that I will > be able to develop them consistently through purposeful training? Do I > just need to learn to relax more? Or, alternatively, should I quit > deluding myself, concentrate on my high register, and try to become a tenor > of some sort?
I'm not a voice teacher, but I agree with Tako. When you start studying voice, i.e., learn to sing with good vocal technique, your "voice type" will become apparent. And it may surprise you. I was/am also a choral singer, and before I took voice lessons I was very comfortable singing alto in choir. But I was concerned that I couldn't sing very loud and I couldn't sing notes much higher than the D an octave+ above middle C. So, in my mid-thirties, I started voice lessons (which I have continued for more than 15 years). I learned through my voice study that I'm really a soprano, and that's the section I now sing in. However, my vocal technique allows me to sing either alto or soprano choral parts comfortably with good tone (though I don't have the volume or richness in my lower notes that "real" altos have).
Good luck with your voice study, and I hope you continue to write to the list about your singing explorations and experiences!
Peggy
-- Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA "Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile" mailto:peggyh@i...
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