I'm a lyric coloratura soprano and I can sing down to an E below middle C.
However, I don't usually use the notes below the A because it will tend to
undermine my higher notes, if I use them too much.
Suki T
>From: "Kathryn Thickstun Leff" <ktleff@h...>
>From: "Kathryn Thickstun Leff" <ktleff@h...>
>Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
>To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [vocalist] What to do about a freaky lower range
>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:03:23 -0800
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>Catherine wrote:
> I'm a soprano in my late twenties, and have been studying for
> about seven years. Over my training, the lower end of my range has
> descended and descended, so that now I can sing over an octave below
> middle C - ....... 1. Do any of the other sopranos out there have access
>to this lower
> register? ....... 2. Am I really a soprano
> [Kathryn Thickstun Leff]
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> 1. Yes. Many refer to this lower part of one's range as chest
>register.
>Count yourself lucky to be studying with a teacher who realizes it's
>important for sops to develop their lower as well as their upper registers.
> 2. Probably. If you're really unsure, you might look for an opinion
>other than your teacher's. A coach or another teacher, perhaps.
> Good luck!
>
> Kate Leff
> San diego
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