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From:  Greypins@a...
Date:  Fri Feb 1, 2002  5:12 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] menopause

In a message dated 2/1/2002 10:23:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, szy@n...
writes:


> << Many singers spend a
> great amount of time learning to blend the registers, creating a
> seamless and unified sound from top to bottom. >>
>
> while many do not.

<< The thought that > classical singers would sing only in head voice is
> fallacious. >>
>
> no, there are many who do only sing in head voice. there are
> certainly a great deal of sopranos who do and, there are quite a few mezzos
> who sing as low as they can in head voice and then do the 'reverse yodel'
> thing for their low notes, slamming into their chest voices (simionato,
> cossotto, etc.). those who do attempt a mix, seem to mix very low,
> getting into head voice as soon as possible. to be clear, i'm saying that
> mixing below the Bb above middle C is too low.
>
> mike







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