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From:  buzzcen@a...
Date:  Sun Mar 10, 2002  10:56 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Re: Teaching question

In a message dated 3/10/2002 1:40:52 PM Central Standard Time,
dgrogan@e... writes:


> Randy,
>
> I could see your point if I only considered the timbre aspects of
> registration. In that case, there could be a register for every note, in a
> sense. However, since there are mechanical considerations as well, I agree
> more with Lloyd's stance that there are two (classically legitimate)
> registers. In the middle part of the voice, you use a "mix" of the two,
> but
> there is not a separate mechanism for the middle register. Also, you can
> sing with varying degrees of "chest" or "head" in this middle range, so to
> try to call this a different register is problematic.
>
> Just my two cents,
> David Grogan
> Marshall, Texas
>

There is not a seperate mechanism in a sense but it is muscularly different
from chest or head. Chest + TA, Head = CT, Mix = TA + CT. To my way of
thinking it is a different register at that point.

Randy Buescher






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