Hi Mary~
Your teacher is most inaccurate, because the term falsetto ONLY
applies to men! In addition, if you are too intimidated by him to ask
him questions, he can't possibly be an effective teacher for you. So,
I'd suggest you find another teacher...perhaps a women who
understands women's voices a whole lot better!
Kristina
www.geocities.com/kristinasvocalstudio
--- In vocalist-temporary@y..., "Mary" <borntosing77@y...> wrote:
> Hi there. My name is Mary. I'm 25, and a stay-at-home-mom of 2. I
> live in Anchorage, Alaska. I've been singing since I was 9 and had
> singing lessons in Hawaii when I was 14. I am taking them once
again
> with someone who is a better teacher.
>
> I joined because I have numerous questions that have never been
> answered. And I'm afraid to ask my vocal teacher, because I'm
> somewhat intimidated by him.
>
> Anyway when I first started seeing him in February we started
working
> on a song, for a talent competition in Los Angeles. Well just a
> couple months ago, he told me I've been singing in *falsetto* this
> entire time. And he told me I've probably sung that way all my
life.
> Now even though I had been in choir all my teenage years, I never
> learned what that word meant! Of course I came home and looked it
up,
> but was shocked to learn it mostly applies to young boys voices.
>
> My question is - what is so bad about falsetto? My teacher told me
he
> didn't want me to sing this way. But when I sing in my "head voice"
> (? is that what its called?) I sound terrible and I can't hit any
of
> the notes! I'm wondering if I'm doing this wrong.
>
> This is terrible for me, because I've been singing my entire life
in
> this so-called falsetto way and now right around competition time
(I
> leave for L.A. on Halloween!) I have to change everything!? My
> confidence has been totally shot down because of this and whenever
I
> hear a song on the radio I try to sing it without falsetto and end
up
> sounding bad. So I give up on singing.
>
> I used to love singing but now I'm not so sure I want to do it, if
> I'm going to sound bad - singing it in the way I am supposed to.
>
> Can someone help me out?
>
> Thank you
> ~*Mary
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