>Great idea, Karen. Thanks. Sometimes, in frustration when the score is SAB
>I, along with a woman tenor, will sing the alto part. Unfortunately, the
>church music doesn't ever have an alto-2 line. We also have a pretty good
>alto section, already. And I wonder if there are techniques to allow a
>higher voice to sing predominantly chest voice without tiring?
Maybe you need to sing more predominantly in chest voice. I'm
wondering whether you tire when singing low for a long time because
you are attempting to use too much head voice. Didn't you say that
you want to maintain a mix? What if you just let yourself sing in
chest?
If my guess is correct then this would be a parallel to the notion
discussed in another thread about classically-trained women taking
the head voice too low.
Personally, I'm a baritone able to vocalize from D below the bass
clef to G above middle C. Sometimes I'll play around for awhile in
the range from my low D to the A above that. I don't seem to ever
tire of that, even though that's not where I would prefer to sing.
After singing in that range for some time I find that my highest
notes become much easier. I think a key to this is to not force
anything.
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