Hi everyone,
And thankyou for so many interesting points of veiw and points.
I am curious as to what percentage of up and coming singers in countries other than mine are Contraltos and Baritones.
I was told by a teacher from a Conservatory in my country last week that we no-longer have contraltos or mezzos that sound like they used to.
I presumed by this she was referring to the colour and warmth of voices like Clara Butt and Kathleen Ferrier.
I wondered if that was the experience in other countries. It certainly didn't seem to be the case in the USA when I was there. I wondered also whether anyone has noticed pedagogy in their own countries which would influence the number and colour of these voices.
I find it rather strange because in my experience the majority of songs from the pop culture which most young people listen to and sing along to are often quite low in register. Often this seems to be where alot of young people use their voices.
Further I have found many teenagers because of this are unfamilar with using their voices in a higher register.
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