Tracey Jones wrote:
ANyways on to my question. Is it OK to go back & forth between
> choral parts, when singing in a choir? In my day I've done soprano to
> baritone & in between (small school choir) and i've always wondered if
> that's damaging.
As Dr. Diane and others have stated so well, as long as you're singing
healthfully, it's
OK. As a choral singer myself, who sings weekly in a large and a small chorus,
I can
offer a little practical insight.
If you're taking voice lessons, you should discuss your concern with your
teacher, who
knows you and your voice the best and can advise you what choral part practice
is best for
you. In my own experience, it was better for me early in my studies to stay
with one
choral part, so I could have fewer vocal issues to worry about when singing for
several
hours at a time in chorus. This is because there were different things I had
to get used
to doing in different parts of my voice. Now that I have much more vocal
technique and
singing experience, I can move between high and low singing much more easily and
effectively, though I can get "lazy" if I sing too much low music, i.e., not
use enough
breath support on the lower notes, and bring my "chest voice" higher than is
optimal for
my light soprano voice.
If your voice teacher and choir director disagree on what voice part(s) you
should be
singing, talk it over (respectfully of course) with both of them to work out a
solution
that will combine your choir director's needs with your vocal progress needs.
Peggy
--
Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
mailto:peggyh@i...
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