Mike:
You wrote:
" when you said "it is the kind of singing that is usually associated
with good operatic singing and requires that all styles of singing be equally
available within the technique of the singer", did you mean that (in theory)
it should enable the singer to sing any style of music or, did you mean that
any style that does not fit into this technique (and the sound it produces),
is not legitimate (as opposed to 'legit')?"
Legit singing, or classical singing is singing without the use of a
mike. It is being heard over a large orchestra with ease in a hall
of 1500 or more of desired without the sense of pushing or wearing
out the voice. In this sense, all singing that does not fit this
criteria is not legit.
Just as legit acting means acting without a mike in front of a live
audience and being heard easily etc. etc.
The singers you mention do not very likely produce a singer's formant
just as any legit singer will usually have to reduce their vocal
output to eliminate their singer's formant when they do sing with a
mike. Mikes do not handle singer's formant well. That is not to say
that they could not do so but they are not designed to handle a large
peak at about 2800 to 3200 Hrz.
Keep in mind that "legit" is not a value judgement. Legit singers
are not better than other singers. The legit technique is a
technique, not a style. But it is a technique that has been honed
for over 300 years to produce a strong voice in a most healthy way
and it is a proven commodity. Many other forms of singing are
products first, and processes second. That is, they are an end in
search of a means.
Legit singing is a process first and a product only as an outcome.
Legit singing is a means that is discovering its ends.
Hope this helps.
--
Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
Professor of Voice, Pedagogy
School of Performing Arts
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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