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From:  "Caio Rossi" <caioross@z...>
"Caio Rossi" <caioross@z...>
Date:  Fri Oct 6, 2000  1:11 pm
Subject:  SOUND-PRODUCTION MECHANISM X VOICE TYPE


Hi, List.

I've already commented on this once here, but now I'd like some insight, if
possible.

I've had my throat taped by and ENT specialist and he found out I have an
intriguing anatomy: although I'm tall ( more than 6 ft ) and have a large
frame, my epiglottis is thinner than expected and my larynx follows its
size: it's between the size of that of a man and of a woman and doesn't have
much mucosa.

I have a male speaking voice, fortunately ( or not... I could make a lot of
money in a freak show ), but when I sing I tend to go directly into
something that I feel as being resonant in my head mostly ( it resembles
Dream Theater's James Labrie's voice ), and make a conscious effort to feel
it down in my mouth or throat and, as a consequence, more 'male'.

What, in theory, could be the reason for that? Is the size of the larynx and
the rest determining my 'natural' singing voice? When I force the resonance
into my mouth or throat only, I feel it very close to that 'squeaking door'
register ( what my speech pathologist calls 'basal register' ), as if it
were a mixture of that one and chest voice. The problem is that it's too
stressful on my throat to sing at that level for some time.

Also, my resonance at higher pitches is naturally and effortlessly much
better than in lower pitches, where I have to worry all the time about
placement to try to make it sound a little more resonant.

What can you say about that? Would the size of my sound-production mechanism
be responsible for a shorter range in my chest voice and longer in my head
voice? Is it necessarily head voice just because I feel it in my head
maybe Tako's sensations, as a countertenor, may shed some light ).

Best regards,

Caio Rossi



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5223 Re: SOUND-PRODUCTION MECHANISM X VOICE TYPE Caio Rossi   Fri  10/6/2000   3 KB
5252 Re: SOUND-PRODUCTION MECHANISM X VOICE TYPE buzzcen@a...   Fri  10/6/2000   3 KB

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