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From:  "Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...>
"Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...>
Date:  Tue Dec 5, 2000  4:49 am
Subject:  Re: BAROQUE TENOR


Hello Tako

I must protest your use of the term full chest when speaking of tenors
singing G4 and above in full voice. All of the pictures of this kind of
singing which is common in all opera from most of the bel canto and on
indicate that the voice is not in chest configuration but rather in head
configuration. The vocal folds are elongated and the cricothyroid is very
active. This kind of head voice is more virile than a sotto voice or mezzo
vocal head voice but it is still head voice. Any tenor who sings in this
register in his chest voice will not last long. There are some notable
tenors who have tried it. It is know as singing on the principle, not the
interest.

We have discussed this before on this list. Regardless of the stunning ring
that is present when the tenor sings G4 and above and the fact that this
ring is remindful of the quality of the tenor's middle range chest voice,
it is really a well produced, strongly supported head voice.


Regards
--
Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
Professor of Voice, Vocal Pedagogy
School of Performing Arts
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011



  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size
7330 Re: BAROQUE TENOR Tako Oda   Tue  12/5/2000   6 KB
7333 tongue problems Jennifer L. Fretwell   Tue  12/5/2000   2 KB
7335 Re: tongue problems thomas mark montgomery   Tue  12/5/2000   2 KB
7411 Re: tongue problems Jennifer L. Fretwell   Thu  12/7/2000   3 KB
7413 Re: tongue problems John Alexander Blyth   Thu  12/7/2000   4 KB
7424 Re: tongue problems Lloyd W. Hanson   Thu  12/7/2000   3 KB
7352 Re: tongue problems Lloyd W. Hanson   Tue  12/5/2000   3 KB
7349 Re: BAROQUE TENOR Lloyd W. Hanson   Tue  12/5/2000   3 KB
7351 Re: BAROQUE TENOR Tako Oda   Tue  12/5/2000   2 KB

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