Chris T. wrote:
>Neil Semer said at last year's NATS musical theater workshop that men do not belt. Anyone go to this year's workshop? Anyone want to share anything?
I attended this year's workshop; even had the scary opportunity of belting in front of the entire assembly of 300+ voice teachers! Whew! The question of whether men belt was left unanswered, I would say. The workshop was con- ducted on the premise that belting is a female phenomenon, so we did not hear very many male singers. However, there is certainly a difference of opinion on this question among NATS teachers. I would say that a lot depends on how one defines belting in the first place. But it certainly true that men sing musical theatre repertory in a different way than they sing classical. There was a desire at the workshop for men to be more a part of things, so my guess is that the next belt workshop will allow men a larger role.
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