Hi Tako!
I shall try to find the article in my filing cabinet.
Regards
Susi
---------- >From: Tako Oda <toda@m...> >From: Tako Oda <toda@m...> >To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [vocalist] Re: boys and girls changing voices >Date: Mon, Feb 12, 2001, 7:22 PM >
> On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Susi wrote: >> I read somewhere that the countertenor voice can be regarded as the most >> perfect of voices, because it adds to its range, but doesn't loose what it >> was able to do before puberty. > > Dear Susi, > > Has anyone ever told you you are *beautiful* when you're posting to > vocalist? :-) Do you perhaps remember where you read this? I'll have to > put it in my permanent bibliographical collection ;-) > > In the case of many countertenors, in truth it's not as simple as keeping > the boy range and gaining an adult male's low range... We usually keep the > soprano for a few years while the speaking voice lowers (during the > teens). The soprano usually evolves into an alto or mezzo in the early > twenties. A few men get to keep the top, but not many. > > xoxo > Tako, countertenor > > > > > >
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