tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post4083751545188351469..comments2023-11-05T07:41:34.380-05:00Comments on Kashu-do (歌手道): The Way of the Singer: Kashu-do (歌手道): Kashu-Do: Long-term Vision is Not a Cult: A Call to Arms!Kashu-Dohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-2452911564177485662015-11-18T01:13:17.545-05:002015-11-18T01:13:17.545-05:00Thanks for the help! I guess what surprises me, p...Thanks for the help! I guess what surprises me, perhaps due to being a newbie, is that you were in the "classic" world for so long and yet it was so hard to determine your best timbre, and it was from bass to tenor, not just a one step jump, so to speak. So, do you think this is a common issue, or is it that you have anatomy that is not common? Now as for me, I was trying to see if I could reach higher by going a bit beyond my comfort zone (but not to the extent that there was any discomfort, let alone pain), and I think I may have gone beyond my top break so perhaps A5 (I didn't have my pitch detector app with me), but I noticed that it seemed like when I was running out of breath it would go into that ugly adolescent male voice change sound. Is this a common issue that one learns to deal with, that is, going beyond that break and then falling into it on the way down, so to speak? Or is likely something else? Thanks again.HansSelyeWasCorrecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711170153444869730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-5524410779742673912015-11-17T06:10:21.687-05:002015-11-17T06:10:21.687-05:00Thank you for your comment. I teach baritones wh...Thank you for your comment. I teach baritones who sing to C5 sometimes. Range alone does not determine a voice type. What makes me a tenor is where the voice is naturally powerful. I can sing a strong F4, but it does not have the kind of intensity required for important moments in the operatic literature. When Scarpia enters and sings "un tal baccana in chiesa!" the top E4 must be imposing and literally stop the action on stage. My E4 may be loud but it does not have the vocal intensity that makes that comes from the level of tautness of a true baritone's vocal folds. I did not become a tenor. I've always been. I just did not know it because I had not developed the appropriate coordination. I was told I was a bass in high school and then told I was a baritone at conservatory. I followed what I was told and tried to make my voice sound like what was expected. If I were indeed a baritone I would have developed normally. But as I grew in the baritone repertoire, my voice began to rebel. More and more singing in the baritone tessitura became difficult. My voice was happier when I sang higher. It took quite a bit of time to become a good tenor. I still have some low notes around F3-A3 that do not feel reliable. But the top range is in great shape. A real tenor should sing Nessun dorma in the original key. But if you just like the piece and want to sing it, why not. You are not aspiring to be an opera singer so you might as well enjoy your singing experience. All the best!<br />Kashu-Dohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-41715654071765503712015-11-13T20:03:51.818-05:002015-11-13T20:03:51.818-05:00Hi there, and thanks for all the information you a...Hi there, and thanks for all the information you are sharing on this blog (which I just discovered)! I'm just a bit older than you and didn't begin singing until a few months ago (apparently I'd be classified as baritone), at first with the idea that it might help my laryngosprasm and sleep apnea issues (which it apparently has), but I've made progress beyond my imagination (I can sing up to around G4 with no strain nor raised larynx (and not using falsetto). And while I'm not interested in becoming an opera singer, I'm curious about your decision to train to be a tenor, as I've been "experimenting" with going beyond the hard palate and through the nose (in terms of the physical sensations present), which produces quite a bit of squillo but doesn't seem to go beyond G4, if it even gets that high. In Anthony Frisell's book on the baritone voice, he seems to suggest that one can use techniques such as "swelling" to go beyond the "normal limits" of the modal voice, and in my case that seems to mean G4, so I'd be curious to get your opinion on that, or did he mean developing a more pleasant and fuller "mix" that includes falsetto? I emailed him a while back but there was no response.<br /><br />Now back to becoming a tenor - is that so you could perform certain roles or more for personal edification? And in terms of what you have referenced on this blog, such as Bolton or Boceli singing Nessun Dorma, not being especially knowledgeable about opera, I'd like to know what would happen if a tenor sang the last "vincero" up to G4, adjusting the preceding notes accordingly - would he be "drowned out" by the orchestra? Oh, and you said something about in one post about baritones having certain stronger notes than tenors, I think it was F4. Has your change to tenor affected this? Or is that not the case for you due to your anatomical uniqueness, in terms of fold thickness and length? Thanks for your time and good luck with your endeavor!HansSelyeWasCorrecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711170153444869730noreply@blogger.com