Voice type

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    Curtis Culley 3 years ago

    What is the difference in range between a Baritone, Baritenor, and Lyric tenor?

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    Camille van Niekerk 3 years ago

    Hi, Curtis!

    May I ask what style of music you like to sing? Range and vocal type classifications vary somewhat, depending on genre!

    But here's a great explainer with a list of passaggi for each type: http://www.singwise.com/cgi-bin/main.pl?doc=DeterminingVocalFach&page=2&section=articles.

    And here's a good answer about determining voice type in general: https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/9381/what-is-the-process-by-which-singers-identify-their-voice-type-fach/9409#9409

     

     

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    Curtis Culley 3 years ago

    Hi, my voice type according to the article above is lyric tenor as my voice flips to head register on a G4, how ever when doing your belting excersises I can go right to the end of the exercise. What exercises do you recommend for approaching the Ab to C5 getting it comfortable? 

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    Camille van Niekerk 3 years ago

    Thanks for that! 
    Are you asking how to smooth out the transition, or how to build a strong "belty" mix above your passaggio?

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    Curtis Culley 3 years ago

    Yes that's exactly wht I would like to achieve, singers like Bryan Adams, nate ruess use that area all the time. Its my only crux right now. 

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    Camille van Niekerk 3 years ago

    Both Bryan Adams and Nate Ruess sound more like they're belting in full chest voice to me! In which case you'd want to see if you can safely carry chest voice past your break: staying supported, using your lower body and low abs, singing on a "HEY" or "NO" (1-3-5-8 pattern, falling down from the 8). And definitely make sure you're warmed up before doing a belt exercise. Nate Ruess in particular has a naturally high voice, so he's singing what's comfortable for him! If it's a continued struggle, I'd recommend transposing songs down to a key that's more comfortable for you, since the effect will be the same. 

    If you're mixing, though, you'll want to use exercises that keep your cords together but "place" the sound "forward" or "in the mask" (you should feel vibration/buzz in your nose/cheeks). Use the syllable NAY or NAH (with an "a" as in "cat") to help you find that strong mix!

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    Curtis Culley 3 years ago

    thank you! I will try both of these approaches :)

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    Mithwik 3 years ago

    Hey I would like to know how to stop the vibration I tend to get on the surface of my face especially close to my eyes...I have tried  time and time to confirm if my voice is  just nasaly but turns out its not or maybe it is and I just cant hear it.

    But all in all..I would like to know if its ok and if it will end, considering I have recently started practicing to sing.

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    Camille van Niekerk 3 years ago

    You're welcome, Curtis!

     

    Mithwik: the vibration in your face is normal, especially in your head voice or mix. 

    You can try plugging your nose when singing - the air will be redirected through your mouth. 

    You can also experiment with lifting the soft palate (which will partially close off your nasal port). 

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