In a message dated 11/8/2001 10:02:41 AM Eastern Standard Time,
mimthurn@y... writes:
mimthurn@y... writes:
<< He just flat out does not make sounds
in this range. He goes into a kind of monotone
speaking on a low pitch.
Yes! Below these pitches his tone is nice and full.
Above them it is very light and falsettoish.
His facial expression is the same throughout - he
looks uncertain, >>
melinda,
it seems that he has trouble once he goes out of the range of speech.
there is no reason for any male singer not to be able to physically reproduce
a nice, strong middle C so, i suspect that he is only comfortable when
singing in the range he is accustomed to using through speaking. a lot of
young males get the feeling that their voice is starting to become seperate
from their bodies as they get out of the speech range so, they feel as if
they lose physical control of the sound. of course, the sound is never
physically connected to them but, they still operate under the delusion that
it is. if he is a bit timid and uncertain, he is likely to take his hands
off the steering wheel when this happens rather than gripping for dear life,
the usual reaction of the more brazen.
you could see what happens to him when you reduce the 'out of body'
sensation. singing into a pillow is a good way to do that. he won't hear
himself as much and it tends to reduce the sense that the sound is moving
around. if he sings in tune while singing into a pillow, in that critical
area, then you know his problem is a reaction to what he hears or feels while
singing and not an initiation problem.
mike
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