I'm a lyric coloratura soprano and I can sing down to an E below middle C. However, I don't usually use the notes below the A because it will tend to undermine my higher notes, if I use them too much.
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>From: "Kathryn Thickstun Leff" <ktleff@h...> >From: "Kathryn Thickstun Leff" <ktleff@h...> >Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com >To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com> >To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: RE: [vocalist] What to do about a freaky lower range >Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:03:23 -0800 > >Catherine wrote: > I'm a soprano in my late twenties, and have been studying for > about seven years. Over my training, the lower end of my range has > descended and descended, so that now I can sing over an octave below > middle C - ....... 1. Do any of the other sopranos out there have access >to this lower > register? ....... 2. Am I really a soprano > [Kathryn Thickstun Leff] > > 1. Yes. Many refer to this lower part of one's range as chest >register. >Count yourself lucky to be studying with a teacher who realizes it's >important for sops to develop their lower as well as their upper registers. > 2. Probably. If you're really unsure, you might look for an opinion >other than your teacher's. A coach or another teacher, perhaps. > Good luck! > > Kate Leff > San diego > > > > > > > >
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