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From:  Greypins@a...
Date:  Thu Jan 24, 2002  3:23 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Re: pseudo opera, was: Singers and Amplification

no judy, i have not popped my cork (i was born without one). the
tradition of tranposing songs does not really exist in rock. (part of this
is due to the problem of tranposing downward on a guitar. some resort to
de-tuning a whole step, at most.) so, there is not the option to say "i'm a
bass-baritone. i shall sing it in the low key". therefore, if the same
singer is going to sing a rock song, he's stuck.

titze, in his discussion of larynx position at ncvs.org, states that
the elevated larynx fascilitates greater ease in singing high notes. where
the standard for operatic singing is the stable or slightly lowered larynx,
this is not an option for the opera singer. however, in rock, where the
timbre of an elevated larynx is not objectionable, rock singers are able to
take advantage (whether or not it is a good idea in the long run or,
ultimately desirable, is a seperate issue).

mike






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