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From:  John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
Date:  Fri Jun 2, 2000  10:03 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] (Fe)male Falsetto/Chest/Head and Countertenors


Well, Tako, it's a lovely sound, and it's definitely a man. So, how about a
nice mp3 aria eh? Forgive me for 'speaking' in the forum rather than
'privately', but I feel I speak for more than myself. john


At 01:41 PM 6/2/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello Everyone!
>
>Please visit my new page about head/chest registration:
>
> http://www.mills.edu/PEOPLE/gr.pages/toda.public.html/music/analysis.html
>
>There's been such a flurry of mail recently regarding countertenors,
>falsetto, and head/chest voice. I have tried to describe my personal
>vocal registration process, but it is so difficult with only words!
>Sooooo.... You will find an audio file plus diagrams to illustrate
>registration events as I arpeggiate across my passagio.
>
>I hope this page demonstrates: 1) some countertenors use head voice, as
>opposed to falsetto at the top 2) countertenors don't necessarily have a
>"thin" lower range 3) even when using the same registration strategy as
>a woman, a countertenor can still sound masculine.
>
>Please accept my apologies in advance for the quality of the singing and
>recording - I threw it together yesterday afternoon in my bedroom with a
>cheap PC microphone! I do believe it is of sufficient quality to help
>clarify a few things, though.
>
>Thanks for checking it out - please email me your impressions/thoughts
>at toda@m...!
>
>-Tako Oda
>
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John Blyth
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