OK, I think my problem with the whole issue (today) is that there seems to be no problem with women about "head voice" but there is a big confusion with men. And I think the problem is that we just accept that whatever a woman does unless they are belting as "head voice."
Women sometimes have a horrible time connecting their upper voice with their lower voice - yet they are never "accused" of singing in falsetto. It is more-or-less accepted that women should "build" this light voice and eventually it will "connect" to the lower voice and everything is OK.
On the other hand, if a man sings a light tone that does not connect well with the chest voice it is most-often labeled "falsetto," and a bad stigma is given to the tone. It seems like somehow a man has to find some (initially) light voice that "connects" to his chest voice or it is wrong. Meanwhile any tone is "accepted" that a woman makes - they are just encouraged to support more, and "build the tone" or something.
To me it is simpler, and probably more accurate, just to say that the light tone up high is usable. The desired effect is to combine it's quality with your lower voice, etc., etc.
John
--- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, "Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote: > Dear John and Vocalist: > > I finally downloaded and listened to the sample you posted of > Pavarotti singing a portion of "Caro mio ben". > > There is no falsetto singing in any portion of this example. His > softest tones are all in head voice. The vocal folds are adducted. > If this is what some on the list call falsetto then it is obvious why > we have had such a difficult time coming to any conclusions about > this subject. > > This Pavarotti sound clip is a classic example of head voice. > -- > Lloyd W. Hanson > >
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