Dear Tako and Lloyd:
Tako, thanks for your addition to the discussion.
I think what you wrote reinforces the point I was trying to make in
referencing Wim's posts about vibrational modes.
I have a light tenorish voice, although I am not a "high" tenor - my
passage points are roughly those of a heavy tenor/high baritone (say
passagio from middle C to E4/F4 above). In my work now with an SLS
teacher, I feel kind of a like a "haute-contre" - that is, I go from
chest through the passagio to "mix" or what might be called "tenor
head voice". I am clear that I do not generally use falsetto in the
range up to say A4 (above middle C). But then around A4 or so it
seems I have a choice - my voice flows smoothly (sometimes!) into
what I think of as a non-breathy falsetto, or I can (sometimes)
continue up for a bit with the fuller head voice.
My interpretation is that at A4 on up my voice naturally likes to go
into this second, lighter vibrational mode. My teacher refers to
this area as my "second bridge". I think my transition into a
lighter voice at around A4 is very much like what most females do at
Eb5 or so as they enter "head voice".
I also seem to hit a wall around Eb5 which my teacher refers to as
my "3rd bridge", and except for some funny squeaky noises I'm not
able to sing above that pitch.
Cheers,
Michael Gordon
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