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From:  Jodie Bean <bean2871_2000@y...>
Date:  Thu Mar 6, 2003  8:24 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Working for Deep Rich Quality, was Re: Contraltos


Michael,
Actually you brought up something that made me stop and think. I do think I may
be forcing this deep quality into my voice, although it doesn't feel forced,
maybe that is not my natural voice. What I do to work to get this quality is
just darken the vowel sound, and kind of get louder, but mostly just darken the
vowel sound. I have been told, however, that when I start to sing up higher
toward my break, it sounds more hollow and "stuck in the back of the throat". I
suppose forcing the rich quality is bad?? If so, I should not heed the advice
of my voice teachers? I really value everyone's thoughts on here, because I have
gotten a lot of good ideas from people.

Also with the comment I have heard about my voice being "stuck in the back of
the throat", and it's also breathy (I don't know if anyone will need more
clarification, it's hard for me to explain) has anyone ever heard of this? Does
anyone know of any way to get rid of that?



"I would mention that in my opinion, perhaps not shared by others, I
often hear in "lower" voices (mezzos, contraltos, baritones, basses)
a tendancy towards woofiness - a kind of exaggerated quality to my
ears from an attempt to sound richer and lower than the voice really
is." I actually hear that too in lower voices, even in my own, and my teacher
seems to like it. I suppose what I am asking is is there a way to have this
rich, deep quality without forcing? Does that just come with age? It seems to
me a lot of good, deep mezzos and contraltos are over 30! If that is the case, I
have a good 9 years to wait! ;)

Thanks!
Jodie



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