Not-quite serious answers from Mighty Mezzo:
>From: stephanie <lovelord@i...>
>
>Hi everyone
>I saw my voice teacher today and it was awesome!!
>I start with her next week.
>I have 2 questions:
>1. She said after hearing my sing and scales, that I am probably a mezzo.
>What exactly is this?
A soprano who can follow a harmony line. No, seriously, "mezzo" is Italian
for "middle"; we're considered to be somewhere between contraltos and
sopranos.
[What's the difference between sopranos and Sopranos? One is a remarkably
popular group of murderous sociopaths. The other is a cable TV show about
an organized-crime family.]
It is a somewhat nebulous classification. My teacher ("Starmezzo") says
that the things which make ME a mezzo are the dark coloring and a long lower
extension on my voice. On the other hand, I have a reliable high B-flat and
startled her a few weeks ago with a D over high C.
Mezzos get really fun parts in operas: funny old ladies, sexy b****es and
cute little boys. And there's some really, really nice sacred repertory as
well.
ON THE OTHER HAND: I would point out that when I was first studying voice,
I was mis-diagnosed as a high soprano. Your diagnosis may change as you
learn how to manage that big voice properly.
Which leads me to my next answer...
>2. She said I have a big voice. Does this mean I am really loud or
>something?
It means that you will rarely, if ever, need to use a microphone while
singing. Not necessarily that you are loud, but that you can be *heard*.
You may want to check out the "Ten Warning Signs of a Big Voice" on my
website. And, if you were baptised as a baby, ask your parents how much of
a ruckus you made.
>Thanks for your help
>Steph
>
Your welcome. Congratulations on finding your new teacher.
Elizabeth Finkler
http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo/
mightymezzo@h...
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