Tracey Jones wrote:
ANyways on to my question. Is it OK to go back & forth between > choral parts, when singing in a choir? In my day I've done soprano to > baritone & in between (small school choir) and i've always wondered if > that's damaging.
As Dr. Diane and others have stated so well, as long as you're singing healthfully, it's OK. As a choral singer myself, who sings weekly in a large and a small chorus, I can offer a little practical insight.
If you're taking voice lessons, you should discuss your concern with your teacher, who knows you and your voice the best and can advise you what choral part practice is best for you. In my own experience, it was better for me early in my studies to stay with one choral part, so I could have fewer vocal issues to worry about when singing for several hours at a time in chorus. This is because there were different things I had to get used to doing in different parts of my voice. Now that I have much more vocal technique and singing experience, I can move between high and low singing much more easily and effectively, though I can get "lazy" if I sing too much low music, i.e., not use enough breath support on the lower notes, and bring my "chest voice" higher than is optimal for my light soprano voice.
If your voice teacher and choir director disagree on what voice part(s) you should be singing, talk it over (respectfully of course) with both of them to work out a solution that will combine your choir director's needs with your vocal progress needs.
Peggy
-- Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA "Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile" mailto:peggyh@i...
|
| |