I wonder if anyone else has made this observation. My range seems to be
divided into ~ fourths. I don't do registers, I do positions, or sing by
position, so each"position" spans a fourth. Production and adjustments are
similar w/i each fourth. Going up the scale what I call a "lift" happens at
middle C. From C to F above is clearly the meat of my middle voice. E's and
F's get difficult if I do not keep them in middle voice, i.e. not making too
much modification. F# is the change and then another fourth G-C. There are
more changes going one from G to high C, that is true, but still similar
production. The same happens going down the scale, from middle C to G is a
"position". F to C then B to F, below that is
what I call "vocal fry". The F to C took a long time to learn.
Reading this I could see how it could sound mechanical but lots of scales
make it automatic so I don't show my technique. I cannot stand
singers that show too much technique. It is distracting. I end practice
with a rapidly moving scale, starting in fry, and going up as far as
possible. A 5 th then octave then octave and 5th, 2 octaves, ect. All these
"positions" have to be perfect or I will never get to the top. This always
ends by going top to bottom. I have some Mozart scales I use, he is such the
task master, they have to be perfect.
"Ceci n'est pas une pipe"
René Magritte 1929 painting "La trahison des images"
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