Hi, List.
I've already commented on this once here, but now I'd like some insight, if possible.
I've had my throat taped by and ENT specialist and he found out I have an intriguing anatomy: although I'm tall ( more than 6 ft ) and have a large frame, my epiglottis is thinner than expected and my larynx follows its size: it's between the size of that of a man and of a woman and doesn't have much mucosa.
I have a male speaking voice, fortunately ( or not... I could make a lot of money in a freak show ), but when I sing I tend to go directly into something that I feel as being resonant in my head mostly ( it resembles Dream Theater's James Labrie's voice ), and make a conscious effort to feel it down in my mouth or throat and, as a consequence, more 'male'.
What, in theory, could be the reason for that? Is the size of the larynx and the rest determining my 'natural' singing voice? When I force the resonance into my mouth or throat only, I feel it very close to that 'squeaking door' register ( what my speech pathologist calls 'basal register' ), as if it were a mixture of that one and chest voice. The problem is that it's too stressful on my throat to sing at that level for some time.
Also, my resonance at higher pitches is naturally and effortlessly much better than in lower pitches, where I have to worry all the time about placement to try to make it sound a little more resonant.
What can you say about that? Would the size of my sound-production mechanism be responsible for a shorter range in my chest voice and longer in my head voice? Is it necessarily head voice just because I feel it in my head maybe Tako's sensations, as a countertenor, may shed some light ).
Best regards,
Caio Rossi
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