Hi vocalisters,
i don't think i've ever properly introduced myself, but I've been on
the list since september, and am getting more and more drawn in to the
wonderful discussions and helpful advice here!
i'm a phd student in astronomy trying to keep up my music on the side.
i did a ton of choral singing from ages 8-21, and took voice lessons
in high school. in undergrad i majored in physics and music, and
involved myself in singing chamber music & contemporary choral works
and i ran a jazz choir for a couple years. i've been taking voice
lessons since starting grad school, but haven't been singing outside
that. my voice (mezzo) has undergone a wonderful transformation
through these lessons - all the tension i had been adding to blend!
support! swell! (all those things that choir directors yell out at
you) is being exorcised, and my voice has become much more free and
HUGE. my voice teacher says - wait til you're thirty! - 7 years
off... I guess that makes me one of the few women in the world who is
eager to age past 29 ;> Oh yes, and I live in Toronto, but I'm one of
those stealth americans infiltrating the true north strong and free!
And more than you ever wanted to know about me can be found at
http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~mcnaught
Anyway, today I taped a lesson for the first time... The last time I
heard myself on tape was from a jazz concert solo piece I did 3 years
ago, before these lessons. I've listened to the lesson tape a few
times already, hoping to get a different perspective on my voice. On
the one hand I'm happy because the moments that sounded brilliant in
my head sounded brilliant on tape, but on the other hand the moments
that were more dull/plain in my head sound girly and somewhat plodding
on tape. So, I'm wondering if people have advice on how to evaluate
tapes like this - for instance do tapes generally do a poor job of
picking up lower frequencies?
Thanks all,
Rosemary
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