> Sometimes, if my voice is really > tired, I will speak in head voice.
> I asked Peter Giles (English countertenor, ct > scholar, and teacher of all fachs)about my > observation, and he said he has noticed it, too. > He further points out that speaking higher is > easier on the voice, and he sometimes encourages > people to develop that habit to lighten the load > on their vocal cords.
> When I read out loud to my kids, I speak in a mix, > or my voice tires easily.
What do these quotes tell us? Why do so many "corporate power" women get sent to voice therapists because their strong, low voices have made them hoarse?
Because, I still put forth, women's voices naturally fall into the head range. Some men's voices do, too (especially men with high ranges, like Tako, who reads to his kids in head to prevent strain). Hence, composers have been writing music for women that falls into the comfortable head range, for hundreds of years.
Isabelle B.
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