1. November 1, 2010

2.  Voice Classification  Range  Timbre  Tessitura

3.  Upper-lower limits  Least reliable!

4.  Result  Breath management  VF function  Resonator Adjustment  Can be deceiving!  Misclassification- “retraining period”  Best scenario-potential never realized  Worst scenario-permanent vocal damage

5.  Where the voice “sings”  Comfort  Beauty  Most reliable!  But, don’t rush!  Changeable!  Maturity  Vocal Growth

6.  Young singing voice  Extrinsic muscles don’t fully develop until 21-25  Female=mutational chink  Male=voice mutation (6 months-3 years)  Limited endurance  Monitor carefully

7.  Heavier the voice=longer time to develop  Natural development time  Must be allowed  No “pushing”

8.  Are you trying to sing over amplified instruments?  Were you tired before you started singing, but are giving all you’ve got anyway?  Do you always try as hard as you can when you’re singing?  =HYPERFUNCTION!

9.  Vocal Abuse

10.  Can…  Shorten a singing career  Cause vocal damage  Rob voice of beauty and freedom of production  Cause ENDLESS frustration and disappointment

11.  Too high pitch level  Increased vf tension (CT pull)  Analogy: Driving car at high speed  Keeps vf under great pressure  Vocal nodules

12.  First  Establish good vocal habits  Limited, comfortable range  Posture, breathing, resonance, articulation  Work from the middle voice out to range extremes  “Assume that a voice is a medium classification until it proves otherwise”

14.  Range  Total compass  Tessitura  Part of range receiving most use  Comfort  Timbre  Quality  Transition points  Register breaks

15.  Physical characteristics  Speech level  Always exceptions!

16.  Four reasons  Wrong classification  Wrong technique  Singing too much/often without proper rest  Health problems