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Feher 2015
Study Guide January 21st Pages 83-98

Vocal Registration or vocal registers: Garcias definition

Resonance what is it?

Light mechanism falsetto, upper middle voice, head voice (CT Cricothyroid
dominant)

Heavy mechanism low voice, lower middle, lower middle belt (TA
Thyroartytenoid dominant)

How do these muscles coordinate to create a good mixed vocal production? (P. 86)

What is register violation?
What is belting?

Modal voice = male speech voice (women with low voices ex. lawyer voice), also
referred to as heavy mechanism
Be aware that many women, and some men, ex. Michael Jackson style, speak in a
lighter voice

Notice how the concept of vocal registers is described differently by Kiesgen (p. 84)
and Malde (p.71). Much of this is a debate that is semantic therefore aim to
understand the overall concepts).

Falsetto describe the general nature of the sound

La lotta vocale (box on bottom right of page 85)

The vocal registers that are most important for a choral conductor (p. 86)
Know the general differences between male and female registration
Chest
Middle (passaggio zone)
Head

The extremes (not employed in amateur choral singing):
Flageolet/whistle register
Vocal fry

Know the average full vocal range of men and women
Know the voice types and their ranges

Primo/lower and secondo/upper passaggio as applied to the female and male
voice

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How do we adjust and balance vocal registers?
Dynamic and aligned posture
Breath control and balanced onset
Adjustment of the vocal tract (ex. shaping vowels)
Clear concept of how we want our sound to be remember we have NO
DIRECT CONTROL OF THE MUSCLES INSIDE THE LARYNX this is why inner
listening is so important
Be aware that respiration, registration, and resonance are inter-related and affect
one another

Counter-tenor