I am an 18 years old male who started singing and taking vocal lessons just a little over a year ago. I sing mostly Broadway songs. My vocal teacher e told me that I am a Bari-tenor/high Baritone and he also said Baritone's range tend to be the normal belting range.
I can go up to the high G and G# (for example: Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from Les Miserables, at "became... their last communion") and down to the low G 2-octaves below that high G. The high G note is obviously out of my chest range and I didn't need to go into falsetto to get it, so Im just wondering if it is the Belted-G note that I hit or is it just simply a high G note in my head voice?
Another question is that, for a Baritenor, what should my high range be, without going into falsetto, in order to compete with other male singers for Broadway musicals/style? Its the Second high G directly above middle C, and for the low part, its the first low G right below middle C (is this low G good enough as a baritone?).
My voice doesn't crack when I sing that G, however it is in the top of my range.
Here is the song sung by Michael Ball. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CJnjcX8skXk
The part im talking bout is at 1:17. Firstly, thats an incredible range you have there.
And about the "G". Do you really have to work to get to it? Can you sing it loudly without your voice cracking?
IF your answer is "Yes" to both of these questions, then it is a note that is belted out. And which "G"? The first one above middle "C" or the second one? (look on a piano) If it's the second after middle "C", then Wow, that's basically soprano range. The "G" directly above middle "C" is normal tenor range. As a tenor, you should feel comfortable singing in that register of notes. (B - G). But it is also better to have the broadest range. Any singer's range can expand a few notes higher or lower if they gradually practice on hitting those notes.
I hope this helps. |
