Re: A Bass Needing Some Range Advice
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CuanoDante, I know everyone says experiement and etc. but what is the best way to carry chest voice into the upper ranges? Does a 5 tone AH scale or a Gee Gee Gee really work? What did you do to coordinate chest voice correctly into the upper ranges? And for a high C (in your case, what % do u think is chest and what % is mix)
In all honestly, I found out how to do this by experimentation. However, I also had very specific sounds in mind that I was going for -- not just any old sounds, but the correct sounds. I worked on my range one note at a time. Most of the time, I never really used scales. I had to learn how to be loud, but loud and resonant (as opposed to "loud" and blasty or "loud" and constricted). The biggest thing was just coordinating everything in the vocal appartus correctly. This included things such as making sure the back of the tongue is in the right position, opening the mouth enough, coordinating the registers, using support correctly, giving enough energy, etc. Also, the way I do things, you don't let go of chest AT ALL when going up if you want a full voice sound. You keep the same amount of chest while gradually bringing in more and more of the falsetto. If you begin to let go of chest, you'll go to more of a mix sound (which is just less chest than full voice, IMO).
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