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See, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Between a tenor and a bass there is a good bit of difference in overall fold length and thickness. Even just that "little bit" will actually make a big difference in the overall. Just slightly boggling that a true basso can bridge at the same place as a true tenor.
Not necessarily. You have quite a few tenors that have longer and thicker folds. (Called dramatic or heldentenors.) You also have tenors that can hit the exact same notes that basses can hit. You have some baritones that can't hit low notes that some of their fellow tenors can hit. When you have all of these things in mind, there is no clear distinction between who's a baritone, tenor or bass. And everyone will classify you differently, which doesn't help either. Usually, it just boils down to the natural timbre of your voice and your ease at sustaining a certain range. Normally, you won't know that until you've trained your voice to some degree. That's why I said just about all men will transition at the same point. And I'm talking about the BIG transition. You still have to begin coordinating things MUCH before that point, but the crucial changeover point is what I was referring to.
As for the male soprano, it depends on what you're referring to. Are you talking about a male that just sings in the soprano range or a male that hasn't gone through puberty (be it because they've been castrated or due to some biological abnormality)? For the former one, Nate is correct. They just use damping to get that upper range. Actually most anyone that sings anything above a high C will use damping. In whistle, there is just much more damping than say on a C#5 for a male. But then again, there is no clear distinction on what's whistle either. That's why I call anything above a C5 super head -- you're using the cords in a different way than all the notes before it. Now, if you have a male that hasn't gone through puberty, then I don't 100% know if they would use damping. You'd have to find some little kids to study to find the answer to that. Their larynx and muscles haven't fully developed, which is why I'm inclined to believe they don't use whistle by means of damping, although it could be possible.
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