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countertenor32

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  1. The samples I provided in the prior fourm really weren't any sort of vocal exercise that I've been doing, but rather just a way of highlighting and issue I have with that part of my voice. And what I've been working on with my teacher recently has been the strengthening of my falsetto, register blending, and mainly just seeing what my voice wants to do. And if this continues, then I'm definitely gonna try to see someone. I don't believe that I have anything physically wrong with the vocal folds themselves, as I am very cautious in that regard.
  2. Here is a past fourm post which explains my voice. http://themodernvocalist.punbb-hosting.com/viewtopic.php?id=7283 It started last Saturday. At first, I thought I was sick, as there has been various types of colds going around. I've had the same symptoms of some sort of cold or infection (ex. cough, mucus, croaky voice) but haven't had a fever or any loss of energy. It was at about Tuesday of this continuing before I realized that something was up. This sickness has been changing my voice. The croakiness of my voice aided in my discovery of my whistle voice. I managed to get one recording of me messing around with it before it disappeared. If anyone really cares about it, I'd be happy to post it, but it isn't long at all. Then my falsetto started to change around last Wednesday. My falsetto register range has grown from a D5 up to an F5. It is quieter, but overall, it is making sound with more ease. This has remained for the most part, since Wednesday. Then last night, I was able to sing quite well in what I believe to be a mixed voice between chest and falsetto, achieving a more tenory type sound with ease. This also disappeared as of today. And finally, and this is the most painful, I have completely lost my ability to sing in what I have dubbed my countertenor register, which was the topic of my prior forum. I've cherished that aspect of my voice greatly, and for it to have just vanished is devastating. I can still remember what it feels like to sing in the register, but no matter what I do to try to sing in it, I can't. Not being able to sing in it has cut an entire octave from my range. This register(?) I had gave me an extension from around a C5 to a C6, but now all of that is gone.... Does anybody know what is happening to me? I still have all of my symptoms, so do you think it could possibly just be some sort of cold, or could it possibly be something more? If it is some sort of cold or infection, do you think that when I'm over it that my countertenor register will return? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I cherish my voice greatly, and take excellent care of it. This whole ordeal happening to me has caused me great deal of anxiety, and worry. Thank you.
  3. I think that I might have stumbled on the source(s) of my difficulties. I noticed that after singing a while, I start to feel some irritation emanating from my soft palate. My theory is that I'm singing in my upper register with my soft palate in an improper placement (whether it is too high, or too low, I don't know), I'm guessing that the register breaks as a result from too much breath pressure, and my larynx also tends to raise a bit as well. I haven't had the opportunity to ask my teacher about this, since she has taken August off, but I will question her about it when we start up again. Any thoughts about would be much appreciated.
  4. I recorded myself doing some random vocalizations. Here is some of the audio that I recorded:
  5. Thank you for all the responses. My teacher is an operatic/classical teacher, and she has helped me greatly. My teacher and I have been working on blending my chest voice, and my falsetto together, and that has been going well. At this time, the head voice (reinforced falsetto?) that I sing in doesn't extend very well in the lower portion of my voice, and I have to start on a higher note to activate the register. When working with my teacher, she had me vocalise the register in broken chords from the top note to the bottom (e.x. F5, C5, A4, F4) on an Ah vowel. I found that I wasn't able to bring the register below an E4, which is where the break between my falsetto and chest voice is. If anyone is interested, I'd be happy to make a video so you can see and hear what I'm doing wrong.
  6. Here is some background information on my voice: I started to take lessons last November, and my chest voice has expanded, and has become more free in the higher part of the register.I used to be barely able to hit a C4, but now I'm working to reach a G4. The lowest note I can reach consistently is a D2. In my falsetto, I can go comfortably to a D5. And then in my head voice, I can sing up to a C6. When I sing in head voice, there is a distinct break between the register and my falsetto. I find it difficult to pronounce words in head voice while staying in the register. Because of this "crack", singing in the register wears my voice out fairly quickly. I've been working with my teacher on strengthening my falsetto, which has helped it a bit. My main goal in singing is to be capable of singing countertenor operatically, and for me to not be able to utilize this upper register in a healthy manner is frustrating, to say the least. What would you suggest I do to fix this issue?
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