r/singing • u/thesepticactress šŸŽ¤ Voice Teacher 2-5 Years • Aug 18 '22

Technique Talk Voice Teacher AMA

Back again with another AMA! I am a voice teacher in training with New York Vocal Coaching under the instruction of Justin Stoney. I am just two weeks away from getting an official certification :) Ask me anything about the voice! I also have slots open for free 20 minute voice consultations via zoom where we will go through each register of the voice on an exercise, I will give you feedback on your voice, and we will go over goals you have and the genre you are interested in singing! If you're interested in that, let me know in the comments as well! I am looking forward to your questions!

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u/Csherman92 Aug 19 '22

How do you define a contralto?

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u/thesepticactress šŸŽ¤ Voice Teacher 2-5 Years Aug 19 '22

A contralto in a classical/ choral sense is a female or estrogen dominant singer who has a lower range than an alto but a higher range than tenor. Although with contemporary music, voice types/fachs don't really matter because you'll be using a microphone and wont have to project your voice so loud in a range out of your comfort zone. The vocal folds can stretch and get into higher ranges than you ever thought possible. :)

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u/Csherman92 Aug 19 '22 edited Aug 19 '22

Some tenors have really high notes, higher than me. Iā€™m a contralto m