I'm Countertenor(Sopranist/Male Soprano) and my full vocal range: C1-B7...I can do Falsetto, Flageolet and Whistle register...and also, I can do polyphonic overtones too.🤓
Omg same, I have F1 to C6. (Mezzo soprano) operatic countertenor here, sing bass 2 chorally, and also sing Tuvan and Mongolian throat singing professionally. Last frontier here is opening up my flageolet and whistle register which will then give me my high colouratura extension.
There's a constant back-and-forth in fandom for the a capella group Pentatonix about whether Mitch Grassi is an actual countertenor. Check out Mitch covering Billie Eilish' song "Your Power" here. I'm interested in what your judgement is about his voice type. Many have said that this is just his head voice - no falsetto. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0mSMqkBArxk.html
As a trans singer, I totally get what you said about your countertenor friend who also sings bass - I have two ranges with very different timbre to them, and it requires a pretty abrupt realignment of muscles if I switch.
I'm a mezzo countertenor , a very powerful one, i can reach g5 easily and well i have control of My voice until Bb#5 and i never was to voice classes in My life(i'm 29) SO i can reach those high notes naturally, without vocal training, maybe i Will be a sopranist in some years. I started singing classes 2 weeks ago
all male soprano (sopranist) can sing really high in female soprano (A5 or above) in modal voice r actually leggero tenors because they keep their timber so bright (modal voice, more nasal, more headvoice, do not low thier larynx as other opera singer) the leggero and soprano have the same primo passagio is Eb4 and encourage singing in mix voice above the leggero also have the same agility and increase of cricothyroid like colortura soprano n the leggero always the most confuse voice type to classify
I thought that a male soprano and a countertenor are completely different due to the difference in "tessitura." The tessitura is the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer. It is the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding (or characteristic) timbre. I am seeing some comments that are equating a countertenor (which is usually a singer who is naturally has a tenor, baritone or bass tessitura, but trains their falsetto/head voice to sing in female range.) to a male soprano which refers to a male singer who has the tessitura that naturally sits in female range (this means that their chest voice sits in alto/mezzo soprano and soprano range). I know the two voice types (male soprano and countertenor) to be 2 completely different voice types. Also, a countertenor does not have 2 voices, they have one voice, they just use two styles of singing to achieve the sound they want to achieve. Head voice for singing countertenor and chest voice for baritone, tenor or bass. A male soprano on the other hand is exactly that, their full voice sits in soprano/mezzo soprano range and they aren't even able to sing lower (unless their range extends there) and the phenomena is said to be the fact that their voices didn't drop during puberty, and this means their vocal cords/larynx are like that of a female. This means, physiologically a male soprano and a countertenor are fundamentally different and that a male soprano and a female soprano practically have the same size vocal cords/larynx.
@AlannahMarie Hi 🙏🏽 I have been doing research on the different voice types I've encountered stemming from when my teacher told me that I'd be limiting myself by wanting to be solely a dramatic tenor whereas I have the potential to be a countertenor, so I have been doing extensive research since then.
Don't know if Ill get a reply but, if I'm a male who can't go below a c4 comofrtably, but can hit high Aflats and Bflats with relative easy, saying this as my technique isn't perfect, what would that make me. For context I speak in the high third to early fourth octave and I had for the most part a normal puberty other than well, my voice. That and according to my vocal coach my voice has matured so.....
Well it does sound like the countertenor range is the one for you. As your voice develops your range might expand. Other things come into voice types such as timbre / tessitura as well. The labels are not that reliable because as humans we’re so variable and can change. Try singing some music in the countertenor range and see if it feels right for you. There’s no reason why one day you shouldn’t be able to extend your range to lower pitches also. Keep progressing and happy singing :)
@@AlannahMarie true. For additional context on expanding, I was forced to sing tenor 1 and 2 during high school, depsite the fsct i started singing and octabe up comfortably, and ended hp with vocal damage. Luckily it has been reverted though, although i do learn new things I wouldn't know due to singing in growl for so long. Like recently I learned oversinging is a thing haha. But currently I'm 18 and have maintained that range despite singing in growl(accorsing to my vocal coach i can touch a g3, not comfortablely, and start in growl at f3sharp). The one thing however and gripe I have with the definition of male soprano, being a voice like this without a real falsetto break even in the upper 5th, is the concept of modal voice, ad women don't sing high cs in there modal voice. I don't know maybe I'm uninformed but, I'd love to learn.
@user-tl2ye4em6k singing voices and speaking voices can be different because you explore more frequency with the singing voice. That’s OK. There will also be an optimum resonant frequency for your own voice but it doesn’t have to limit you to a particular vocal definition especially if your voice is still developing. Hope that helps with the query.
@@AlannahMarie yeah makes sense. I don't know in regards to male sopranos and countertenors I've never understood it, and it feels a little sexist to me to say cis women can be sopranos and not use modal voice but Cis men can't. Thanks for the explanation though!
I repeatedly mention how voice is gendered throughout all these videos. I also don’t say “gender doesn’t matter”. Evidently nowadays it matters more than it ever has before.
@@AlannahMarie I could be but idk I’m still young 19 years old so I’m learning more and more about my voice because I mainly sing in mix I guess from what my teacher told me and I should sing more in my chest which is weird for me and difficult!
I'm not trans but I've been confused about my voice for a long time bc I'm just drawn way more to singing soubrette songs like Taylor Swift and I always feel bad when I see how very few men sing soprano like it's embarrassing or shameful somehow
Sadly I think these comments explain how its hard to take these relics seriously when discussing music, I wonder how many have extensive backgrounds on endocrinology and sex hormone development variations, and complexities that may not be apparent in a voice until someone tries to sing, or read peer reviewed articles by phd speech scientists in medicine or music universities. Its all rather depressing. I support your right to challenge them. Whenever 'woke' gets trotted out its never a good indicator of the posters balance of views or science or anything other than their quaint beliefs @AlannahMarie
Sadly I think these comments explain how its hard to take these relics seriously when discussing music, I wonder how many have extensive backgrounds on endocrinology and sex hormone development variations, and complexities that may not be apparent in a voice until someone tries to sing, or read peer reviewed articles by phd speech scientists in medicine or music universities. Its all rather depressing. I support your right to challenge them. Whenever 'woke' gets trotted out its never a good indicator of the posters balance of views or science or anything other than their quaint beliefs@@AlannahMarie
Thank you @jodicurtis for your comment. It is appreciated because those who comment “woke” never follow it up with an explanation and I’ve been left confused. So your alternate take on this is very welcome. Thank you 🙏
Sadly I think these comments explain how its hard to take these relics seriously when discussing music, I wonder how many have extensive backgrounds on endocrinology and sex hormone development variations, and complexities that may not be apparent in a voice until someone tries to sing, or read peer reviewed articles by phd speech scientists in medicine or music universities. Its all rather depressing. I support your right to challenge them. Whenever 'woke' gets trotted out its never a good indicator of the posters balance of views or science or anything other than their quaint beliefs @AlannahMarie
