Generally I do not like to teach voice lessons to students under the age of 12. However, if a child is already doing a lot of performing, I occasionally have made an exception. For those rare exceptions, I split the lesson time between singing and learning the piano keyboard so that they can become more […]
Tag: girls
Observations on “Voice Change” in Females
I am not a voice scientist, but I am very interested in the subject, and try to find ways to bring scientific knowledge into the teaching studio. What follows is more anecdotal and general than precise and scientific. The pubertal voice change that the typical boy goes through is well-known. As normal as it is, […]
Are Male and Female Voices Really That Different?
The short answer is “no”. There are cultural differences, and differences of size of the larynx and vocal folds, but functionally all voices have the same scientific registers available to them – fry/Mode 0, chest/Mode 1, head/Mode 2, and whistle/mode 3. All voices need to be trained to use their full pitch potential in chest […]