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Register
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series of sung pitches of equal quality, produced by roughly the same mechanism
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Voce di testa
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head voice/light mechanism/CT dom.
-thinner folds -narrower amplitude -brief and/or incomplete glottal closure -fewer partials -CT active |
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Voce di petto
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chest voice/heavy mechanism/TA dominant
-thick folds -wide amplitude -firm glottal closure -rich in partials -vocalis active |
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modal register
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"less scientific", but refers to register in which most singing/speaking occurs
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flagelette
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whistle register. above voce di testa.
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characteristics of falsetto
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-relaxed vocalis
-stretched CTs -incomplete closure along the total length of the vocal ligaments -great increase in air flow -decrease in air pressure -THOSE WHO CONDONE USING FALSETTO OFTEN DO SO BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL CHARACTERISTICS PRESENT DURING OPTIMAL SINGING BY MEN IN THEIR HIGHER REGISTER |
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Registration
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-the goal is an even scale from top to bottom, coordinating the various musculatures and coupling this with ideal resonance
-vocalises, imagery, demonstration, etc. are used to train the muscles to make smooth transitions up and down on various vowels, etc. -PRIMARY LIFT occurs between Middle C-F in all voices. -PRIMO PASSAGIO refers to bottom note of this interval -SECCONDO PASSAGIO refers to the top note. |