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Register
series of sung pitches of equal quality, produced by roughly the same mechanism
Voce di testa
head voice/light mechanism/CT dom.
-thinner folds
-narrower amplitude
-brief and/or incomplete glottal closure
-fewer partials
-CT active
Voce di petto
chest voice/heavy mechanism/TA dominant
-thick folds
-wide amplitude
-firm glottal closure
-rich in partials
-vocalis active
modal register
"less scientific", but refers to register in which most singing/speaking occurs
flagelette
whistle register. above voce di testa.
characteristics of falsetto
-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
Registration
-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.