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In actual practice, it is generally acknowledged that a majority of countertenors sing with a falsetto vocal production for at least the upper half of this range, although most use some form of "chest voice" (akin to the range of their speaking voice) for the lower notes.
- How rare is a countertenor?
- What is the difference between countertenor and falsetto?
- Is it OK to sing in falsetto?
How rare is a countertenor?
Countertenors are still quite rare, though. ... There are very very few countertenors around, it's not a voice that, in inverted commas, is natural. When boys' voices break the voice they tend to sing with is their speaking voice.
What is the difference between countertenor and falsetto?
is that falsetto is (countable or uncountable) the "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing it is commonly confused with the head voice register while countertenor is (older) ...
Is it OK to sing in falsetto?
It's not ok if you have to use falsetto. If you tend to flip into falsetto it's likely that your vocal type is Flip-Falsetto or Pulled Chest-High Larynx. ... Your vocal type is what you tend to do when you sing.
