#26
Posted: 7/22/04 at 7:22pm
Baritone goes up to a G or higher. I can often warm-up to a Bb above middle C without straining. If you're only able to get to a D or E that's a good sign that you're singing with too much tension. A great resource for all voice parts is the Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology: they have great selections for each voice part, and they are copied (legally) from the vocal scores, so they are real accompaniments. My favorite song to sing is "If I Can't Love Her" from Beauty and the Beast (it's really hard to sing at the end though). Also, "Stars" from Les Mis or "Bring Him Home." Once you get the G, "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables is gorgeous." Another good place to look is songs written for belters, down the octave they are right in baritone range ("Defying Gravity" is actually easier for a male to sing than a female, much easier than "If I Can't Love Her"); many of them are either gender neutral or can be altered easily when taken out of the context of the show. Remember, voice part is about tone, and while a Bass can go lower than a Baritone (and usually not up to the G without a falsetto), the range between any two male or any two female voices is roughly the same: all men should be able to reach a G full voice, and all women should be able to reach a high C (always without straining, of course).
) but I sound like a baritone doing that, Not a tenor
I do want to hit those Gs, though.
