David L. Jones, The Voice Teacher, has composed three excellent articles about the contralto voice, and has allowed me to copy them to the Contralto Corner website. David trains students and teachers alike in the Swedish-Italian school of singing, which is particularly refreshing in its treatment of the larger and deeper voices. David's articles on the Heldentenor and Dramatic Soprano are of vital importance to those voice types, detailing the methodology for teachers to correctly identify and place them in the correct fach, and important lessons in terms of training those voices.
So, imagine my delight when, some time ago, I discovered David had prepared a fantastic article called "Training the Contralto Voice." In it, David talks about the registration changes for the contralto, her range (one of the first people to suggest that F3 was not the bottom of the contralto range), and the importance of her middle register. I quoted David in my article "About the Contralto Voice" particularly with respect to registration and range.
David has now produced three new articles via his Facebook Page, which he has kindly allowed me to reproduce on the site. Please note that these articles are all © David L. Jones 2013. If I find any evidence that someone has reproduced these without David's permission, then I shall remove them from the site immediately.
The articles are all available via the Resources Page of the Contralto Corner site, but for ease, the links are listed below:
1. On the Contralto Singer
2. Types of Contraltos
3. A Little More on the Contralto
Many thanks for reading this. I cannot stress strongly enough that any contralto, or singing teacher who is training a contralto, should read these three articles, and the original article on David's website.
All the best,
James
So, imagine my delight when, some time ago, I discovered David had prepared a fantastic article called "Training the Contralto Voice." In it, David talks about the registration changes for the contralto, her range (one of the first people to suggest that F3 was not the bottom of the contralto range), and the importance of her middle register. I quoted David in my article "About the Contralto Voice" particularly with respect to registration and range.
David has now produced three new articles via his Facebook Page, which he has kindly allowed me to reproduce on the site. Please note that these articles are all © David L. Jones 2013. If I find any evidence that someone has reproduced these without David's permission, then I shall remove them from the site immediately.
The articles are all available via the Resources Page of the Contralto Corner site, but for ease, the links are listed below:
1. On the Contralto Singer
2. Types of Contraltos
3. A Little More on the Contralto
Many thanks for reading this. I cannot stress strongly enough that any contralto, or singing teacher who is training a contralto, should read these three articles, and the original article on David's website.
All the best,
James
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