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Date Posted: 09:43:22 04/27/06 Thu
Author: Bradley Jayne
Subject: Falsetto and Elementary Teaching

I am pretty much finished with my junior block and I think that the most difficult aspect for me was singing in my falsetto. I remember singing on the first day and many of the students giggling because it was nothing like they had ever heard before. I think for men in elementary music it is one of the greatest obstacles. I would suggest that the guy music ed majors start working on it, because it is something that you will have to do, and I wish that someone would have given me the heads up beforehand. Cheers! Bradley.

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[> Re: Falsetto and Elementary Teaching -- Dr. O., 08:25:04 05/01/06 Mon [1]

This is a very good point, Bradley. There are two schools of thought about men singing in falsetto for elementary classrooms. One argues that the falsetto is most similar to the students' unchanged singing voices, and easier for them to hear and imitate. These people say that men should always sing in falsetto. The other school argues that the falsetto is not a genuine voice, and that students can hear and respond to different voice types with a little training. To me, it depends on the class, the teacher, and to some extent perhaps the voice type of the teacher. I can see a problem if the teacher has a true basso voice, but much less so if it's a high baritone or tenor voice. My own opinion is that the teacher can try using their natural voice at first and see if the students can respond. He could sing a line for students in his natural range, then play it an octave higher (or do both at the same time) on piano, then ask students to imitate. I would encourage male teachers to experiment and find out what works best for them, rather than immediately assuming that falsetto is the way to go. Certainly not everyone would agree with my idea, but that's how I see it.
Dr. O.


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