Is there a BARITONE CURSE?

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[birdnerd]

As a low baritone, I love that my voice kinda starts in the middle and I can work in both directions, not even counting learning different vocal techniques. Need a high note? Boom, falsetto. Need a low note? Subharmonics, baby! Don’t be discouraged because of where your voice naturally rests. You can work at it and make it what you want.

[merjaymermanph]

Im a Baritone…..and i love the midrange of it. The falsetto of baritones are strong

[AudaciousDani]

As a bass who has had classical and contemporary training, I can definitely there is some truth to this...to an extent. We have to agree that, for a true bass, at some point the high end will end up being one of two things, yelling or marked. My natural, speaking, chest voice sits around E2-A2, and extends to about an Eb4-G4 after a good warm up. After that, I HAVE to start pulling head down and mixing or it simply comes off as shouting. We say that tenors have it easier because their natural chest sits up in that G3-C4 range naturally, so it easier to extend upward before having to mix or flip. Is it impossible for us basses? Not at all. Is is miles easier for you tenors? Absolutely.

[JSimmerlovesSims]

I'm a bass baritone and I've been practicing higher songs and I can sing them with a little bit more ease than I used to. It just comes from practice but your voice will smooth out and become a LOT more flexible in the future.

[ricochetsixtyten]

No, theres only the baritone gift, the gift of being able to hit those loooow beautiful notes.

[aayushmanawasthi]

I am a baritone and can easily sing in high tenor range after spending some time on training to do so . The baritone is the best thing you can be as the bass and heaviness in your voice on those high notes simply can't be replicated by a tenor.

[drlt]

I'm a light baritone and I can easily hit high tenor notes! It's all about training and expanding your range. There is no baritone curse!

[NathanRech]

I'm a mid/high baritone and it's great for me, I can sing the high notes with my head voice and it sounds intense and emotional but I can also sing the lower notes with intensity and stability.

[qpxhkyt]

I'm so glad you mentioned the debate around your voice. Whenever I watch voice classification videos or read articles on voice that include Harry Styles, the comments are always full with debate over him being a baritone or tenor.
I do think he's a high baritone because he's speaking voice is very low and I've noticed other men often drop their voice when they want to imitate him. Most men are baritones so I think a lot of baritones in the industry are categorized as tenors just because of the style of music they sing.

[TheJazzyVaudevillian]

Adam,
I respectfully disagree with the foundation of your comments. What I mean by "foundation" is seemingly, you are saying that baritones either can't sing or shouldn't sing currently popular music because that music includes musical notes that are higher than notes that a baritone is capable of singing. This perception is absurd because when a song is either too high or too low for a particular professional singer to sing, the key is changed to fit that singer's voice. Professional singers do not change the basic natural sound and register of their voice to suit the musical register of the notes involved in the song. The register of the notes involved in the song are changed by changing the key to fit the natural sound of the singers voice and natural register. Yes, some singers will sing in Falsetto at times for an effect but mostly keys are adjusted to suit the singer's voice. The singer's voice is not "adjusted" to suit the original key in which the song is written.

[dawnhutchins]

I have been trained and am labeled a first alto. But I can sing in the Adele deep voice style and then switch it up and hit lower soprano notes. However, you are correct. My best quality and longest notes will be in my middle range. Around a first alto. I do believe that it is possible to stretch out the chords and with technique, hit more of a range. This does not belittle all the voice types. Especially for an ensemble like setting. Take Voctave. Not all the ladies in the group are Kate Lott types (not many ladies are anywhere, lol). I’d take a look at their “Princess Medley” to get a feel for female voice types. The lowest alto cannot hit Kate’s notes. That doesn’t detract from her voice beauty. Spice is the variety of life! Also, for baritone curse: probably one of the most popular baritones is Josh Groban. That’s where he likes to sit. He can hit tenor range, like you say, but sacrificing some of the strength and breath control. He knows his voice and it amply astounds us all.

[MultiKamil]

I thought I'm cursed because of being a baritone, the darker and heavier one but when I've learnt how to use different registers of my voice I managed to mix my voice to the point I'm able to go over C5. Sure, It's not really strong, it's rather thick and I sound a bit like a child then (it's because I have to lighten my voice very much) but being aware that I can sing that high is something to be proud of even when most of the time I usually stick to my most comfortable range which is G2-C4.

[brycemc]

I’m a low Baritone. Almost Bass. I’ve figured out that country music is the most comfortable for me to sing for people because most of the songs suit that vocal range. And I love country music 😌

[benjimartinnc]

Thanks so much for sharing this video. I certainly benefited from it because I've had people tell me I was a baritone from my speaking voice or I was a tenor for the way I hit high notes. I consider myself a second tenor because even though I sing mostly in the tenor range, I can also sing baritone and alto/countertenor. An old friend, who's a music teacher, told me a long time ago that singing was a personal thing because it was how you expressed yourself.

[beamerb]

Yes. You can extend your range to whatever you are patient for. I am a bass/baritone and my audible range is E1-E7. I am currently practicing and strengthening the whistle register. Definitely take it easy when trying the whistle register for the first. I blew out almost an entire octave that I had already mastered (G5-D6) doing it incorrectly. Now I have to rebuild it. But patience and correct technique is key.

[phyllisclark]

This is what Ive been saying all along! Im a contemporary worship leaders and my sons are baritones and i feel like all the christian singers are tenors!

[DLo-nwsp]

actually, the voice classification is just a label, to tell you what range you are comfortable in. I mean, for tenors, it is way easier to sing high than baritones and basses. But for low notes, it's the contrary. I think that the basses and baritones can sing the tenor range with training as well. But it will sound deeper and not with some of the nasal voices tenors have. As a baritone myself, i am not trained but i have known baritones that can sing high, eg Scott hoying from PTX and some basses that can sing high as well, eg Geoff and Tim. They all can thin out their voices so well as well
But i think there is no need to really train yourself into the tenor range, as us baritones really can shine as bright as well as other singers, we can find songs that is in our comfort range and express it our own way as well

[DanSmith]

Why is society obssed with high notes? Imo baritones are bleessed and so are dramatic tenors. Think F Sinatra, Placido Domingo or in country music Chris Young. Its like melted chocolate. Thick and strong. Powefull.
I like your videos very much.

[Neellohit]

I’m a tenor and I love baritones! I envy the range that baritones have, often more than us tenors.

[SingwithCinderella]

I agree! voice types are just an old fashioned to categorize the voice....just a "label"