--- Darcy James Argue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 21 Jul 2005, at 10:13 PM, Tyler Turner wrote:
>
> > It is the belief of many professionals that
> singing
> > out of one's normal range is bad for the voice.
>
> But the normal range of this student's voice *is*
> the countertenor
> range.
>
> According to the rules, he was free to audition as a
> tenor (or even a
> baritone or bass), which would be out of his normal
> range and thus
> supposedly bad for his voice. So this rationale
> doesn't hold up.
>
The idea was to prevent females who shouldn't be
singing the tenor parts from singing the tenor parts.
This rule wasn't meant to address the countertenor at
all. The rule for him is that because girls can't sing
boys parts, it would be discrimination to allow the
reverse. That's the only logic anyone is claiming to
support his exclusion.
So basically the issue here is that the Texas
All-State ensembles don't include his instrument. They
also don't have parts for guitar (as far as I'm
aware). He has the same option as the guitarists. Play
your favorite instrument where it's supported, but
audition for All-State on tuba.
Seems like the same type of rule I've had to live with
being a euphonium player. I can't play with (most)
jazz groups. I can't play with (most) orchestras. I
knew the rules when I started and chose to live with
the draw-backs. I don't get to play trombone parts on
euphonium with jazz groups just because I can cover
the range and on a bad baritone even imitate the
sound. I can draw the analogy farther. I started out
as a trumpet player, but because of the shape of my
mouth it just turned out that euphonium was best
suited for me and naturally did less damage to my
mouth to play it at a professional level. So
genetically you might say I was eventually pushed
towards an instrument that prevented me from
participating with certain groups.
Big deal. I made it pay for school. And I enjoy
playing where I am allowed to play. I play other
instruments in other types of ensembles.
Tyler
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