7anthea7 wrote:SINsister wrote:I've completely lost my upper range; I suppose, sadly, that I was simply never really meant to sing soprano.
Me, too - except I
started out a contralto, so you can just imagine where I'm at these days...I haven't sung soprano since I was 11
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Well, to be frank, I was in denial for years - still am, to a degree.
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
I wanted a soprano voice like my mom's: not professionally trained, yet absolutely phenomenal - a natural gift. Tragically, I didn't inherit that voice. After about age 18, I couldn't hit any of those high notes without straining; after about age 25, I couldn't hit any of them at all, other than in "head voice" mode.
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Imagine, if you will, Tanita Tikaram attempting to sound like Liz Fraser...
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Ahhhh, the frustration.
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What's more frustrating, though, is that I can't even hit Chris Cornell's high notes - and he's a *dude*!
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