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Life as a countertenor

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Lesson 1

The joy of singing high

Ever since I was a little boy, I've sung really, really high. For me, when I'm singing, I'm most free. There is such a joy. I can't even describe it. To get up and share my myse...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Discovering the countertenor voice

the term for my voice type was called. I got to college and I sang for my teacher and she says, "Well, you're a countertenor." And I said, "Oh, that's the word for it." When we...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

The dark history of high voices

wouldn't lose the ability to sing very, very high. And it was done because there was a prohibition on women singing in church. So, there's a dark side to it, but fortunately, al...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

From gospel to classical music

beautiful jazz and R&B and blues. When I started singing classical music, one of the the things that was a challenge for me was to kind of let go of the gospel, let go of the ja...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

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Full video: This Musician Can Sing the Highest of High Notes

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