I'm a bass and I'm striving for the e1. Should I continue to strain my jaw muscles in order to sing the e1?
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Really you shouldn't be straining ANYTHING in order to acheive a note - I'm presuming that the E1 you are talking about is at the floor of your voice, in which case it should sit perfectly in the bass range (average bass range is D1-D3 - {or D2-D4, depending on the numerical system}). Sounds like you're not a bass! Most bassbaritones can get down there, even some baritones.
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Well I would consider myself as a Baritone but my vocal coach insist on telling me that I'm a tenor. I can reach the e1 any day so your not a bass thats for sure. You can strain a bit to get lower notes but you wont be able to use them anyway performing so thats useless. The lowest note you can take is the one you can take comfortably without grunting and I would guess it's a g1 in your case. And that will make you the same thing as I am: A Baritone-Tenor.
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Tenor: C3-C5 Baritone: A2-F4 Bass: F2-E4 Yes, Profondo goes lower, sometimes even to G1. I believe the E you were talking about translates to E2 in scientific. E2 is definatly not in the typical tenor range. Its even below the typical Bass range and not neccessary for alot of pieces. My chorus at high school can only go to F2 tessitura (and Eb2 ambitus). (Baritones can't even go below G2. A tenor at E2?) But maybe you're talking about the E that translates to E4 in scientific? I can't hit it tessitura yet either. Don't worry about it; it will come. Just sing regularly in your higher range, but don't strain. But the bass range really doesn't stop at D4, and basses really should strive to be able to sing E4 tessitura over say, D2. If you mean E2, then I recommend not worrying about it. It also has alot to do with age. In High School, we don't worry about the D2 or the C2. To us they're almost mythical. It's because our range isn't fully developed yet.
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