I was recently at an event that reopened some old questions of mine, and I'm hoping fellow cc'ers (with luck including some of our voice training experts) can shed some light.
I noticed at this event, part of which was not amplified, that kids who are well trained MT belters generally sang with less volume than their equally well-trained opera counterparts. I'd noticed the same thing years ago at high school vocal competitions, including YoungArts, but am hoping folks here can speak to this.
I think in past posts @voicecoach has explained that legit singing involves very different muscles than belting, and that MTs are trained to endure 8 performances a week for months on end, while opera singers will perform far less frequently, so maybe that's part of the difference. I also think I've heard that folks like Idina Menzel are not loud when not amplified.
Given that we probably all have biases depending on how our kids were trained, as well as their natural areas of strength, any thoughts on MT and amplification?
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