Category talk:Tenors

Pop

Did somebody remove all of the pop singers here? Should there be a separate category for pop singers with tenor ranges? I know opera snobs question the legitimacy of vocal range in popular genres, but there are certainly sopranos and altos, tenors and basses and baritones in pop, just like in any art music you'd care to name. What happened here?

Yes, I have to agree with the above. Tenor is a measure of range, not your musical genre. Although "tenor" is usually referred to opera singers, technically pop singers are legitimately qualified.

Yeah, not everyone sings opera. I mean, some of the most "tenorish" singers (Meat Loaf, Michael Jackson, Sebastian Bach, Gerard Way, etc)?

Pop singers CAN be tenor

What some pretentious Classical Voice teachers or enthusiasts of primarily classical music seem to forget is that in the realm of R&B/POP/JAZZ etc... It is not a artistically viable to use a bel canto style when singing such music. Bel Canto was created during a time where there weren't any microphones or sound systems and it was a requirement for the singer to train and learn how to NATURALLY amplify the voice in a large concert hall. With music as intimate as R&B there is an open door to mix the voice at the top of one's range considering they are singing into a mic where different things can be done with the flow of air to stay within the realm of the style. Notable tenors in pop music would be Steve Wonder, Michael Jackson, Peabo Bryson, Luther Vandross(although some would consider him a baritone) and Freddie Jackson to name a few. Most opera singers can't naturally mix at the top of their range the way some of these R&B singers can.

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