New School year for choir, where do i belong?

ChrisRobinSings

So the new school year is coming along where I am from, and I was wondering what section of the choir I should sing in. There is absolutely no guys in choir except for me, so there is no tenor or bass sections. For the past two years I sang in the Soprano section, but is this damaging or hindering my progress with KTVA? My voice is naturally high pitched and I think I would call myself a countertenor or a male soprano. Should I sing in the alto section this year. Just curious

MichaelMagnus

The simple answer is to sing where it's comfortable.

One thing to be concerned with is head voice. If you sing in head voice a lot, Ken does say that this will atrophy your chest voice. You say you're a male soprano, but I'm not too familiar with the traditional vocal ranges. Is your chest voice in the female soprano range?

ChrisRobinSings

I believe so if not then a high tenor

highmtn

One thing about choirs is that they are all about blending, not standing out from the crowd.  Even if you sang baritone or bass, you would need to blend in and be part of the whole, rather than out standing in your field. 

Where would you fit in to the choir that you are wanting to sing in?

Bob

ChrisRobinSings

I would think soprano 2 or alto . I dont want to lose my chest voice.

Kokonuht

I think it's totally fine to sing in choirs using your head voice. Come back and do KTVA workouts on chest and everything should be fine . As long as you don't totally neglect your chest voice. 

Side note, are you using your head voice to sing in the soprano range? Is your head voice breathy?

ChrisRobinSings

Yes I use my head voice for the soprano range and it is bright and healthy but I can make it sound breathy @kokonuht

Kokonuht

That should be totally fine as long as it is bright and healthy. Just don't forget to workout your chest voice too I doubt it will affect your ktva progress at ALL as long as you remember to come back and work the chest voice.

Alto or Soprano? Whichever you want to As long as you remember to workout your chest voice

ChrisRobinSings

Thank You