Transitioning between musical theater and classical music
Hi! I have been doing all of my ‘training‘ specifically for musical theater. (I am a highschool student, so I don’t have a highly extensive theater career at the moment.) I’ve strengthened my belt and chest voice, auditioned for countless shows, and have recently finally started to work with a voice coach, who also specializes in musical theater. Basically, it’s the only thing I know at this point. I am in a small choir, as an Alto 2 (though I think I am more of a mezzo-soprano with an extended lower range, I don’t have the dark tone of a true alto) and sometimes find that I feel so much weaker in choir than I do singing in musicals, even in ensemble numbers. I know part of it is my need to strengthen my mix/ head voice, but would it be worthwhile to do classical training instead of training for musical theater? Would it be more beneficial to me to strengthen my voice in that area than to continue working on just musical theater? Or in the end, does it not matter?