You Know You're A Tenor When...

Tenors tend to have their daily routines and rituals.

1. the first thing you do when you wake up is test to see if you can do a "siren"

hmmm, i'm a bit Phlegmy.

2. you sing in the shower no matter what time it is.

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G is not a struggle this morning. It is going to be a good day.

3. you have a hoarse voice due to singing unsupported high notes and you blame it on allergies.

"It has to be all that ragweed..."

4. when you joke about "hooking" high notes with other tenor friends and then find yourself accidentally "hooking" later.

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"e di pensiAAAHHHHHHEEEEEERRRRR"

5. when you practice your high notes in the car on the way to the practice rooms.

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6. when you are jealous of basses and bass-baritones who can wake up and sing their repertoire on a moments notice.

7. you find yourself thinking about "cover" and what it means more than anything else that day.

8. when the optional high note really isn't an option.

9. When this is your reaction to your voice teacher saying you may sing heavier repertoire in the near future.

Yeah, people tell me i'll be singing Wagner soon, NBD

10. You most likely are not the appropriate tenor to sing "Calaf" in "Turandot," but you still sing "Nessun Dorma" on a monthly basis to check your progress.

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Vincero, VincEEEEEEERO

11. You listen to "tenor fail" and other tenor cracks on youtube to make you feel better about your own.

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Hahahah did you hear that? He sucks!

12. The greatest compliment is being compared to other great tenors that you admire

"aaaaaaah, thats so sweet of you"

13. when someone sings a high note and all you care about is whether or not you could sing it.

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I can hit that

14. when you realize the soprano is stealing too much of the spotlight and you fix that.

15. when all you can think about is the high note at the end of your song/aria.

16. When you are easily distracted...

17. You are constantly clearing your throat to remove any bit of gunk off your cords.

18. when you attempt to sing female pop songs without flipping into falsetto.

"I set FIRE to the rain WAAATTCHED it pour as I touched your face"

19. when you butcher the high note, but still get the job because everyone else butchered it worse.

close enough

20. when you don't grow facial hair until your late twenties.