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Maybe you ought to learn what the Mass is about, first, then. There is no reason for the Kyrie to be anything less than upbeat. The assumption is that MERCY will be granted by God and Christ. The Episcopal Mass is the same as a Catholic or Lutheran Mass, by the way. Irony? That is SOO last-century! Actually, I wonder what there is to be ironic about, and why bother? I wouldn't suppose it will get any liturgical performance, but it might be fun for a concert.

I would argue with you - about how singers would perform that range, and what "bel canto" might mean, especially as it is so rarely actually surviving nowadays. Juan Diego Florez would be my starting point to describe the best modern idea of "bel canto". How well would he satisfy your idea of a Mozartean tenor delivery?

Don't try to get a vibrato. Tried vibrato is trying, and sounds artificial, and can ruin a good voice. You ought to be able to control it at all times, from nothing, to released and natural. Think of an oboe, bassoon, or string instrument. NEVER mechanical or automatic, so-many-beats-per-second!

M is D You sound like a high baritone, or an inexperienced tenor. If the F2 is strong and fit for "public consumption", that would be rare in a tenor, and indicate baritonal leanings. (this is the bottom of the bass clef, right? up to 2 ledger lines?)

Don't worry, and don't try to become a tenor. It is not a choice you can make. You body is busy making it, and may not stop or decide until you're 35! Do keep singing, never straining your voice. Straining, especially now, can become permanent. Allow yourself to sing soprano/falsetto/counter-tenor/bass - whatever comes out easily and simply. Look at Schubert songs for yourself and guitar. Apparently he played them that way himself while sick in bed. Lute songs!!! These can be done in whatever key you voice thinks it wants to be in that day. If you can get voice lessons, for breathing and pronunciation, and musical technique, this is the same no matter what voice your body picks out. Sing in a choir that will not expect you to be preparing for American Idol (and sounding like Sanjaya!). Good luck waiting out your larynx.

I will be learning this, too. I am a tenor, and a violist...sometime violinist...this is scary! I am in San Jose, CA, but from Kalamazoo, MI. Once in Brussels for 5 years. Then Kansas City... Where COULD you be, J. Lee?