Is it better to use head voice or chest voice?

The answer is no. To sing in your upper range, you also need head voice. If you sing on an UH vowel from your low to high range, imitating a siren, you might no longer feel vibration around your chest area on the higher notes. The head voice sounds much stronger compared to falsetto.

Is singing in chest voice bad?

Chest voice refers to that lower, thicker, and warmer tones. It also reflects the register that we normally use speaking. When you sing using your normal speaking register, or close to it, put your hand on your chest, and you will feel a vibration. Lack of air flow can cause a low and gravelly sounding tone.

Do singers use head voice?

Head voice is generally utilized when singing higher notes. Instead, head voice can be felt in the head, behind the eyes, between the ears and is what we refer to as “the mask.” Head voice is a range often used by singers who are classically trained but can be challenging at first for many singers to identify.

Can you expand chest voice range?

The hard reality is that there really is no other way to extend your range safely without mixing your head and chest voices! If you try to push pure chest voice as high as possible, you might even sound good for a set or two, you will inevitably damage your vocal chords.

Is singing in your chest voice bad?

Chest voice refers to that lower, thicker, and warmer tones. If you’re singing and a few higher notes come up, and you try to “push for it” in your chest voice, your voice may break, lose its tone, or fall flat.

Why can’t I transition from chest voice to head voice correctly?

Generally speaking, most people can not transition from chest voice to head voice correctly is because they go fairly high with their chest voice. Once they start singing higher notes with their chest voice they will not be able to transition correctly into head voice.

Should I use my head voice or chest voice for higher notes?

With the exclusion of occasional belting, higher notes will utilize your head voice. However, using your head voice can be tricky. It won’t initially be as powerful or natural to you like your chest voice; you need to fully support your airflow.

What are the benefits of having a head voice?

Forming a strong head voice that helps you seamlessly reach those notes out of your chest voice’s reach is immensely beneficial to a vocalist. Once you have reached a level of comfort in your head voice, you will be less likely to strain your voice attempting a higher note.

How do you sing in your chest voice?

The sound should be more light and gentle than in your head voice. To sing in your chest voice, begin speaking in your normal voice. As you speak, slowly transition the words into an “ooh”. If you had been speaking in your normal voice, the singing you will hear should be in your chest voice.