Pros and cons of only singing in my head voice(I can do chest also)?
This is a good question. It depends on what style of music you want to sing. If you want to sing pop you need to utilize a strong chest voice. However, if you prefer singing classical or musical theater your head voice needs to be strong. I actually have this same issue cause I have been training in classical for about 3 years and though I have a srong head voice m chest voice has become weaker. I actually prefer more contemporary repertoire so I am working to strenghten my chest voice. In my opinion keeping both registers strong gives you more options in terms of repertoire and vocal stylings. GL!
Tenors- High Singing Notes in Chest or Head Voice?
There are many ways to handle the passaggio, depending partly on voice type. If you are a light tenor, the problem you experience is that you can force yourself up to a G or Ab, and then must suddenly flip into falsetto. This gives you a nice strong scale, that alas, is very short. Alternatively, you can use falsetto very early, and you have access to a nice easy top, but then you have a wimpy middle voice. Next, people might tell you, as a result of these struggles, that you are not a real tenor, and actually a baritone. The trick is balance the registers, and while I cannot properly help you (as I would need to demonstrate and then listen to you as well), I can at least describe the process. You need to get into your falsetto early, say starting as soon as a bit on the d, and then quickly transition so that by e or f you are mainly in falsetto. That is the transition part. However, to prevent sounding like a wimp, you have to also make your falsetto a better tone. You do that with increased support, an open pharynx, and a mind to brightening the sound quality. The open throat and bright sound together create "chiaroscuro" or both dark and bright in the same tone. Then, your falsetto will sound legitimate. This is classical technique for a light tenor. Heavier tenors have a different approach (falsetto is not so much their ally). Different too is pop or Broadway technique, which is (generally speaking, as there are different methods here as well) really more or a modified shout or "belt", where the chest register is carried high, but volume is somewhat reduced for vocal longevity, where that is possible. I might add that all approaches should include careful diction and also vibrato. Lastly, no one can teach you to sing behind a keyboard.....you need a good voice tecaher. Good luck
Should you sing in your Head voice or you Chest voice?
The answer is both; however, contrary to one of your other answerers, youcannot belt in your head voice. You can only belt in your chest voice. You move to your head voice for the higher parts of your range; the transition is often the tricky part of singing.
How do I make my head voice's tone similar to my chest voice but not my falsetto?
First, know where your “break” is. A break is where when you sing “low enough” your voice naturally switches to its chest tone or a point where you can’t comfortably sing in your falsetto without going into chest voice. For me, I’m a tenor, it’s around Eb. This doesn’t mean I can’t sing chest tone past Eb. I can sing comfortably in my chest tone to B. To sing to a C for me means going into my falsetto. My understanding of your question is you want to be able to sing to a C falsetto and make it sound like you’re singing chest tone. The key is to practice your “passagio”, or in my example, the notes from Eb to B where I can sing in either falsetto or chest tone very comfortably. You need to do scales and playing with your “passagio” until you you can hit C comfortably in either falsetto or chest tone. Also, don’t confuse falsetto with the “high soft-sounding whipery tone”. Instead, think of a male soprano (or a contratenor). I’m not suggesting you sing like an opera singer. But the strength of the male falsetto should be convincing enough that when you make the “switch”, you don’t go instantly “high soft-sounding whispery”. When you become good enough, your listeners will hear a change in tonal quality of your high notes but they won’t realize it’s because you’ve gone into your falsetto because your falsetto is still strong and well-supported and not “high soft sounding whispery”. Study with a good voice teacher. It takes years of practice and dedication. It took me a long time. Good luck.
Can all tenors reach C5 in chest voice or just in head voice?
I m gonna answer this from my personal experience and the knowledge that I have regarding singing and voices, I am not an expert …..So here we go…..If you state that a tenor can hit C5 in chest voice then probably that singer aint a tenor and could probably be a countertenor or a mezzo(yeah there are some rare exceptions of those male voices, but yeah!!)..In the other hand if he hits that note using his chest voice I BELIEVE it wont sounds exactly the same if he’d hit it using his head voice (which is the common way to do so..)I sing aswell though I am a baritone and I have never hit a G4 or a G#4(this note would be for me what a C5 is for a standard tenor) with my chest voice, though Ive never tried, but when I sing I do it without thinking what type of singing method I am using, I just do it…..Remember that chest voice or head voice its regarding which part of the singer body resonates when he is singing…hope it helps!!
Why can I hit high notes with my head voice but not my chest voice?
I have trained my chest voice to hit high notes by "pulling up" my chest voice. Gospel, pop and R&B singers such as Chaka Khan do it all the time. You have to gently move up the scale, beginning down in chest, and blend your chest voice into your nasal cavity when you feel it wanting to automatically move into head voice. This is usually where your break is - right between your chest and your head voice.Keep working gently through the break, pulling the chest voice upwards while supporting the tone with diaphragmatic breathing. Let your nasal cavity resonate; that'll keep it from automatically moving into head voice.
SINGING: How long did it take you to connect head voice and chest voice?
It took me years! But I got so used to pulling chest over decades, that it’s caused me all sorts of issues, some of which affect me to this day. For example, sometimes, for some reason, I’m not able to connect well, and have all kinds of glitches, which makes for a kind of hole in my upper upper-mid voice, around the G4/G#4/A4 area. I’m relatively ok once I get higher, but I’m nowhere near as good as those times when the connection is seamless.My suggestion would be for you to practice your scales lightly, and pay attention to your resonance. Depending on your voice type, you probably should begin shifting chest resonance towards head resonance, around the D4 or D#4, just above middle C4. (This is usually the place where tenors begin their transition, for baritone’s and bass voices, the transition will usually be a little lower). Using good diaphragmatic support - especially at your transition area - which will likely be those notes I referenced above, or thereabouts - raise your soft palate, whilst carefully projecting the resonance upwards towards the mask, or face, and into your head as you ascend the scales. Only try to connect chest to head, softly, until you’ve built up sufficient vocal strength to sing with more volume, resisting the temptation to push, or muscle your way through this very sensitive and tricky area of the voice. Some people have little or no issues with this area, but others have a more difficult time. Be sure to bring this subject up at the next lesson with your vocal teacher, so that he/she can focus attention on this - and address the issue, or issues.(My range - in full voice is, E2 to G5, the latter being the G above tenor C5, aka: Top C) That said, in songs, E5 is about my useful limit in full voice, which means I’m able to sing pretty much anything, aside from crazy high notes like my fellow Brit - the - off-the-charts, amazingly, incredible, Glenn Hughes is able to do! In falsetto - even onstage, whilst playing killer bass guitar - he manages C6 and even D6, and is able to do so, seemingly effortlessly and with the utmost finesse - either loudly or softly!)Go figure!!! Hats off to you Glenn! You’re the definition of a bonafide rockstar, if ever there was one!
How do you know if you're singing in head voice?
Okay so I know in chest voice you feel the resonance in your chest, but when I'm singing high notes I'm pretty sure I'm not singing them in chest because they don't feel as heavy, but sometimes on the lower notes (that I'm singing in what I think is head voice), I can kind of feel them in my chest, like resonating. They don't feel like they're being belted or pushed or anything so I don't know if they're bein sing right. My teacher taught me that nay thing that helps you find your head voice but I don't have lessons for like two weeks so I can't ask her if it's right until then. I don't think they could be in chest because they're just so high and that couldn't be possible could it? Can someone help?