Head Voice vs Chest Voice

Only Whitney could sing in head voice and it wouldn’t be considered “dodging a note.” It’s because both her chest and head voice were extremely developed. Most singers today have weak falsettos/head voices.

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That’s isn’t chest voice but let say a coordinated chest voice or mixed

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lol I'm sorry but I think it's falsetto, not a head voice :)

@tmarie3436

Where you put head was really falsetta ...and wwhereyou wrote chest was really a mix

She is true talent singer

@davidryu11 i mean this is falsetto not a head voice.

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that is FALSETTO !!?

@swarze Steve, thanks so much for that! She DOES have a very high chest, but when she is doing the Liebestraum, she is in her head. HOWEVER! I don't know anyone who has a better developed chest voice than she does (or did, I guess). I emphatically agree with you. She was one of a kind, and a GREAT vocalist! Thanks again.

@stevesg92 Basically that is true. However, everyone has their own breaking point. Some female singers can go quite high up the scales in chest before going into head. The predominant voice on Broadway these days is a mix of legit and chest. You can sing with a "bealty" sound, but do it over and over without hurting yourself.

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@rosannahF Exactly!!!

@hermygagala I accept your apology. I still wouldn't agree to say that falsetto is a legitimate register over chest voice because from what I've learned about chest voice is that it is known as the speaking voice of the human voice. It sits at the normal part of the vocal folds. Head voice occurs when the vocal folds are zipped up about 1/3 of the vocal folds in measurement. Vocal pedagogy and physiology, these things are pretty much objective. It can be subjective from person to person as well.

@ThePianoguy89 Like I said it is not agreed upon by musical professionals as to whether or not it can be considered a true register. If it is not agreed upon, or they have not given it a label, then you can't say that it is a register and say it as a statement. It is more of an opinion thing I guess, from the both of us. By the way I am also well educated in music. I am a vocalist and was a harmonica player but decided to focus most of my time on vocals. Sorry for my former rudeness.

@rosannahF The fool "hermygagala" was saying that chest voice is not a legitimate register, but falsetto register is. I never heard a professional or anyone studying the human voice would say that! The guy is clearly a pathetic moron posing as a vocal expert when he/she is not. I know the meaning of falsetto, but the guy doesn't know the physiological differences between falsetto and chest voice of mixed chest voice. How can anyone think chest voice is not legitimate but falsetto is legitimate?

@hermygagala Are you fucking stupid?! You cannot even differentiate the difference between usage of the false cords and the connection between head voice and chest voice. I am well educated in music hence I am a pianist and singer, while you are just a fucking moron posing as someone who is knowledgeable in the human voice and when you are clearly not. I said that females use falsetto too, but it is not a legitimate vocal register you stupid twit! Explain why chest voice is not legitimate!

@ThePianoguy89 Dude you are seriously fucking stupid. You are clearly not a vocalist. I can guarantee you are wrong. If you knew any legitimate information about vocals you would know that. Falsetto is used by pretty well all vocalists and all of Houstons 6th octave range is in falsetto as is most all vocalists man or woman. Falsetto is not just used by men that is the most fucking stupid comment I have ever heard and proves that you know nothing. Even some of houstons high notes are whistle reg

@hermygagala Are you joking right now?! You are wrong! Chest voice is a legitimate register and she sings in that register most of the time because she's a chest belter. A professional should know that false or "FALSE VOICE" because of its different physiological function of cords. Chest is a connected register and it creates resonance. Falsettos have no resonance and it's very light and airy. Falsettos are mostly used by men immitating female voices, but women still have it too. So...?

@ThePianoguy89 Dude you're still wrong. It is still debated among professionals as to whether or not chest voice is a true register. It is not universally known, or set in stone, as an actual register. Falsetto is a legit register, known universally throughout all the world by all music analyzing professionals. Again you are wrong. And yes falsetto is known as "false voice" but that doesn't mean it isn't a register, and by the way most of houstons singing is done in falsetto.

@hermygagala Chest register is a register, especially mixed chest register. It is a legitimate register because it allows to travel up to higher notes with fluidity. Mixed chest voice is mixture head voice and chest voice, it's called full voice. Falsetto is not considered a legitimate register and it's Italian for false voice. There's no connection happening in the vocal folds because they split causing air flow to produce the sound. This video does depict her talent as a smooth transitioner.

@ThePianoguy89 Chest voice can't really be considered a register. Main registers are Falsetto, Modal, Vocal fry and Whistle. And she is only the voice for some not all. She is very talented, but this video doesn't really depict talent.

@hermygagala What's impressive about Whitney's singing is that she had so much ease transitiong between head voice/falsetto and chest voice registers. She's The Voice for a reason!

You're completely wrong. At the start that was falsetto, which is a breathier type of singing that comes from the chest and the vocal chords are spread appart letting the air just flow through. The second was mixed voice which is a combination of head voice and chest voice but certainly wasn't solely head voice. This wasn't a good example of either, that wasn't impressive singing at all. Very ordinary, not unique.

how can you tell im confused head or chest how to remember them..

That was not chest voice.

@kickalion that is so immature

Not really chest, that was a mix i think

Wow how do people learn to sing high notes in chest voice like this? I mean, any methods? It's incredibly hard to sing high in chest voice

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@AIG96 falsetto is for men, and head voice is for women.

@stagm3 me too! LOL but head voice can sound unpleasant if your execution is bad. for example mine haha

I prefer head, wait what we talkin about?

I prefer chest voice because when a singer singing too much head voice is oversinging.

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once the question is Mariah vs. Whitney, I tell: Whitney voice (not talking about range or skill, just the 'normal voice') is much better!

@eritreangurrl exactly and doesn't sing with soul like CHRISTINA AGUILERA. These three are wonderful and each offer something to enjoy. AMen to that.

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That's head voice, not falsetto. Falsetto has an airy sound and yes, women have falsetto. The other one IS her chest voice, pulling it up all the time is one of the causes of its deterioration.

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@gaylolful There's a big difference. it's hard to explain though. watch a video