chest voice

noun

See head voice
a voice of the lowest speaking or singing register Compare head voice

The use of the thick or chest-voice in class-singing is dangerous.

Most teachers favor the "chest voice" for singers of these types throughout the entire compass.

This usually takes the form of a description of the sensations experienced by the singer when producing tones in the chest voice.

It is also called the head or throat voice, in contradistinction to the chest voice, which is the natural one.

One question remains—How can a person cultivate a chest voice?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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