chest voice
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Vocally, this choice is slightly challenging because it’s in the higher range of the mezzo-soprano chest voice, Glass said, adding that you need a strong belt and a mastery of quick words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Rather than relying on falsetto as a countertenor would, Mariño, 28, is able to comfortably sing high notes with his chest voice.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Sing a low note from the depths of your diaphragm and siren up, higher and higher, until your chest voice breaks and you have to use your falsetto voice to keep going.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2020
When Mendez passed from her chest voice to her head voice in “Mr. Snow,” you practically fell out of your seat.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 27, 2018
Using a clear, clean, straight head voice rather than chest voice will help to avoid this, and will strengthen a child’s vocal musculature for a lifetime of excellent singing.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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