chest voice
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Miranda spent one-on-one time with Simo in the recording studio, helping her pin down high notes in her head voice and low notes in her chest voice.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021
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
Where artists like Eilish and Khalid do “this super-cool kind of mumbly, vibey thing,” as one of his producers, Malay, put it, Capaldi uses his powerful chest voice to reach the cheap seats.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019
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
However, keep in mind that a child’s vocal apparatus is still developing, and imitating adult singing with scoops, chest voice, or belting is affected singing and not natural.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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