chest voice

British  

noun

1. a voice of the lowest speaking or singing register Compare head voice

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Example Sentences

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

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

“Printemps qui commence,” the first of these, was downright ponderous in its delivery, as if bogging down in all that rich chest voice.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 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