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Developing
A Good Singing Tone:
Singers commonly pursue a good mix of chest
and head voice to obtain a good singing tone. Even
thought we have talked about singing in mixed
voice in prior articles, there still seems to
be a lot of misunderstanding concerning this
topic such as depth of the resonance and
balancing tonal brilliance.
Blending both the head and chest voice is a
main cause of frustration and confusion for
the majority of aspiring singers.
Nevertheless, once you begin to grasp how your
singing voice works, the mixing of the vocal
colors will become automatic and as easy as
speaking with expression.
It is a proven fact that once you are capable
of blending both tones of the head voice and
chest voice you will start to sing with a
greater deal of passion and emotion, simply
because you will know how to produce a good
singing tone that conveys the emotions and
feelings of the song that you are singing.
This is when you are truly singing with
feeling and passion.
It is well know among singers that singing in
head voice when correctly supported has a very
brilliant ringing tonal characteristic to it
when compared to the tone that is created by
singing in chest voice .The brilliant tone
that is created when singing in head voice
originates in the cavities behind and above
the nose, also referred to as the mask area.
An unsupported head voice has a tonal
resonance that is extremely different and is
characterized by a weaker sounding tone know
as falsetto. Oddity enough this happens when a
singer abruptly switches into a choirboy tone.
The structure of your resonators has a great
deal to do with how your singing voice
ultimately sounds. That is the reason that you
can listen to a lot of different singers with
high singing voices and each one of them will
poses their own unique vocal quality.
Try this simple experiment to feel how the
different parts of your head resonate. Make
sure that you are in a place that is quiet;
now take one finger and gently tap on the bone
that is between your nose and upper lip.
Listen for the light sounding thump that is
produced. Now take the same finger and tap the
bridge of your nose, after doing that tap your
forehead immediately below your hairline
listening to the thumping sound that is
produced.
Could you hear how the thumping sound that is
produced got higher in pitch as you moved up
from your lip to your forehead? If you have
performed this experiment, then you know for
certain that different bones produce different
pitches.
When singers talk about singing in chest voice
or chest resonance they are taking about vocal
tones that have a deeper and mellower quality
to them. However the term �singing in chest
voice� is a bit of a misnomer, because
according to the dictionary definition, an
efficient resonating chamber is a hollow place
that is made up of a hard surface. However,
the chest contains a lot of organs, which make
it unsuitable for amplifying singing tones.
Contrary to popular belief the deeper and
mellower tones are actually produced in the
throat and mouth where there is a lot of empty
space for amplification by the vocal cords and
not in the chest. Nevertheless, you can feel a
distinctive vibration in your chest when you
are singing, particularly in the breastbone or
sternum area. This feeling of vibration in
your chest area can be used very efficiently
to even out the higher notes and produce a
good tone.
Singing in mix voice or head and chest voice
is the healthiest way to sing and produces the
best singing tone. If you want to develop a
good singing tone then you should get the
proper vocal exercises that will teach you how
to properly sing with a blend of head and
chest voice.
For more information about singing in mix
voice click on the following link Mastering
Mixed Voice.
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