Comments on: 5 Ways to Deliver More Expressive Vocals http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/5-ways-to-deliver-more-expressive-vocals/ Music, Sound & Audio Tutorials Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Josh R http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/5-ways-to-deliver-more-expressive-vocals/#comment-23399 Josh R Sat, 23 May 2009 19:35:18 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1462#comment-23399 Kev - I think you are correct regarding head vs. falsetto in that they are different (although they are used interchangeably incorrectly too often). Essentially the falsetto is a lot more breathy/airy and not much resonance, whereas the head voice is much more prominent and powerful sounding in comparison. What really helped me learn the difference is that you can slide from chest voice to head voice without hitting a break between the registers (with practice), but it is not possible to my understanding to go from any register to falsetto without hitting a break (although you can make it barely noticeable by controlling your air flow). If you are singing in what you *think* is head voice, and you try to slide down into chest voice and end up sounding like an old woman or Aunt Bea from Andy Griffith, you are in falsetto not head voice. Kev – I think you are correct regarding head vs. falsetto in that they are different (although they are used interchangeably incorrectly too often).

Essentially the falsetto is a lot more breathy/airy and not much resonance, whereas the head voice is much more prominent and powerful sounding in comparison.

What really helped me learn the difference is that you can slide from chest voice to head voice without hitting a break between the registers (with practice), but it is not possible to my understanding to go from any register to falsetto without hitting a break (although you can make it barely noticeable by controlling your air flow).

If you are singing in what you *think* is head voice, and you try to slide down into chest voice and end up sounding like an old woman or Aunt Bea from Andy Griffith, you are in falsetto not head voice.

]]> By: KEV http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/5-ways-to-deliver-more-expressive-vocals/#comment-23269 KEV Fri, 22 May 2009 00:15:55 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1462#comment-23269 Concerning range, accomplished vocalists have 4 registers: chest, mix (of chest and head), head, and falsetto. As I understand it, head voice differs from falsetto in this way: in head voice, sound resonates in the head while the vocal cords remain partially closed, while falsetto is the vibration of the edges of the vocal cords. Concerning range, accomplished vocalists have 4 registers: chest, mix (of chest and head), head, and falsetto. As I understand it, head voice differs from falsetto in this way: in head voice, sound resonates in the head while the vocal cords remain partially closed, while falsetto is the vibration of the edges of the vocal cords.

]]> By: Albi http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/5-ways-to-deliver-more-expressive-vocals/#comment-23225 Albi Thu, 21 May 2009 16:28:17 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1462#comment-23225 Thank you for the tips, they are very good. Thank you for the tips, they are very good.

]]> By: Zeeshan Ahmed http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/5-ways-to-deliver-more-expressive-vocals/#comment-23208 Zeeshan Ahmed Thu, 21 May 2009 13:54:35 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1462#comment-23208 Very well done, I myself am an aspiring singer, so these were very good tips :D Cheers! Very well done, I myself am an aspiring singer, so these were very good tips :D
Cheers!

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