How Do You Know When You're Hitting Middle Voice? (or head or chest voice?)

[zincc]

Hey guys, first post, I'll preface this by saying I'm not a singer but simply someone who wants to improve the sound of their speaking voice.

I ran across this book called "Set Your Voice Free" by Roger Love, I'm sure many of you have heard of it and may even have his book...so anyways, there are many exercises in the book and I think (since I'm not a musician) that they go from chest, to middle, and then to head -- and this is somehow suppose to correct your current voice. You say things like moom, mum, goog, gug, etc...

I just wanted to know the FEELING you get between all 3 types of voices, what exactly are you suppose to feel? Is there suppose to be a buzz near your nose or something? Do you feel anything in your throat? How do you KNOW you're in middle, are there any audio programs that can distinguish if you're hitting middle?

Thanks so much!

[dintymoore]

You can feel them vibrate, but I only think of two - head and chest.

If you sing real low like "Old Man River" you can feel your chest vibrate more than your head.

If you sing like the Beatles "She Loves You, Ya, Ya Ya" then the "ya, ya, ya" is head tone - you can feel your head vibrate more than your chest.

I found the most helpful think for singing was learning how to breath. It should feel like you're breathing through your navel and you should look 9 months pregnant when you are full of air. If you look like Superman (chest puffed out) you're doing it wrong and will only get a small amount of air.

Seth Riggs teaching method works for me - he's right on the money, and there's some of his stuff on YouTube.

[zincc]

Thanks for the reply, I think im getting it more