is this head voice?

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I've been singing for 2 years now, but have just started taking lessons. Today was my 2nd lesson. We have only done simple breathing excersises, but on my own I THINK I've discovered how to use my head voice.



can anyone tell me if this is head voice I'm using? I'm a little confused that some teachers claim head voice and falsetto in a man is the same thing, so at the end of the clip I change to falsetto, and there is obviously a huge difference. Perhaps what I'm using is my "mixed" voice? It's certainly not my chest voice, I could never in a million years get that high in my chest voice. It's the A above middle C.

Thanks!
 
You have no idea how much I appreciate your blunt, simple answer.
People on other forums wouldn't simply tell me, they'd give me some vague, useless mumbo-jumbo.
Bless you.:)
 
hey antispatula, any tips on accessing your head voice? i can't do it :(
 
From my very limited understanding of it, you sort of naturally move from chest to upper chest/throat to head voice as you go from low pitches to higher pitches. You should pay attention to where those transitions occur in you for a couple of reasons. There will be some notes that you can sing with either your head or throat, for instance, to impart different tone. Also, once you start paying attention to what body part is resonating (that is the whole jist of this) you can do things to increase the resonance or alter it in a positive way.
 
i've looked for a singing forum that doesn't move twice a month...i couldn't find one...

i just googled "singing forum"

and i have no idea where to put singing stuff here...anyways..

my voice is horrid with intonation. it's like...on the brink of un-listenable sometimes. my voice is a schizophrenic. i think i use head voice even when i sing notes in the mid of my range. i don't know what i'm doing wrong...but i suck.

okay...blah balh, listen to this...a nick drake cover on accordion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brMicI_q3w
 
A full chest voice starts in the stomach's diaphragm and works it's way up. A head voice begins with restricted, or tensed vocal chords and ends up on Appetite for Destruction.
 
ez_willis said:
A full chest voice starts in the stomach's diaphragm and works it's way up. A head voice begins with restricted, or tensed vocal chords and ends up on Appetite for Destruction.
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LOL! I lost my falsetto sometime in my twenties from too much Sammy/Bon. Any idea of excercises I could do to get it back?
 
mikemorgan said:
LOL! I lost my falsetto sometime in my twenties from too much Sammy/Bon. Any idea of excercises I could do to get it back?
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Sing along with a Coldplay CD. Once you master it, try to do something different so you can sound good.





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mikemorgan said:
LOL! I lost my falsetto sometime in my twenties from too much Sammy/Bon. Any idea of excercises I could do to get it back?
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Bon Scott was a naturally gifted singer that was born with a golden rock voice. I don't think he used a head voice much. He just had it and no amount of abuse could ruin it.

Brian Johnson on the other hand ONLY has a head voice, which is why it was completely blown out after the first album he did.

So to answer your question, get Axl Rose to sing on your recordings and not smash up your gear afterwards.
 
While we're on the subject of head voice and falsetto, I encourage everyone to check out a band called Deas Vail. The lead singer is male, and has an amazingly smooth and crystal clear voice for being so high. Check them out!

http://www.myspace.com/deasvail

The last minute or two of "Shoreline" is a great example.
 
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