Finding Your Voice - Listening

The sound of the head voice can be strange to our ears.  It tends to be used in more formal, art music styles rather than in popular music.  Try listening to some examples of people singing in different ranges and try to identify if the singer is using his or her head voice or chest voice.

For more examples of head voice, try listening to:

• Vienna Boys Choir, Harlem Boys Choir, and other children's choirs
• Just about any opera.  Start with the Chorus of the Street Children from Carmen and the Flower Duet from Lakme. 

For an extreme example, using the male falsetto:

• Tiptoe Through the Tulips by Tiny Tim

And my favorite musical inspiration for finding your voice:

• Sing a Song by the Carpenters

If you have other suggestions, please comment below!