I have explained the difference among the 3 vocal registers：(1) Chest Voice (2) Mix Voice (3) Head Voice. The majority of a song is usually chest voice, which means that it is very important. Are you singing in a breathy tone ? Actually chest voice should be bright and firm. I will teach you some exercises to strengthen your chest voice right now.
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Air leakage during singing is caused by insufficient closure of vocal folds
When we inhale, vocal folds are opened. Air then goes into our lungs. Vocal folds are closing while we speak or sing. So that while we exhale, air blown to the vocal folds making them to vibrate. A bright and firm voice is produced with sufficient closure of vocal folds. Air leakage during speaking or singing is caused by insufficient closure of vocal folds.
3 Steps to strengthen Chest Voice
1） Step 1：Checking the existence of Chest Voice
We can say "One Two Three Two One". Then produce the sound of "Ae", "Gee", "Goh". If you can clearly produce these sound. We can carry on to the following exercises.
2）Step 2：Build Chest Voice Range
a) Exercise#1: 5-tone Goh(123454321）
b) Exercise#2: 5-tone Gee (123454321）
c) Exercise#3: 5-tone legato AE (123454321）
Male 5-tone scale
Female 5-tone scale
3) Step 3：Testing connection between chest voice and mix voice
a) Exercise#1: Octave Repeat NAY (1358888531）
b) Exercise#2: Octave Repeat GEE (1358888531）
Male Octave Repeat Scale
Female Octave Repeat Scale
c) Exercise#3: 1.5 Octave NAY (1351’3’5’4’2’75421）
d) Exercise#4: 1.5 Octave GEE (1351’3’5’4’2’75421）
Male 1.5 Octave Scale
Female 1.5 Octave Scale
