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Q: Are falsetto and head voice the same thing?
A: No. Falsetto is the lightest vocal production made by
the human voice. It is limited in strength, dynamics and tonal
variation. Usually, there is a considerable 'jump,' 'break' or
'disconnect' between your chest (speaking) voice and your
falsetto. Noted vocal coach and voice therapist Randy Buescher of
Chicago defines falsetto as:
"a coordination where the outer layer of the vocal
cord (mucosa, i.e. internal skin or muscular covering) is vibrating,
creating sound, but without engaging the actual musculature of the
cord. Also, there exists no medial compression. In other
words, during the vibratory cycle, the cords never fully
approximate. In head voice, the cords approximate, but the
vibration of the cord moves away from the full depth of the vocal cord
(chest voice) to a pattern that involves less and less depth of vocal
cord as you ascend toward the top of your range. The highest
notes of your range involve only the vocal ligament. However,
there is no consensus among experts on the official definition of vocal
registers."
- by Brett Manning
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