Q&A for How to Learn Head and Chest Voice in Singing

No. Your voice may just need time and practice. Try vocal exercises everyday. Make sure you are in control of your voice, and keep practicing.

It depends on your vocal range. If your voice is higher-pitched, head voice is best for you. If your voice is lower-pitched, chest voice is best for you.

Sing songs that you are comfortable with. If you have an existing habit, try singing different alto songs and putting your own twist on them.

You'll hear a great difference. Head voice normally comes with higher tones and it makes the sound seem much smoother and soft. You'll feel it too! While chest voice might feel a bit more constraining, you'll find the head voice has a much softer and less exhausting feeling.

It's difficult for anyone to sing from their chest voice without sounding strained. If possible, sing from your diaphragm instead. That will produce a richer sound without sounding forced.

Remember that more force does not always equal more power in your voice. Try to increase the amount of air you exhale and sing with a straight back and with confidence.

Develop good breathing techniques. Working on posture will also help, and definitely warm up before singing. Confidence is key as well but if this is your first year in chorus ever, this is not going to happen overnight. Talk to your choir teacher about this and perhaps they will have some tips for you. Professional training is always great too but most importantly, you need to truly understand what singing from your diaphragm means, and breathing exercises will help. Take it slowly and take care of your body and voice: your body is key to having a strong voice!

Practice. Do lots of vocal exercises. Eventually, you can try to go for a higher range.

Your voice may be meant to sing lower notes, so try to sing a lower song. You may find that your voice is better suited for this.

That is okay. To improve you singing voice then you need to do some light exercises for you voice. Voices need to be warmed up like any part of your body before using it to sing. In my experience just doing a few scales in your head voice will make you feel better before singing. Then it's all about practice. Why not get a tutor or coach to help you? This would be best to speed things up for you.

Learn which feels more unnatural and practice until you feel comfortable with it.