What is Mixed Voice?

Mixed is probably the hardest register to find.  But if you can find it you will maximize your ability to sing a diverse genre of songs. It’s best explained as a combination of chest and head voice. You may find your voice cracking as you go from chest voice to head voice.  Thats when your TA(Thryoarytenoid) muscle switch over in using more of the CT(circothyroid) which help stretch your vocal folds longer. When developing your mixed voice, you’re able to move into your chest to head voice smoothly rather than abruptly so that you avoid cracking or tensing. There are several exercises that help you find your mixed voice.  A few contain lip trills from low to high or high to low. Or a popular one is singing on a nasalized consonant like No, Nay on a Rossini or arpeggiated scale. Make sure you are not yelling through the exercise.  Mixed voice should sound more like a call than a yell/scream. To ensure you are doing mixed voice properly, I highly recommend you to book with a private vocal coach. To book a trial lesson with me go to: www.joanncchang.com/contact or simply click my contact tab.