chest voice

noun

1. a voice of the lowest speaking or singing register Compare head voice

Example Sentences

She delivers every clunker of a line with her full chest voice and a twinkle in her eye.

From Los Angeles Times

Vocally, this choice is slightly challenging because it’s in the higher range of the mezzo-soprano chest voice, Glass said, adding that you need a strong belt and a mastery of quick words.

From Los Angeles Times

The note jumps also cross between chest voice and head voice for many singers, which is a challenge for the inexperienced, she added.

From Los Angeles Times

“With a lot of singers you can tell when they go from head to chest voice; it’s two different voices,” he said in an interview for the same book.

From New York Times

Using a clear, clean, straight head voice rather than chest voice will help to avoid this, and will strengthen a child’s vocal musculature for a lifetime of excellent singing.

From Literature