i don't get all this talk with 'writing voice', 'head voice', 'singing voice'... what's all the difference..? it's all singing.. Actually in a few songs in this album (like in there ain't no particular way) she sounds more like the old shania in that rock'n'roll Lime Light session album thing..
SHANIANUTS!
11-24-2002, 9:37pm
you mean the young Shania eh?:)
Head voice is your high voice, you basically well, sing through you head, lol, well not really... lol....:smirk:
Ok, I don't know that much about voices myself, but the following article was posted on a Christina Aguilera board. Hope it helps to clarify a few things!
There are 3 different "voices" for each sex..
Girls:
~Chest Voice - Talking voice...this one is bad to sing in according to many voice coaches! If you sing in this alot (especially in "belting" mode like some pop singers do) you can develop what is called "nodes"...which are "callases"(sp?) on the vocal chords which will make one sound airy/raspy..and to get rid of them they will need to go on vocal rest or sugery. Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill, Celine Dion are some of the singers who once got nodes but got rid of them with a bit of vocal rest.
~Head Voice - what female vocalists like opera singers sing in most of the time, though vocal training..it's higher sounding than chest voice. (*Shania sings in head voice in Jealous...)
Within head voice range, there's also a "super-head voice" which sounds like "whistle notes"... it starts in the B-b5 (the highest note for Mezzo Sopranos) and it goes up to C7...Some pop singers abble to sing in super-head range are: Minnie Riperton, Christina Aguilera, Shanice, Kelly Clarkson (in "Natural woman"), Mariah Carey, Debelah Morgan, Shanice, Rachelle Ferrell, Angela Via, Sabrina Johnston, Deniece Williams, Janet Jackson (in "Love will never do without you"), Natalie Brown, Lisa Fisher, Chante Moore etc...
~"Whistle Range" - this is the high "whistle" notes like those Mariah do in "Heartbreaker", "Butterfly" or "Emotions" ...The biggest difference between super-head voice and whistle register is that whistle register cannot be blended into head or chest voice, it doesn't have any vibratto and it sounds a bit weaker. Also, whistle range can't technically be counted as part of a singer's range, because it can't be sung in full voice, which only goes up to C7.
Boys:
~Chest Voice - described above
~Head Voice - described above
~Falsetto Range - this is where half of the vocal chords is shut off and they only use the top half creating a very high sound...only guys can do this, girls cannot...
Now if you want to know more about female voices, this is what a friend of mine posted on the Christina Aguilera board
Prince_Of_Pop:
These are the different type of female voices:
Soprano Coloratura: The highest and lightest voice... they can sing through scale, hold notesy or jump octaves very easily... a normal soprano coloratura sings from around E3 to F6 in full voice. (Arianna, Minnie Riperton, Lamya, Minnie Riperton).
Soprano Lyric: 70% of women are lyric soprano...they have a light and high voice like coloratura's but stronger and with a shorter range...about E3 to C6 in full voice (Jessica Simpson, Linda Eder)
Soprano Spinto: Edgier sound and stronger voice...can hold notes for a longer time without any vibratto, their range about E3 to C6 in full voice. (Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Shania Twain).
Soprano Dramatic: Lower voice and very powerful, more stamina over heavy orquestra, their range is the same...E3 to C6 (Whitney Houston, Taylor Dayne, Anastacia).
Mezzo Soprano: Edgier sound, lower voice...very soulful and "creamy", their range is about C3 to B-b5 (Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Faith Hill?)
Contra-Alto: or also called just alto...their voice is lower, in the range of tenor or counter tenor, their range is about E3 or D3 to E5. (India.Arie, Rachelle Ferrell, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton).
ALSO!! THERE'S SOME "WEIRD SOPRANOS"...
Soprano Lyric Coloratura: More powerful than coloratura but with their same range (Angela Via, Shanice, Debelah Morgan).
Soprano Dramatic Coloratura: this is the hardest to find...their vocal chords are so special that have the power and stamina of a dramatic soprano...but also the range and agility of a coloratura (Mariah Carey, Lara Fabian).
Note: The full range of sopranos is going from E3 to C6; which is just under a 3 octave range...
SHANIANUTS!
11-25-2002, 12:08am
You really are trying to put us all to sleep, eh?!:shocked: :shocked: :p
Thanks for posting all that stuff about different voices :) It was extremely interesting to read for this music buff :) Nothing is better than to read something that I don't know and I walk away w/ feeling informed
Chloe
JustinP
11-25-2002, 12:25am
Just some insight from a singer...Maybe the easiest way to explain the difference between voices ("registers")...if you were standing beside a singer who was singing in "head voice", it would sound like the sound was coming out of the singer's head, almost literally. As for chest voice, the sound seems to come from the chest. As for how the singer singing in head voice feels, it FEELS like the sound is coming out your head. Strange but true...
Justin
Originally posted by chloe
Thanks for posting all that stuff about different voices :) It was extremely interesting to read for this music buff :) Nothing is better than to read something that I don't know and I walk away w/ feeling informedChloe Hey my pleasure Chloe... Let's hear it for "Soprano Spinto Shania" !! lol
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