Voice Registers
This voice register is heavier, deeper, and more speech-like.
What is chest voice?
This muscle keeps the vocal cords short and thick?
Belting is a type of ____ that uses twang.
What is mixing (or mixed voice)?
This is what SOVT really stands for.
What is Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract?
This Broadway belter originated the role of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway.
Who is Idina Menzel?
(will also accept Adele Dazeem)
This voice register is lighter, higher, and softer than regular speech.
What is head voice?
This muscle stretches the vocal cords to make them long and thin.
What is the cricothyroid (CT)?
The word used to describe a bright, brassy sound quality in belting.
What is cut?
(will also accept twang, though that is the technique, not the sound quality)
Name one example of a SOVT exercise.
What is a lip trill / straw phonation / "z" slides?
This singer's iconic belt is most famous in his song dreaming of a new life in New Mexico. Just don't let the New York accent throw you off.
Who is Jeremy Jordan?
The blending of chest and head voice to create a seamless transition is known as this.
What is mixed voice?
The TA and CT muscles work together to create this type of singing blend.
True or false: Belting should feel forced and tense to achieve power.
What is False?
True or false: SOVT exercises only benefit high voices.
What is False?
This singer is known for his high-belting songs, I'm Alive from Next to Normal, Goodbye from Catch Me If You Can, and El Tango de Roxanne from Moulin Rouge.
Who is Aaron Tveit?
This voice register is the highest of all registers and is used by singers like Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande.
What is whistle register?
This muscle is used for articulation, vocal tract shaping, and is much bigger than most folks imagine.
What is the tongue?
In belting, singers typically use this vocal coordination.
What is a TA-dominant / chest-heavy mix?
The main goal of SOVT exercises is to achieve this type of airflow.
What is steady and balanced airflow?
This singer is sometimes referred to as the original beltress of Broadway. Originating roles like Mama Rose in Gypsy, Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, and Sally Adams in Call Me Madam. There's no business like show business!
Who is Ethel Merman?
This register translates from Italian to "false" or "fake" and is used primarily by men. Think breathy.
What is falsetto?
This is the technical name of your "voice box," or the part of your throat that houses the vocal cords.
What is the larynx?
Belting can technically be full-chest voice / mechanism 1 until this high point in the male register called the passagio.
What is an E4 to F4?
This type of voice should use a small diameter straw or coffee stirrer to find balance.
What is a tight / tense / pressed voice?
This singer won her first Tony award for Best Actress at the age of 19, still the youngest to date. Dorothy's daughter.
Who is Liza Minelli?