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Unit 3 · Head voice and falsetto

A light hoot

Find the lighter, higher voice above your break, head voice or, for many men, falsetto, with a quiet owl-like "hoo", then compare it with the guide's. Free.

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What it teaches

Above your break is a lighter, higher voice: head voice, or for many men falsetto. It sounds like an owl's hoo: quieter, never louder.

Just above your break. Every note here is set from yours

Quiet and easy. Lighter than you speak

Stop if it strains. Tightens, tickles or hurts: rest

What you sing

  1. A quiet hum first, low and easy: hear it, then hum it back.
  2. Hold a light "hoo" just above your break.
  3. Hear the guide's light hoo, then record yours and compare.

Singing safely

Voices that are still breaking should wait. Sing only as high and low as is easy, keep the top light and quiet, never drag a heavy sound up past your break, and stop if anything tightens, tickles or hurts.

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  • Your notes light upEach note shows where you landed, and a hint when to go up or down.
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