Your Four Gears

Registers are not just a singer thing — they shape how you speak too:

• Chest voice — your power gear. Warm, authoritative, grounded. Carries most conversation
• Head voice — your range gear. Lighter and higher, great for expressive lift
• Mixed voice — both at once. Carries far without the heaviness of chest or the thinness of head
• Vocal fry — the low, crackly bottom edge, where the folds flop loosely

Most people drive only in chest gear all day — and never feel the rest of their range.