No, but your voice can make sound in different ways.
The vocal folds (vocal cords) are complex and able to vibrate in a number of modes.
The terms 'head voice' and 'chest voice' date back hundreds of years, to a time when there was very little understanding of how the voice worked. These days, with modern scientific research, we have a much clearer idea of how we make sound, so we know that 'head voice' and 'chest voice' no longer accurately describe what's happening. As a result, these terms are gradually falling out of use by voice professionals.
Some teachers and singers still use the words 'head' and 'chest' to describe the voice, but it's hard to pin down exactly what they mean. The main problem (as I'm sure you'll realise from the wealth of 'information' on the net!) is that there's no consensus - some say there are two 'registers' (Head and Chest), others three (Head, Chest and Mixed), some four (Chest, Mixed, Head, Falsetto).
The major problem with 'head' and 'chest' is that it suggests that the sound production mechanism changes position from somewhere in the chest to somewhere in the head - which it clearly doesn't! Sound is always made by the vocal folds (cords) in the larynx (voice box) - which is in the throat!
Confused? I'm sure you are!
Fortunately, Estill Voice Training™ can simplify things for you. By focusing on the physical production of the voice, rather than imagery, EVT™ will explain exactly what happens - and allow you to control it. Whatever you call it - Head, Chest, Mixed, Falsetto - each sound can be precisely defined in terms of how the vocal folds are vibrating.
In Estill Voice Training™, the singer is taught to understand that many components are involved in producing sound, each one interacting with every other. In this 'Dynamical System', certain conditions become easier than others at certain pitches and the voice is attracted to slip into these conditions - sometimes without the singer realising it!
To non-Estill singers, these attractor states are known as 'registers'. In other words, registers are convenient compromises. The challenge for an Estill-trained singer is to learn how to maintain the conditions that produce a certain sound beyond the limits of its attractor state.
By understanding how the voice works, Estill Voice Training™ replaces the vague and inexact concepts of Head voice and Chest voice with a precise understanding of the vocal folds and how they vibrate - giving the singer complete control.
As a Certified Master Teacher, Andy Follin can explain how to allow the voice to move effortlessly through the range - with or without a change in sound.
Book a Singing Lesson with Andy now: enquiries@vocalskills.co.uk