Belting (music)

Belting (or vocal belting) is a specific technique of singing by which a singer carries their chest voice above their break or passaggio with a proportion of head voice. Belting is sometimes described as "high chest voice" or "mixed voice" (not to be confused with the mixing technique), although if this is done incorrectly, it can potentially be damaging for the voice. It is often described as a vocal register, although this is also technically incorrect; it is rather a descriptive term for the use of a register.^[1]^[2]

^ Henrich, B. N. (2006). "Mirroring the voice from Garcia to the present day: Some insights into singing voice registers". Logopedics Phonatrics Vocology. 31 (1): 3–14. doi:10.1080/14015430500344844. PMID 16531287. S2CID 14093252.
^ Singers such as Christina Aguilera are known for their signature styles of belting Soto-Morettini, D. (2006). Popular Singing: A Practical Guide To: Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country and Gospel. A & C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-7266-4.

[henrich06-1] Henrich, B. N. (2006). "Mirroring the voice from Garcia to the present day: Some insights into singing voice registers". Logopedics Phonatrics Vocology. 31 (1): 3–14. doi:10.1080/14015430500344844. PMID 16531287. S2CID 14093252.

[soto-2] Singers such as Christina Aguilera are known for their signature styles of belting Soto-Morettini, D. (2006). Popular Singing: A Practical Guide To: Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country and Gospel. A & C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-7266-4.

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