What's the technique called where a singer forcefully breaks their voice?

Although singing is mostly done using the modal register, it is important for more professional singers to be able to smoothly move between different vocal registers. Professional singers refer to this break as the Passaggio. Unintentional voice breaks are called a voice crack.

1. What's it called when a singer cracks their voice on purpose?
2. How do singers damage their voice?
3. What is falsetto music?
4. Is falsetto bad for your voice?

What's it called when a singer cracks their voice on purpose?

It's a yodel or a vocal break.

How do singers damage their voice?

Beautiful singing requires lithe cords, but all that slapping together can wear down their fine, spongy surface and lead to tiny contusions. Over years of heavy use, nodules, polyps or cysts form on the vocal folds, distorting the sound they create. For a singer, the first sign of trouble is often the wobble.

What is falsetto music?

1 : an artificially high voice especially : an artificially produced singing voice that overlaps and extends above the range of the full voice especially of a tenor. 2 : a singer who uses falsetto. falsetto.

Is falsetto bad for your voice?

Here's the bottom line. Singing with a true falsetto with a lot of power can damage your voice. However you can create a similar effect by developing a mix of your head voice and chest voice. This will give you plenty of power in your upper range.