The female coach launched into another explanation about mixed voice registration, gesturing between her chest and throat.
"The transition should feel seamless. You're not flipping between head voice and chest voice like a light switch. You're blending them, finding the resonance point where both coexist."
She demonstrated again, sliding effortlessly from a rich chest tone up through the passaggio into a bright head voice without a single crack or break.
Magic.
The other trainees nodded, murmuring acknowledgment.
The stocky alpha attempted it next. Rough around the edges, but he found the blend, the sound transitioning smoothly enough to earn an approving nod.
"Good. You felt the shift and controlled it. Again."
My turn.
I inhaled, centered myself, and started in chest voice.
The moment I approached the passaggio, everything collapsed.
The note cracked violently, splintering into a weak falsetto that had no business existing in the same performance.
I tried again.
