Aurally distinguishing between head voice and chest voice
This is a query that does not involve producing a head voice or chest voice, but how to distinguish between them in what I hear. Granted there are ways or techniques in properly creating sound that are distinct to both schools of thought, but this query is not about how to produce head voice or chest voice.
For example, when I hear something I want to be able to tell whether I am hearing a head voice rendition or that of a chest voice.
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There is no sure-fire way to tell and no substitute for experience listening. A general rule of thumb is how "breathy" the voice is. The breathier, the more likely to be a head voice. But you also have to take into account the individual singer and their range. Furthermore, there are singers who are so adept at making their head voice sound consistent with their "normal" voice that they are very very hard to distinguish.
To some extent you can train you ear to recognize it by listening to known examples from one or more given singers with whom you take the time to familiarize yourself. Example: "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by the Bee Gees. Compare the first line of the chorus ("How can you men a broken heart" -- head voice) to the second ("How can you stop the rain from falling down" -- normal).
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