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I'm hoping someone can give me guidance on a problem I am having. I have never had formal voice lessons
and I'm not familiar with much of the terminology -- so please bear with me!

I have always had a strong "chest" voice, but I've always used falsetto to go higher when singing.
Since this past spring, however, I've somehow lost much of my "falsetto" voice but I can sing a bit
higher with my "chest" voice. My falsetto voice is hoarse and I had to *really* clear my throat to get a note
out.

Does this sound like a simple case of needing to rest my voice, (I sing around the house with the radio/cds
- alot- and at church, but not in public), or have I started to develop my chest voice and I need to continue
working on it more (perhaps with a teacher)?

Also, I've read a few of the many previous posts on this topic but in general, is there any agreement on
whether it is good or bad to sing falsetto?

Thanks,
Mrs. ML
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