Why Does my voice have Resonance?

Question:I looked up Resonance in a dictionary. I know what it means. My choir teacher tells me i have resonance. i am as loud as the rest of the choir put together. (about 30 people)
I have just started singing a few months ago.
Also when i was little i was VERY loud when i talked.
My normal voice when i am speaking resonates.
So my question is, WHY does my voice resonate so much?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I looked up Resonance in a dictionary. I know what it means. My choir teacher tells me i have resonance. i am as loud as the rest of the choir put together. (about 30 people)
I have just started singing a few months ago.
Also when i was little i was VERY loud when i talked.
My normal voice when i am speaking resonates.
So my question is, WHY does my voice resonate so much?

Resonance is produced in a combination of the sinuses and the vocal apparatus. Your job is to learn to control the natural power your voice has in it. You don't necessarily speak louder because your hearing is poor, it is because your body produces volume and power by itself.

Yes, it is rare to find this vocal quality. Many people struggle to achieve what you do naturally. If your singing voice is trained well, your natural resonance and powerful volume will make you a superstar. I encourage you to study voice and do something great, for you have the potential. It is raw right now and you need to learn to control it, but you can learn. Are you also blessed with perfect pitch? If you don't know, have yourself tested for that. Listen to the notes of a musical scale and see if you can not only match the pitch with the piano, but you can name any note or group of notes you hear.

A good example of natural resonance with good vocal training is Josh Groban. His voice is deep and resonant with very little effort on his part. If you have a voice like that, you can and will go far.

Hope this helps. Best of luck to you! Rob R

Don't sweat it.It's natural,like being able to wiggle your ears.Mine voice can be heard in a tunnel when I'm not even trying and it's almost impossible for me to whisper.You got lucky.Some of us just have big voices.It has to do with the muscles in and around you larynx and how deeply you breath naturally....
SO SHUT UP AND SING ALREADY! :-)

Thankfully for you, resonance is a GOOD thing to have. Once again, it means that you have everything in your throat set up correctly. You are very lucky, especially to have resonance after only starting singing a few months ago. Bravo!

Everyone has "resonance." It's the effect of amplifying the vibrations of the vocal cords. If people didn't have resonance, their voice would sound like a newborn baby's (which has very little resonance). Some people's voices resonate more in their bodies than others but most people generally adjust the level of their voice to match the level of those around them, regardless of how much their own voice resonates.

But still some others don't hear their own voice as well as they hear others, so when they attempt to match their voice to others' they actually end up being louder. This has less to do with resonance and more to do with hearing. (It's similar to the way some people sing louder when they're wearing earphones.) From your description this seems more like the central issue of what's going on with you.

For regular speech, your louder voice might sound odd to others, but most people won't mind. For choral music, however, the sound must blend and if you can't hear the proper balance yourself from your own feedback, you'll have to learn to trust your director and adjust your voice accordingly.