Singers: What You Should Know About High Notes
Have you every tried singing in the bathroom and you just have to aim for that high note? Does that spooky sound falsetto happen because when you are attempting the high notes so your voice sounds so thin it sounds like a ghost screaming? Most amateur singers don’t have a clue what to do because they haven’t gotten the know-how through voice lessons from a professional teacher.
There are some really bad things we do to our voices, we yell, we smoke, we scream and that’s just the morning commute on the freeway! Seriously, we limit our vocal range by how we exercise our voices. If we strain our voices then we don’t allow any range to develop, so to develop a voice that can sing higher notes you will need to find someone who can give you advice that can really help.
Our vocal cords have to be taken care of which means proper resting, and some people talk too much but do not sing enough! If you are trying to hit the high notes and you are using all your might then you are doing it wrong. A high note is sung with the same range as the notes before it, and the breathing technique is what allows you to reach the higher notes.
When you train with correct breathing it becomes the most important part of singing. Talking involves breathing, swimming, running; anything that makes you use your lungs to allow air to be recycled needs to be practiced. If you are not breathing properly you cannot allow your voice to react in a way that will allow you to sing higher.
If you want to sing falsetto, you don’t need to use your lungs at all. When you sing falsetto, you will use the muscles in the neck and throat which singers do not use for actual singing. Try to let go of stress so that that your breath flows easily and effortlessly to reach those high notes, such as using those Lamaze breathing methods for expecting mothers.
The best way to test your comfortable range is to use an instrument such as a piano where you can play scales or play the guitar where you can play broken chords. If you install a software called Sing and See on your computer, you will be able to view the visual results of your singing. It’s a great tool for both teachers and students without teachers as it tells you exactly what are you doing.
You can start recording yourself during one of your practice sessions so that you can learn to listen to yourself. By listening to the recording you may be able to detect if you sound out of tune, hear if your range expanded, and listen if you can understand your diction. Keep recording yourself as a regular part of your practice routine.
When you sing and hear yourself you can match your singing voice as it allows you to know where you are at and how high you need to sing to reach above your own voice. It also gives you a chance to sing harmony and melody with yourself. This also helps to know your vocal range and what you need to work on to achieve the higher notes while you sing.
