So, you want to increase your vocal range. Before you can do that there are several prerequisites.
First, it is helpful to identify your natural voice type and tessitura. Tessitura is your snug range; the portion of your range in which you can sing the notes consistently, on-pitch, and without strain. If you've been singing for a while you probably have a good idea of your voice type and tessitura.
When working to increase your range, it is also necessary to understand vocal resonance. The highest pitches resonate in your frontal sinuses, behind your forehead. Consider the tone as coming out the top of your head. Medium to high pitches swing in the nasopharynx or mask; imagine these as coming from the top of your nose.
Medium to low pitches swing in the mouth and throat; the lowest pitches in the chest cavity. They should have a warm, rich tone. When shifting shuttle-wise your range, try to keep the tone as smooth as you can be. Think of your tone as riding in an elevator, and your breath as the mechanism that makes the elevator ascend and come down.
Expanding Your Upper Range
The key is breath support, joined with use of your upper resonance. If you try to sing higher notes from just your throat with no adequate breath support, the result is vocal strain. If you do that too many times you could cause lasting damage.
Upper resonance is often referred to as your "head voice." You want the sound to resonate in your frontal sinuses; imagine it as coming from the triangle between your eyes and the bridge of your nose. You should feel vibration in your sinuses and the roof of your mouth (soft palate). If you are just learning how to make use of your upper resonance, sing lightly. DON'T try to force the sound or belt out your notes.
A difference on this exercise, which also helps with breath control and tone positioning, is the "buzz-slide". It uses a technique that goes by several names: buzz, bubble-lips, lip roll. After a good deep inhalation with good upturn, exhale through loosely puckered lips so that they resonate. When doing the buzz, try to feel the vibration in your nose and sinuses. As with the yawn-slide, start at the top of your range and slide to the bottom.
Expanding Your Lower Range
Adding low notes requires using your chest voice. "Chest voice" is called that because the chest where you feel vibration (resonance) when producing tones in that pitch scale.
The resonance is not truly occurring in your chest, even though you recognize it there. It's actually going on in your throat and mouth. The vibration you feel is the result of air moving from your lungs and throughout your vocal folds. Everyone uses the chest voice for normal speaking.
If you feel bagging or creaky sensations as you descend the scale, they're probably the result of strain. Pause and do some relaxation exercises for your face and neck. Kindly massage your face and throat, then try again. As you descend the scale, close your mouth slightly from its commencing position. - 40730
First, it is helpful to identify your natural voice type and tessitura. Tessitura is your snug range; the portion of your range in which you can sing the notes consistently, on-pitch, and without strain. If you've been singing for a while you probably have a good idea of your voice type and tessitura.
When working to increase your range, it is also necessary to understand vocal resonance. The highest pitches resonate in your frontal sinuses, behind your forehead. Consider the tone as coming out the top of your head. Medium to high pitches swing in the nasopharynx or mask; imagine these as coming from the top of your nose.
Medium to low pitches swing in the mouth and throat; the lowest pitches in the chest cavity. They should have a warm, rich tone. When shifting shuttle-wise your range, try to keep the tone as smooth as you can be. Think of your tone as riding in an elevator, and your breath as the mechanism that makes the elevator ascend and come down.
Expanding Your Upper Range
The key is breath support, joined with use of your upper resonance. If you try to sing higher notes from just your throat with no adequate breath support, the result is vocal strain. If you do that too many times you could cause lasting damage.
Upper resonance is often referred to as your "head voice." You want the sound to resonate in your frontal sinuses; imagine it as coming from the triangle between your eyes and the bridge of your nose. You should feel vibration in your sinuses and the roof of your mouth (soft palate). If you are just learning how to make use of your upper resonance, sing lightly. DON'T try to force the sound or belt out your notes.
A difference on this exercise, which also helps with breath control and tone positioning, is the "buzz-slide". It uses a technique that goes by several names: buzz, bubble-lips, lip roll. After a good deep inhalation with good upturn, exhale through loosely puckered lips so that they resonate. When doing the buzz, try to feel the vibration in your nose and sinuses. As with the yawn-slide, start at the top of your range and slide to the bottom.
Expanding Your Lower Range
Adding low notes requires using your chest voice. "Chest voice" is called that because the chest where you feel vibration (resonance) when producing tones in that pitch scale.
The resonance is not truly occurring in your chest, even though you recognize it there. It's actually going on in your throat and mouth. The vibration you feel is the result of air moving from your lungs and throughout your vocal folds. Everyone uses the chest voice for normal speaking.
If you feel bagging or creaky sensations as you descend the scale, they're probably the result of strain. Pause and do some relaxation exercises for your face and neck. Kindly massage your face and throat, then try again. As you descend the scale, close your mouth slightly from its commencing position. - 40730
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