Vocal Range Exercises for a Purer Sound
You have tried to reach those high or low notes on your favorite songs forever and haven't been able to do it yet.
You are sure there has to be a way to make your voice go further.
You are probably right!
This article can help you do so! There are a lot of vocal range exercises you can use to extend you vocal range and reach higher and lower notes. They may need longer explanations than we can give on one simple article, and of course, they are always easier to learn when having an actual person explain them to you while you watch them or hear them. That's why here we'll give you some basic tips, but we recommend visiting sites like Singing Success or Sing With Freedom to get even more detailed instructions on vocal exercises.
- Before starting with your vocal range exercises, make sure you warm up. Warming up can also be taken as the start of your exercises, since it's absolutely necessary for getting the best results without straining your vocal chords. To find out how to do a proper warm up, check our specific articles on this topic.
- You should also check on “diaphragm breathing” before you start, because it will be basic for your vocal range exercises . This breathing technique will help you take the strain off your throat muscles, avoiding injuries when trying to reach higher or lower notes. Using this technique, you will know how to handle your diaphragm to do its best job at managing the air that comes in and out of your body. To do so, you will use your “stomach” (it's not actually the stomach you'll be using, but that's what It will look and feel like) for breathing. Letting it get bigger when inhaling, and using it to push the air gently when letting the air out.
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- Find the notes you are comfortable singing on a keyboard and do scale exercises using them.
Once you have done this, you will be ready to start over again, but this time, try to continue further when reaching the higher notes. Be very careful not to strain your chords, if it hurts when doing your scales, something is wrong.
If you are doing the exercise the right way it shouldn't hurt to go a few notes higher than you usually do. You will only be able to do this because you have properly warmed up and are using diaphragmatic breathing to control your air. Make sure you do both things. If not you will just be pushing yourself and risking injuries
- Once you've gone up, try extending your lower range. Get to the lowest note you did to start your exercise and do the scales this time going down the keyboard. Only working on singing higher notes can make you loose power on the lower ones, so, even if you are not that interested on going lower, exercise this notes too, you will become a very complete singer!
There is a lot more to learn about vocal range exercises and you can find a lot more on our site. Yo can also get even more detailed Video and written instructions from one of our Highly Recommended singing programs we feature below. Try one today, and we guarantee you won't be disappointed!
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