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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

Each singer wants to expand his own vocal range and the most impressive achievement is to conquer the high notes. However, no one is born able to sing the standard high notes in the first place! Like many other muscles, the vocal cords need strength-building exercises. Let's start with learning how to relax muscles. Then warm up and practice specialized exercises aimed at expanding the vocal range.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Muscle relaxation

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   Take a slow, comfortable breath to release the tension. To get a high note, respiration needs to be comfortable. If not, the tension will affect the voice. Take a normal breath, then exhale. Keep breathing slowly and steadily.
   • Relax your shoulders, neck, and chest and continue breathing in and out. This helps to reduce the tension in those areas.

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   Massage your face and jaw to relieve muscle tension. Place your palms on either side of your face, just below your cheekbones. Press gently on the cheek, then gently massage around the jaw. Open your mouth a little. Repeat this process a few more times.

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   Turn your neck and shoulder blades to relax your muscles. Turn your neck slowly from left to right. When the neck muscles are relaxed, rotate the shoulder blades gently and slowly, before and after alternating. Then let the arms drop down along the body.
   • Try to relax your arms while exercising. Avoid inertial clenching or straining your hand muscles when trying to hit high notes.
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Part 2 of 3: Voice warm up

1. Use your personal humidifier before and after singing. This machine works to add warmth and moisture to the vocal cord. Using the machine before and after each practice session or performance helps keep the vocal cords in good condition.

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   Drink a glass of warm water to relax the larynx muscles. This also helps moisten the vocal cords, helping the vocalist reach higher ranges. Mix honey with water to reduce and prevent sore throat.
   • Do not drink ice, coffee or milk before starting your voice. This can have a negative effect on vocals.

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   Vibrate your lips to warm up. Lips pursed together. Push the air out of your mouth evenly so that your lips vibrate and make the sound of the balloon going away. Continue to do so with a "pr" sound, keeping the sound steady as the steam passes over your lips.
   • Once you do, try the "br" sound. Then continue with the "br" sound, but with a scale shift up and down.
   • Lip vibrations help control breathing better, while reducing the pressure on the vocal cords.

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   Stretch the vocal cords in the "mermaid" style. Open your mouth in an "o" shape and inhale. Imagine sucking a spaghetti! When you exhale, make a "wu" sound. Keep the "wu" sound seamless and repeat 2 to 3 more times.
   • Then, start shifting the scale up and down to the "wu" sound.

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   Play a two-octave scale to warm up before singing the high notes. Start at a low note, sing the "mi" sound, and move the scale up gradually. Reverse and run the scale downwards following the "i" sound. Keep moving up and down and gradually widening your pitch.
   • Once you feel relatively comfortable, switch to the "u" sound and repeat the method above.
   • During warm-up, don't force yourself to sing too high. Over time, this can actually narrow the pitch.
   • Use the Singscope application to initiate the voice.
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Part 3 of 3: Phonemic Development

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   Take a breath with your belly to make your voice stronger. As a singer, you've probably heard this many times. Even so, this is still important advice! Abdominal breathing helps you maintain stability during high pitches and relax your muscles.
   • When inhaled, the abdomen should swell first and then the chest.
   • If you have trouble, try placing your hand on your stomach while taking air. This will help you focus more on taking abdominal breath.
   • Raising high notes requires the singer to control his breathing very well, so coordinate with the diaphragm when singing and practice air regulation to support vocal chords.

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   Start with mid-pitched notes and start singing higher. You can continue to practice the "u" and "i" sounds as it did during the warm-up. Once you sing at the desired highs, move on to louder-to-mouth sounds like "âu" and "ơ".
   • If you practice like that on a regular basis, you will find it easier and easier to sing high notes.
   • However, do not ignore the lows. Practice singing low notes makes the vocal chords stronger, thereby creating a premise for a better high note.

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   Test vowels. When singing high notes, the voice quality will be consistent with the vowel. There are some vowels that are harder to sing than usual. You should experiment to determine which vowels best match the voice quality. Once you know which vowel is most suitable, switch (gradually) to that vowel as the scale goes up.
   • For example, you might have trouble going up high with a long "i" (in "meet") but easily sing a short "i". You can transform the long "i" in "meet" by singing "mitt" and skillfully adjust so that the short "i" sounds like a long "i" when singing high.

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   Put the consonant in front of the vowel. Difficult consonants, such as "g", can help the vocalist become more proficient in closing vocal chords. After practicing the vowel for a while, add the difficult "g" consonant in front. This helps the vocal cords vibrate evenly, thereby maintaining the sound output stability.
   • Also works if the vowel is in front of the consonant "m" and "n".
   • The vocal cords will close when all the vocal cords touch to create a sound. If the vocal cords are not in a fully "closed" state, it is difficult to maintain a steady stream of steam.

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   Sing the word "yawn" out loud to open the picture. When practicing, never be afraid to sing the word "yawn" high. Singing that word will bring the mouth and throat mouth back into the correct position for the high notes. Here's a fun tip to get the singers familiar with the correct mouth mouth, but don't do it during the performance!

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   Keep vocals smooth and clear. The steady stream will help you get a steady high. During the pitch improvement process, inhale and exhale evenly. Strive to have a smooth and clear voice.
   • Think of a verse that contains high notes, then use continuous diaphragmatic breath control from the start. This creates a continuum between the high note and the previous note.
   • Pushing out too hard when singing high notes can cause your throat to stretch and affect your voice.

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   Relax after exercising to avoid injury. High singing practice often puts pressure on the vocal cords. For the laryngeal muscles to function properly, it is necessary to relax after exercising. Hum a gentle "m" sound. Shifts the scale up and down to the "m" sound.
   • Notice how sounds come out of the mouth. Will vibrate and tickle a bit!
8. Let the vocal cords rest for about 30 minutes after each exercise. It is important to let your voice rest after practicing singing high notes. Taking 30 minutes of absolute silence - not singing, talking or humming - after each singing session gives the vocal cords time to relax. advertisement

Advice

• Practice your voice with your vocal teacher to develop your vocal range and conquer high notes.
• Don't be discouraged if you don't immediately succeed! It will take time, so keep going.
• Avoid overwork. Overload can hurt your voice permanently.
• Exercise every day. You will not improve if you neglect singing; in fact, the accent can get even worse.
• Choose a simple track that matches the vocal range to start with. This makes the vocal cords ready for more difficult high-pitched songs in the future.

Warning

• If you have a sore throat, stop singing and rest. This indicates that you are forcing your voice to overdo it.
• Do not sing while sore throat. The vocal range is likely to narrow rather than expand.
• Warm up for best results and prevent injury.