Ok, so I am a pretty expierenced singer for my age...14....but I have one problem. My breaking point ( notes between high and low voice) is right at middle C. I have the lead in our school musical, but all of the songs cross those notes and I sound horrible and screechy! Help me please
2006-06-27 04:06:10 · 6 answers · asked by gilmore-gal 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
The break between your chest voice and your head voice, called the passaggio, is not going to just go away as you mature, although it may get a little higher or lower. Exercises have been designed to help singers deal with this weak spot in the voice and make the transition smoothly. (Just search for passaggio exercises!)
The key is to remain very light and breathy in that area of your voice, focusing your imagined air stream upward behind your ears to the top/back of your head. Don't shy away from your breath support, though! Your passaggio will change positions (get higher) as you sing louder.
Most importantly, do NOT respond physically to the upcoming pitch, anticipating whether it will be a head-voice note or a chest-voice note. Your body will naturally choose the correct side of the break, provided that your approach is good and your larynx is relaxed.
Practice practice practice crossing smoothly using slow and fast glissandi with the most relaxed tone you can make. Start by "sighing" aloud from above the passaggio down through it. Then start practicing ascending through the passaggio as well. You may see improvement immediately, but complete mastry of the passaggio takes a long time for most singers.
2006-06-29 16:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Rob 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-20 06:06:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to grow a bit before your break can be 'fixed'...
You have found for now the break in your voice in between what is called the head voice and the chest voice. At 14, your physical nature is not fully developed and you will have to wait.
You can ease the problem for now by doing a lot of proper diaphramatic breathing exercises and to sing from your head voice descending GENTLY into your chest voice. You should not do either without the help of a trained professional vocal teacher, however, as doing otherwise may PERMANENTLY damage your voice
2006-06-27 04:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by SCOTT & ELLIE W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You already have some good answers here, so I will only add one thing I was told in music classes at Utah State. With proper warm-ups and scales, etc., another trick a voice teacher said to hit higher notes is you have to learn to open your mouth wider - because people who are straining to hit higher notes often get tense and close their mouth or constrict their throat so the air doesn't flow through properly. Relaxation is important.
2006-06-28 09:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're still growing and that comes with voice changes. Practice going up and down the scale using those pitches. And each time you reach a note you haven't been able to before, the next time you practice, go towards that next note. You will gain an octave, most likely. But there is nothing wrong with being an alto! My sister was an alto (I was a soprano) and she didn't mind...
2006-06-27 04:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by ddevilish_txnfml 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aside from breathing correctly you want to anticipate your break. Like place your voice in your head before you hit them.
What musical are you doing? Good Luck!
2006-06-27 10:27:12 · answer #6 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋