How do/would expand vocal range?

Question

How can i? Are there techniques?
any suggestions/ideas etc would help

Im 15, a high baritone and want to sing tenor songs

Answer 1

There is no way, other than to work with a qualified vocal instructor.

Range is not a question of practicing or "stretching" or any of that nonsense- it is simply a matter of technique. If you are singing with correct technique and a relaxed vocal apparatus, your voice will be at its best and you will have full access to every part of it. No amount of warmups or arpeggios are going to help if your technique is lacking.

I, personally, struggled a lot with this as a young singer- I kept thinking that if I just practiced more, sang more, I'd be able to reach some of those bottom notes. Even with the guidance of excellent teachers, I persisted in thinking that it would help to keep trying- it doesn't. Your voice sits where it sits- it develops, yes, and your range can change over time, but it's not through any work on your part, it's just the natural changes in your body. What does change is your ability to ACCESS those notes. You have them or you don't, it's just a question of finding them. And you won't do that unless you're singing with good breath support, good placement, good resonance...good overall technique. And you need a teacher to tell you how to do that, period.

Don't make the same mistakes I made- I'm a lyric coloratura soprano who tried for years to push out notes on the bottom of my voice that just didn't exist. I wasted a lot of time and did a fair amount of damage before someone set me straight and told me that I was never going to be able to sing those notes if they just weren't there for me. No matter how conscious I am of my technique and how hard I try to sing with an open, full resonance and rich timbre and good breath support, there comes a point where the notes just don't come out anymore down there.

Answer 2

For me, as a bass, I sing down chromatically (with the help of a piano) until I can't reach the next note. I do this over and over using different sounds like ah, oh, pa, ha, ho, he and stuff like that and then using any one syllable words. I also do the same thing going up and sometimes falsetto if I really want (not likely because i sing more low notes). You can always go to a professional teacher to help you with that stuff but it costs money. Anyway, I hope that I have helped you and I hope that you can expand your vocal range.

Answer 3

PRACTICE. Start warming up in your COMFORTABLE range. then start in HALF STEPS going up. At the most to a FULL STEP up or down beyond your range at the moment per DAY. Drink hot tea before you warm up, green or black tea specifically, NO SUGAR or MILK.