how can i hit those high notes when singing? my parents wont pay for vocal lessons?

Question

my parents wont pay for vocal lessons and when i sing how can i hit those high noted with damaging my voice?

Answer 1

find out if your school has a chorus you could join, then talk to the chorus teacher.

Answer 2

Whatever you do DON"T tighten your throat!!!! I apologize to the person who suggested this as a technique for hitting higher notes, but that is a sure way to damage your singing voice. Tightness in the throat while singing will create polyps on your vocal chords, which require surgery, and many people cannot sing again afterwards. The best way to expand your range is to stretch the back of the throat up, like you are yawning. Always work up to the high notes during your warm ups, never start on them. Try singing "sirens". You start at the very lowest note you can sing, and then gradually work your way up to the highest note you can hit, then back down, like the siren on an ambulance. Keep doing that, and every time try to go a little higher. This will strengthen all the notes in your voice, as well as expand your range. If you feel any tension at all in your throat or jaw while singing, deflect it by squeezing your butt cheeks. Always keep your mouth open nice and wide, especially while singing high notes. But you really should get voice lessons, sweetie. Talk to your music teacher at school, they may have some resources available. The human voice is a very delicate instrument that does not handle abuse well. Be careful, if anything hurts STOP. Good luck!!!

Answer 3

Hi..goodluck to you. Never tighten anything to try to hit anything high. Tight and spread out is the enemy of good singing (and will cause injuries).

Relax, try mimicking a siren...that's not difficult or tensed, yet you can probably go quite a bit higher than you can normally sing. Watch your shoulders when you sing, stick out your chest a bit (not too far, just like when you want to make a shirt hang better) and take a breath...you should notice you stomach moving in and out...and you shoulders and chest should not be moving up and down.

As far as the vocal folds go...they'll adjust to the right pitch naturally if you don't tense your throat (unless you are truly tone-deaf). Truly, if you can work on a natural supported breath and a relaxed throat and jaw, you'll be ahead of 90% of people taking voice lessons...then, when you can afford them...swing them...but bad lessons are worse than no lessons (speaking from very painful experience) In the meantime, a school or church choir is a good place to get some experience.

Answer 4

Some pointers:

Bring the air from your diaphragm - your stomach should tighter

Keep very straight posture

Get the sound out of your nose and bring it from your head - in other words, many people sing through your nose, don't do that. It should come from your head.

While you sing, keep your mouth in a slight smile

Don't yell or scream, you can damage your vocal cords and develop nodules which can mess up your voice forever.

Answer 5

Yep, ask the music teacher for support. Do you have a church choir director.

You can also teach yourself. Study the vocal ranges of different artist you like from Christina Aguliera, Mariah, Beyonce to Pattie Labelle.

Study their voice and then see where you stand.. Everyone's voice is unique so you have to find the pitch that is right for you. Hitting high notes is not as important as singing a song that is comfortable for you and the audience receives.

Someone is out there waiting to help you. Ask you musical director, he or she may know someone that can help you.

Take care!

Answer 6

Not everybody can hit the high notes. Perhaps you are an alto. There's nothing wrong with that. I started out in junior high chorus as a first soprano, by high school I was a second soprano, and in college I was moved to first alto, then second alto. It all depends on your natural voice range, which will continue to change as you mature (usually into your 20s).

Answer 7

Imitate a cat or kitten's meow and keep climbing in a small still voice. Over some time you should be the higher notes opening up.

This is not a conventional exercise I know (also, do NOT do this LOUD). Soft is the way to go and think of floating the meow through your nose. No stress or excessive throat tension.

Answer 8

Just keep practicing. Stand up straight and breath as if your body is just an empty tube taking in air. Dont push it; if you cant hit those rediculously high notes, you just cant. I have a pretty wide range from Mezzo Soprano all the way down to a tenor range, but I just cannot hit high soprano notes.

Answer 9

My husband has a masters degree in vocal performance, and he explained to me the best way. Don't sing through your nose, you know when you yawn? How the roof of your mouth in the back, the soft area, lifts? Try to lift that by extending yourself a little straighter and open up your throat while you sing. That gives a clearer tone, and by using your stomach muscles to push out air while you sing gives you more power. The muscles you use when you go "HUH!" real quick, those are what you use to expel air when you sing. Don't slouch, and find your center while you stand. Don't be afraid to be loud when neccessary, but once you learn control, learn to have that control and sing softly. Practise makes perfect!

Answer 10

One, tighten your diaphragm... this improves your control of the air flowing.

Two, smile. This raises the pitch of your voice.

Three, restrict your air flow (tighten throat muscles)... raises voice.

Practice, practice, practice. If you leave off for awhile, your voice tends to deepen.

Some people say you should talk in a high voice all the time... I'm not sure I agree with that, but whatever.