I've often heard people say that he "can't hit those high notes anymore". Does this mean that a person can't use a high pitched voice when he grows older? If this does happen, at what age does it usually happen?
2007-08-20 07:49:15 · 5 answers · asked by pomosimulacrum 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
No not usually. When people say that they are referring to when they were really young. I have quite a deep chested voice so it is very hard for me to hit the high notes. I remember a time when i was younger when i could hit the high notes but as my voice got deeper i lost the ability. Most full time singers have learned to train their voice so that they can hit the high notes even as their voice changes. If you are worried about this there are plenty of things you can do to keep it from happening check the site below out about how to keep your voice fresh. Good Luck!
2007-08-20 07:55:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how long you can use a higher pitch depends almost entirely on training. Opera singer Beverly Sills could sing a C above the scale until she was almost 78, because she trained her voice on a daily basis to keep her vocal chords limber and working well.
As for young men, they all go thru hormonal changes that cause their vocal chords to thicken creating deeper tones than perhaps they had as boys, tho some tenors remain tenors all their lives. The voice change in boys will happen anywhere from 14 to 18 years of age, as men....how well they train their voices is what determines their ability to hit those "high notes".
2007-08-20 14:56:24 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you get older, your vocal cords grow thicker, leading to lower notes. So yes...in general. That said, ongoing practice can essentially hold off or at least slow down this natural trend. Falsetto is a special case and remains basically unchanged since it uses the vocal cords in a different manner than ordinary singing.
2007-08-20 14:53:40 · answer #3 · answered by Wojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a senior in high school, I was in the choir. One day, in front of the entire student body, a singing teacher took all of us who sang bass and gently coached us into singing higher and higher pitched notes until we were all singing soprano.
And surprisingly, none of the guys teased us about it afterward.
I maintained this ability for several years---and was not using falsetto.
2007-08-20 15:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by oldsalt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Aaron Neville is an example since he still sings falsetto and he is 66.
2007-08-20 14:53:09 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋