Comments on: How to Find Your Vocal Range

on 5/11/2007 i think that it was fun trying the vocal exersises but it was not easy and not many people have a piano or an accompniast at their disposal, but it is certainly fun!

on 1/30/2007 I sing bass as an amateur and mostly accapella. How can I strengthen the lower range? How can I increase the lower range? What is the poor person's best avenue to pursue this? There's not a lot of attention given to bass, maybe because of the bass guitars and drums. Love "Ol man River" from Showboat. DM

on 1/17/2007 How do I increase my octaves? I already quit smoking 13 days ago...I used to have at least 4 octave range. I would like to safely increase my range though. Any ideas or suggestions? (aside from professional voice coaching)

on 9/20/2006 I'm a professional singer with an octave range of more than 5 octaves, and these are some tips:

1. Every morning or afternoon take at least one teaspoon of honey either by itself or with tea or with water. It helps your throat a lot. And it especially helps if you can sing in the whistle registry.

2. Drink a lot of water. The minimum you should have is two liters (two bottles) a day.

3. Don't force yourself to sing higher than you can or lower than your voice can sing. It's really bad for you're throat and it can seriously damage your throat.

4. Don't use your throat too much. Give it a rest and you'll see a big difference in your singing.

on 8/29/2006 Sing these vowels once a day. Try going as high as you can with these vowels. Don't stretch the throat too much. These will help because, you know, a vowel is in every word.

on 7/5/2006 No Alcohol
No Smoking
No Caffeine
No Dairy

The above items are hard on the throat and the body in general. Try to get 8 hours of sleep at least two nights prior to a performance. The voice is controlled by air pushed by the diaphragm and other back and abdominal muscles. Similar to an athlete give your body a much needed rest before singing.

on 11/22/2005 I my self is on twelve with a range of 4 octaves i have 2 key elements whistle and super head voice my super head voice is so high pitch it creates a low sound. to excersise your vocal cords inmy suggestion im not a 100 percent sure but it works for me u should try ur highest noet and keep on practising it, then when you got it try moving alittle higher pitch untill you are okay with what you have but becareful sometime people are just not ment to have a high pitch

on 11/22/2005 When singing, try not to tighten up. Open up your mouth and throat and use your diaphragm to push air through the throat. Put your fingers on the bottom of your breastbone. Try to sing from as far down as you can. If you can feel the bone vibrating, it's correct.

on 11/22/2005 If water or liquid intake is needed up to 1 hour before a warm up or a performance, ensure it's temperature is cool only. No ice! Concentrate on keeping your neck and shoulders relaxed when singing. Perform meditation or other relaxing techniques beforehand, if necessary.
Make this exercise part of your vocal warm up: Raise both arms upward fully and firmly, allowing your back to stretch and release any tension. Then bend over at your waist, allowing your upper body (waist up) to go limp. Stretching downward, as if hanging upside down. Do each part for 60 seconds once, or twice if beneficial.
Before a performance, if you become cold or tense, think calming and relaxing thoughts while slowly sipping hot tea with lemon. Your thoughts and the warmth eases tension and cold very well. The lemon cleans the palette and soothes scratchy throats.

on 11/22/2005 Don't force your voice. You must enjoy singing. It should not not become a burden for you.

on 11/22/2005 Know that a man's voice is not completely settled until he's about 25, and for woman's voice it's when she's about 30. Until then, you should test your vocal range about twice a year. You might keep switching vocal parts until then.

on 11/22/2005 Vocal fach is to be determined over a long period of time, particularly for young singers. Range is not vocal part. It is tessitura, what your high and low notes are. Study with a classically trained singer and find the timbre and vocal color you are.

on 11/22/2005 DO NOT eat ice cream before singing anything! It creates phlegm in your throat and, more importantly, it coats your throat. This causes strain. Milk and chocolate do the same thing.

on 11/22/2005 Eat a moderate portion of ice cream before that high falsetto.