High Notes in Legit Voice

Video Transcript

"I would like to talk about high notes. Most singers worry about whether or not they have high notes. So, let's talk about where they sit. We are going to start with the legit voice. Now, the most important part about high notes for the legit voice is breath. You want a lot of air and it has to be supported because you are going to carry that air up and over the tone in the back of your throat. Now, we are going to open our throat really wide. AH... Remember the yawn? Now let's talk about the soft pallet. The soft pallet is very important for every exercise, but it is really important if you are hitting high notes. If you take your tongue and start it at the top of your mouth and go back with your tongue, you will get to the soft pallet. It is the squishy part. Now, if you yawn, that goes up. We want that same feeling when we do a high note. So, ahhh, notice how wide my mouth is. Let's try one higher, ahhh. I always tell my students, the higher the note, the wider the throat. So, you want to stretch it as far as possible and really put that air in there. Now remember, don't continuously try to go too high. Higher than you know you can sing. You want to stretch, but in small increments."