improving your singing range

[leomondaine]

is it possible to widen my singing range to about 1 wholestep higher then i can normally sing? how can i work on improving my range

[Jovianknight]

From what I've learned, you can't widen your range. You're born with it. That's what my singing teacher told me. But she could be wrong...

[airborne50caliber]

i think with practice and the appropriate excersises, yuo can widen it a bit.

[BassMan182]

From what I've learned, you can't widen your range. You're born with it. That's what my singing teacher told me. But she could be wrong...

what? of course you can widen it. maybe by a minuscle amount, but the main point of rigorous excesize would be to strengthen the range you already have.

[Screamin_Demon_Auz]

Jovianknight,

Your teacher is right, but she didn't really explain what she means. Everyone has a set limit because of genetics of their absolute lowest, and absolute highest notes. But, most people unless trained never hit those or all of the notes in between. You can work on improving your range by taking lessons and learning exercises that build on what you have, and strengthen your cords and make them more flexible so they can hit those notes at the absolute extreme's of your range(highest and lowest possible notes). Also, don't forget, everyone's weakest spot is the passagio(where your voice changes registers), and working on that will add pleanty of notes, because when you can get your 3 registers; chest, head, and falsetto working properly, you will be able to sing throughout them which means you can sing your max amount of notes.

[Jovianknight]

Screamin_Demon_Auz,

Actually, she did explain it much like that. I just didn't know how to word what she said. But you've worded it perfectly! Good show

[Merkaba]

Heres the catch. If you dont have proper technique, if youre tensing or squeezing your larynx up then you will not be able to hit all of your notes properly, or to work the muslces properly so that you can eventually get higher notes.

However most teachers approach singing from the classical approach meaning that if youre a baritone, youre not gonna be able to hit certain notes in full voice, tenor...etc, etc... and that is 99% true. But in rock or alternative music styles there is alot of falsetto and mixed voice, which can sound just as good as true head voice in many cases. Go here: http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219911