One of the questions I receive most often is, “How do I sing high notes?” There has always been a desire, especially with singers of popular music, to want to sing in their upper range, head voice, and even falsetto voice.
It is important to first gain a bit of an understanding of the physiology of the body and voice, or exactly how you create sound. To start, take your hand and place it right in the middle of your throat, and locate your larynx or voice box. It is easier to see on men as it is the Adam’s apple, but women can find it just as easily when they locate that protruding bone in the neck. That is your voicebox.
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Now, when you are singing, your larynx or voice box should remain stable, relaxed, or level. Think of your vocal cords as running horizontally in your throat inside that voicebox. (See the diagram above). There are muscles attached to the vocal cords that attach to the larynx and cause the cords to open and close and that is how you create sound. When your larynx stays stable when you are singing or speaking, then your vocal cords are able to work properly.
Imagine a guitar, or even a piano, where the thicker strings play the lowest notes, and
One of the questions I receive most often is, “How do I sing high notes?” There has always been a desire, especially with singers of popular music, to want to sing in their upper range, head voice, and even falsetto voice.
It is important to first gain a bit of an understanding of the physiology of the body and voice, or exactly how you create sound. To start, take your hand and place it right in the middle of your throat, and locate your larynx or voice box. It is easier to see on men as it is the Adam’s apple, but women can find it just as easily when they locate that protruding bone in the neck. That is your voicebox.
READ: 12 Jaw-Dropping Singing Tips
Now, when you are singing, your larynx or voice box should remain stable, relaxed, or level. Think of your vocal cords as running horizontally in your throat inside that voicebox. (See the diagram above). There are muscles attached to the vocal cords that attach to the larynx and cause the cords to open and close and that is how you create sound. When your larynx stays stable when you are singing or speaking, then your vocal cords are able to work properly.
Imagine a guitar, or even a piano, where the thicker strings play the lowest notes, and
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