• Increasing Your Range - 5 Easy Tips!

    The key issue that interferes with a wider vocal range is the engagement of the throat and neck muscles around the larynx. These exterior muscles are strong and can pull your larynx up as you move to higher pitches. However, the key to effortless singing is to keep these muscles relaxed so that the vocal chords, housed inside your larynx, are free to adjust forwards and backwards to your desired pitches.

    Here are 5 Easy Tips to help you keep the muscles around your larynx relaxed and therefore increase your range.

    1. Try bending your knees as you approach higher notes. This will help the mind focus on going down and helps release these muscles.

    2. From there, take it a step further and bend over from the waist, looking toward your toes as if you are going to pick the high note up off the floor. Keep your torso flat so you are not curling your body.

    3. Imagine pitch moving forwards and backwards. Your vocal chords adjust forwards and backwards on a horizontal plane so this will help you mentally stay in alignment with what your physiology is doing. When you feel pitch move up and down, what you are actually feeling is the vibration or resonance of the pitch moving up and down.

    4. Speak the lyrics of your song first, then sing them. This will give your body the opportunity to feel how the words move your breath and mouth before adding pitch. This can make a huge difference right away. Then when you start to sing again try to continue to maintain the feeling of speaking, but now you are speaking on pitch.

    5. Focus on the story. What is your song about? Who are you talking to in the song? What are the emotions and what do you need from the other person? Once you have done the other 4 tips, give this one a try. By taking your mind's focus off the technical aspect of singing and onto the story you will be more connected to the song, more relaxed, and your voice will release more easily and naturally.

    I hope you enjoy trying all of these!

    Author: Tammy Frederick

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