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 Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:48 pm
I take private voice lessons. (65 dollars a month) Although sorta pricey its DEFINITELY worth it. Anyways, exercise first. Practice going low then back up the scale, and once the nots get hard raise your cheeks up, open your mouth (like your smiling and yawning at the same time) and on the harder notes say "kaw". For some reason that vowel really helps people open up. Now i can go to high f! ^^
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:21 am
:/ i can hit the high F [3 octaves, i think?] >.<
I don't remember how i did it :O
but I just imitated the songs that i hear [phantom of the opera songs] and out of nowhere *poof* i suddenly started hitting high notes i never knew i could hit :O
i think its coz i had a LOT of practice and I learned to control my breathing :/ the whole diaphragm spheal.
:]
good luck ;]
edit:
oh, and open your mouth really wide and relax biggrin
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:17 pm
It takes practice to get good at it. If its difficult for you you should start warming up higher to build on it and extend your range. Also like alot of people said breath support is incredibly important. Without control and support your going nowhere fast.
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:38 pm
I have another question on the high notes. I've moved to a second soprano this year from my old home as a first alto. I'm happy with it, and I'm doing pretty well and getting a lot more comfortable in my high range. The problem is, we're singing "The Last Words of David" this year, and the soprano part not only does not split, but goes up to an a. I am, as my director put is "Just venturing into soprano-land" so that's a little scary for me. I can hit it, and it sounds good, but only if I'm singing ff. In other words, I'm belting it. It still sounds good, but there's a few places where it's marked sffz, which means you're supposed to hit it f, back off to p, then slowly crescendo back up to ff. I can hit it as long as I'm doing everything right, support, soft pallet, shape, "italian secret", but I can't back off. I don't have any control in my upper range yet, so I can't sing the high notes in anything other than fortissimo. I'm working on it a little bit with my voice instructor, but I was wondering if you sopranoes had any advice, not on hitting the high notes, but on controlling the high notes.
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:56 pm
Don't think of it as going up to the note, think of it as going down to it. Keep your chin at 90 degrees with the ground, don't move it up, this closes your throat and limits your air flow. Use lots of air and open your mouth until it's almost to the point where it hurts. That's all I do. *Shrug* Sorry, other than that, I haev no advice.
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:54 pm
first off stand with perfect posture. it sounds and somewhat looks rediculous but it makes a world of difference.
1)feet hip distance appart and parallel
2)pelvis in
3)knees slightly bent
4)rib cage up
5)shoulders back
6)arms by your side
7)hands with a soft natural curve (hold as if you had a raw egg in each hand)
cool head 90 degrees from ground
9)head not twisted or turned
10)smile!!!
ALSO....
open your throat, and lift your soft palette (pretend you're yawning)
don't strain or lift your head for the note... and make sure you are warmed up well.
any more questions?
ask the first soprano : ]
pm me if you want
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:17 pm
Blondebelle2 Usually I find that (as crazy as this may sound) Giving you some added support by squeesing your cheeks together (the ones below) taking a deep supported breath, and use your diaphram properly. If that doesnt work for you I dont have anything else I do, I hope it works. That's exactly what you should do. When I was a freshman in high school and had an extraordinary choir teacher with probably 20+ years experience, she said to do that. Also, make sure you drop your jaw. It's okay to warp the vowel a little bit. If you don't drop your jaw it won't come out. Also, try making sure you're not tense (as in nervous tense), because that messes things up royally.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:27 pm
Super Sheba Blondebelle2 Usually I find that (as crazy as this may sound) Giving you some added support by squeesing your cheeks together (the ones below) taking a deep supported breath, and use your diaphram properly. If that doesnt work for you I dont have anything else I do, I hope it works. That's exactly what you should do. When I was a freshman in high school and had an extraordinary choir teacher with probably 20+ years experience, she said to do that. Also, make sure you drop your jaw. It's okay to warp the vowel a little bit. If you don't drop your jaw it won't come out. Also, try making sure you're not tense (as in nervous tense), because that messes things up royally. wow. the choir teacher at my high school who just retired taught for about 30 ish years. she retired last july. she has been coming in every so often to help us still. she always tells us to raise our eye brows to stay on top of the pitch. and to stay relaxed at all times.
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:49 pm
 ♥ It's all air support. ♥
♥ Pink99Chick (Lady Pinksalot Taco Ranger)
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