Vocal Exercises To Sing Higher Notes


By Chris Chew

Having a wide voice range is a much sought after voice technique for people who wants to be better singers. A wide expansive range of voice allows you to achieve some other more difficult vocal skills that would otherwise be very hard to execute and perform.

An expansive vocal range is most often learnt with correct voice singing lessons and this has helped singers to build their singing skills in more ways than one. Performers or singers with a wide expanded voice range are able to perform a wider variety of music and songs. Singers with wide vocal ranges are also able to sing with greater freedom, clarity, and good voice quality. So do you want to have a wide vocal range? If you want to be a better singer, then I am quite sure that you do.

There are many voice exercises and lessons that can help you expand your range of keys and notes. The tongue trills and the lip trills are the most common vocal exercises to widen your singing range. They are also very easy to learn and to practice with.

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So let us start with the tongue trill. This vocal exercise technique is to vibrate the tongue on the top in your mouth like you are imitating a cat’s purr. The vocal exercise is beneficial in a number of ways.

Firstly, this vocal exercise warms-up your voice folds which are important for any singer whatever the vocal range. Next it activates the vocal muscles that are not typically stimulated when you vocalize in your current range. So by activating these alternative voice muscles you prepare your voice to use them when you are singing thus letting the voice to hit higher keys more easily. All singers must do warm up and cool down vocal exercises to protect their precious voice from damages.

The vocal exercise is utilized very often because it is not difficult. Much unlike other vocal training exercises which demand attention and time, this tongue-trill can be done outside of the formal vocal practice sessions. That is very convenient, don’t you think so?

Even though the tongue-trill is a very convenient exercise to assist you to have an expanded voice range, there are myriads of other vocal exercises to assist you to reach your singing goals. So in order to be a really good performing artist, practice with the other vocal training exercises that your singing teacher teaches you. If not, you can also search online for many vocal exercises. However, when you do just that, just make very sure that you get your exercises from legitimate singing coaches. Doing the wrong exercises and executing them wrongly may cause permanent injuries to your voice.

To preserve and maintain a good voice quality and a wide singing range to sing higher notes, you must to understand how to protect your vocal folds and prevent damages affecting your vocal cords and therefore don’t shout or talk too loudly. You have to keep away from bad habits such as consuming alcohol and smoking avoid foods that can affect your voice quality.

Always keep in mind that, as a good singer your voice is your war chest and if vocals are destroyed, your joy for singing may be over.

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