How you sing high notes is determined by your vocal type. Inside this video watch examples
of singers singing high notes. Do you sound like any of these famous singers? Hi, I'm
Chuck Gilmore with Power To Sing. Singing high notes is not everything there is to singing,
but the majority of singers say that's their number one challenge. Singing from low to
high, increasing their upper range, singing great high notes, and so it goes. How you
sing high notes is determined by your vocal type. And your vocal type determines how you
sing high notes. Let's begin with the vocal type Pulled Chest-High Larynx. As this vocal
type sings high notes, they tend to begin reaching up for the pitch both physically
and mentally. You can see the chin start to raise up and out. You can hear tension and
reaching in the voice. The vowel begins to widen, changing the way it normally sounds.
Now watch some examples of famous singers pulling their chest voice too high or singing
with a high larynx. This is not the ideal. Vocal damage may occur. (John Mayer) (Garbage)
(Just for fun) Light Chest-No Chest. This vocal type sings high notes airy, breathy
and light. Here are some examples. (Cardigans) Flip-Falsetto. As this vocal type sings higher
notes, they tend to flip or crack or break. If they stay disconnected, they sing higher
using falsetto. This means the vocal cords have disconnected or separated and they will
not be able to blend into the lower voice without reconnecting. Here are some examples
of Flip-Falsetto vocal type. (John Mayer) - Mix. This is the vocal type that we strive
for because we sing high notes without straining or reaching with a strong consistent tone
quality, free from breaks and cracks with the vocal cords staying together from the
bottom to the top and down again. There's just the right balance of air and vocal cord
muscle. This produces a free and easy natural tone quality. Mix can be powerful and healthy
airy, breathy sound, well, that's your vocal type, Light Chest-No Chest. If you tend to
flip or go into falsetto as you sing higher, that's your vocal type. If you can sing higher
without any of these problems, it's likely you're vocal type is Mix, which is the ideal.
Visit PowerTo Sing.com and take the vocal test, which I call the Power Test and determine
your vocal type. Then learn all about it in the Knowledge Center inside Power To Sing.
Watch the videos and download the free exercises. These are designed to counteract what you
tend to do that causes problems with your singing and develop your voice to accomplish
the ideal, which is Mix. If you are Mix, focus on those exercises designed for the Mix vocal
type. I'm Chuck Gilmore with Power To Sing. You can sing higher with beauty, confidence
and power! I'll see you inside the next video.