As an aspiring singer, you may be wondering where to start in order to increase vocal range and become a more versatile performer. Consider this; when they invented the piano, they placed the “C” note right in the middle of the keyboard. This is because the C scale is the most common range for the human voice. This is a good place to start defining your limitations which you will need to identify before venturing into broader horizons. Experiment with the middle C scale to see if it is your natural range. Most people can sing a one octave scale comfortably before they have to strain to hit high notes or reach deep down for the low ones. If your natural octave range is not the C scale, it will most likely be close to it.
It will be necessary for you to master and commit to memory your natural octave scale before you can begin increasing your vocal range beyond that limit. This one octave will be your “comfort zone” and serve as a recognizable set of 2 border lines, high and low, from which you will attempt to expand beyond.
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Practicing scales is never a favorite activity for amateur musicians and singers, but it is a vitally important exercise if you wish to become a serious talent. This is why so many people who “love to sing,” never become singers, because they don’t want to be bothered with the stuff that isn’t fun and part of the romantic image of what a singer is and does. It is like trying to be a football player without taking part in daily workouts and training. Professional singers and musicians never reveal to their fans all of the hours of hard work and toilsome exercise that is required to deliver the fantasy image that sparks our imaginations and creates the romantic illusion that we all love to be a part of through the listening experience.
Your first task in your quest to increase vocal range should be to master that natural octave scale. When I say “master,” I don’t mean just to sing it once or twice and be satisfied that you can do it. You need to make the notes of that scale a part of the deepest inner memory banks of your mind. You need to be able to recognize the notes when you hear them, and duplicate them at will without the aid of an audible sound to guide you. If this sounds like an impossible task to you, it shows that you are unaware of your own potential, and you underestimate the power of the human mind. Not only is this the starting point for expanding your range, but it is a vital aspect of perfect pitch training as well.
Once you have mastered this scale, you will not only have achieved the ability to all of this, but you will experience the physical vibrations caused by each note and will also be able to identify the notes according to the way they feel in your throat. Moving beyond the limits of this scale will then become easier because you will be able to literally feel where you are in relation to your octave scale which will have become a benchmark reference for your ears, throat, brain, and nervous system.
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