
Your range is the measure of pitches you can sing between your lowest and highest notes. As you continue to warm up, you'll get better at articulating all the notes in the scales.The notes that you will hit start off as C-D-E-F-G-F-E-D-C and move either up or down one half-step for each new scale.ģ. Don't push yourself before you're actually singing, and try to move slowly. Practice your major scales, starting with the middle C, moving down in half-steps before moving up. Move up and down your range to help stretch out your voice. Try humming or singing high notes, then low notes. Your vocal chords are a muscle, just like your biceps, and need to get stretched before you do any heavy lifting. Try to keep the air stream coming from your diaphragm.Ģ.

Don't let your chest collapse as you keep the feather in the air. Gradually blow the feather really high up, and try keeping it there. Get a light pillow-feather and practice keeping it in the air, sort of like you're juggling a feather with your air stream. Let the breath fall below your belly button, into your diaphragm. Imagine that the air is really heavy as you breathe it in. Try the following breathing exercise before you warm up: Begin by inhaling a couple deep breaths of air.
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Start flexing your facial muscles a little bit in between. Relax and open the jaw like a fish might out of water. It's no surprise: singers who can breathe deeply and consistently get better mileage out of their voice. Breathing exercises will allow you to better control the pitch and duration of your singing.
