Annita Shock
New member
I am a contralto/alto. Female, obviously.
I want to be able to get into mixed voice so that I can sing higher without strain. Please bear with me while I explain.
My range is from a G below middle C to a B above middle C. Limited, I know.
So. BASICALLY, to sing well you have to keep your larynx down/in a neutral position while your vocal cords adduct/zip up so you essentially "mix" your head and chest voice and have no noticeable "flip" when you transition between the two.
BUT, I've noticed that I can get up to a B without going out of chest voice at all. I've heard this is called BELTING, and it sounds horribly forced even if it doesn't FEEL horribly forced (there's not that much strain). But after the B, the C and so on go really horribly airy and weak. I hit a wall, so to speak.
When SHOULD the chest voice go into the mix? I've done vocal exercises for getting into the mixed voice (raising the soft palate, keeping the larynx down, etc), but when it comes to applying it (such as singing "nay" on an octave scale), I don't know HOW to get into the mix, or WHEN to start the mix.
Do I take my chest voice way up there and then when I'm just about to flip, change into mix? I don't know how to "get into" the mixed voice. What DOES mixed voice feel like anyway?
Please help me. I would be so grateful.
I want to be able to get into mixed voice so that I can sing higher without strain. Please bear with me while I explain.
My range is from a G below middle C to a B above middle C. Limited, I know.
So. BASICALLY, to sing well you have to keep your larynx down/in a neutral position while your vocal cords adduct/zip up so you essentially "mix" your head and chest voice and have no noticeable "flip" when you transition between the two.
BUT, I've noticed that I can get up to a B without going out of chest voice at all. I've heard this is called BELTING, and it sounds horribly forced even if it doesn't FEEL horribly forced (there's not that much strain). But after the B, the C and so on go really horribly airy and weak. I hit a wall, so to speak.
When SHOULD the chest voice go into the mix? I've done vocal exercises for getting into the mixed voice (raising the soft palate, keeping the larynx down, etc), but when it comes to applying it (such as singing "nay" on an octave scale), I don't know HOW to get into the mix, or WHEN to start the mix.
Do I take my chest voice way up there and then when I'm just about to flip, change into mix? I don't know how to "get into" the mixed voice. What DOES mixed voice feel like anyway?
Please help me. I would be so grateful.