Singing High Without Strain 😎

Singing High Notes Softly and Easily

Singing high notes without being too loud was a long journey for me. My voice was naturally low, and I struggled to expand my range. Even when I did, I had to push too hard to reach high notes, making them unusable in songs. Simply "relaxing" wasn’t enough—I had to find a structured way to soften my voice while maintaining stability.

 The Process of Softening the Voice

1. Start Loud: Establish a strong, stable sound.
2. Gradual Softening: If you just back off the volume, the voice can collapse into falsetto or instability. Instead, maintain compression while reducing volume.
3. Refinement: Initially, the softened voice may sound "Dopey" or overly compressed. The next step is to brighten it without losing stability.

Training a Singer Through This Process

• The singer I worked with struggled to keep his voice from flipping. Many would think he was switching between chest and falsetto, but he was actually transitioning between two types of chest voice.
• By refining his soft position, he gained control over a thinner, lighter chest voice that stayed stable even in high notes.
• One issue was a small "squeeze" before each note, a stylistic choice that sometimes threw off balance. He needed to train his voice without relying on it.

Final Adjustments

By exposing and refining these weak spots, he built a more effortless high register, making his voice more controlled and expressive.