high pitched singing voice

is there a way to make your voice higher? if so, how? does it take a long time to manually change your voice if it is at all possible?

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
is there a way to make your voice higher? if so, how? does it take a long time to manually change your voice if it is at all possible?

whoops! i thought i was in the GF. reply withdrawn.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
is there a way to make your voice higher? if so, how? does it take a long time to manually change your voice if it is at all possible?

Yes. The vocal folds are merely muscles. Like any other muscle, exercising them gives them
greater elasticity. Now, those muscles are situated in your larynx which is a fixed structure,
the architecture of which contributes to define the sort of sound you will have, but that fundamental
sound can be modified by your soft palate and embouchure. That's why a tenor singing a note
sounds different from a bass singing the same note -- their individual apparatus affects the
timbre of the sound coming out of their mouth, which they enhance through vocal control.

Now, if you're talking about singing, the way to do this is merely exercise: scales, sirens and
so forth. If you're talking about speaking, you will not only need to change the absolute pitch
that you speak in, but also alter how you form your words with your mouth and palate, otherwise
you'll just sound like your speaking funny. Because speaking is rather a subconscious activity,
learned since before you had an active memory, it would require lots of discipline to alter
the fundamental sound of your voice.

Nemesio

Thanks.

Originally posted by Nemesio
Yes. The vocal folds are merely muscles. Like any other muscle, exercising them gives them
greater elasticity. Now, those muscles are situated in your larynx which is a fixed structure,
the architecture of which contributes to define the sort of sound you will have, but that fundamental
sound can be modified by your soft palate and embouchure. That's ...[text shortened]... t would require lots of discipline to alter
the fundamental sound of your voice.

Nemesio

Can you say that in english?

Originally posted by Nemesio
Yes. The vocal folds are merely muscles. Like any other muscle, exercising them gives them
greater elasticity. Now, those muscles are situated in your larynx which is a fixed structure,
the architecture of which contributes to define the sort of sound you will have, but that fundamental
sound can be modified by your soft palate and embouchure. That's ...[text shortened]... t would require lots of discipline to alter
the fundamental sound of your voice.

Nemesio

i heard that just merely singing louder, you can hit higher notes. is this true? because i have a pretty high pitched voice just when i talk but when i sing its not that high

Originally posted by Nemesio
Yes. The vocal folds are merely muscles. Like any other muscle, exercising them gives them
greater elasticity. Now, those muscles are situated in your larynx which is a fixed structure,
the architecture of which contributes to define the sort of sound you will have, but that fundamental
sound can be modified by your soft palate and embouchure. That's ...[text shortened]... t would require lots of discipline to alter
the fundamental sound of your voice.

Nemesio

heh, I only now noticed that you had posted this way way before I did in the other thread. 🙂

Originally posted by Rapidfyre
Can you say that in english?

learning to sign is a matter of daily practice.

Originally posted by Rapidfyre
Can you say that in english?

Get a dictionary and an anatomical picture of the throat and work your way through the post.
If you have a genuine interest in the topic, then you'll have to study it such that you can read
a post like mine.

Nemesio

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
i heard that just merely singing louder, you can hit higher notes. is this true? because i have a pretty high pitched voice just when i talk but when i sing its not that high

Singing softer is harder than singing louder because it requires greater control of the flow of
air through your voice box. Consequently, people will tend to sing high notes too loudly because
they haven't learned to confine the exhaled air as efficiently. However, invariably, the sound
of people who are oversinging in this fashion is harsh and forced.

It may seem like you have high-pitched speaking voice, but pitch-wise it's probably relatively
normal. The highest male speaking voice that sounds relatively normal is around Middle C,
the lowest can be well over an octave below that. Personally, I tend to speak at the bottom of my
register (I'm a low tenor or high baritone), speaking around Bass B (an octave and a note below
Middle C). But the lowest note I can sing with any presence is the A-flat below that (and I can
sing a very fuzzy G-flat below that). But I can comfortably sing an F or F-sharp above middle C,
and can do a note above that when I need to, and my falsetto extends up to the G above the
Treble staff (although that high sounds pretty unpleasant -- I can sing nicely up to C above
middle C in falsetto).

So, odds are that you really aren't speaking all that high relative to singing, only relative to
other speaking voices.

Nemesio

Originally posted by Nemesio
Singing softer is harder than singing louder because it requires greater control of the flow of
air through your voice box. Consequently, people will tend to sing high notes too loudly because
they haven't learned to confine the exhaled air as efficiently. However, invariably, the sound
of people who are oversinging in this fashion is harsh and forced. ...[text shortened]... ll that high relative to singing, only relative to
other speaking voices.

Nemesio

This is helpful.

YouTube

Originally posted by kirksey957
This is helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YgrPBTRjMk

I disagree with him entirely. I've heard many male altos who could belt in falsetto. It's just
a different character. Generally, men who have very high tenor ranges tend to have puny
falsettos (though I'm not entirely sure why this is the case). Similarly, most excellent male
altos I've heard tend to have very pleasant (if not particularly extraordinary) baritone voices.

Oberlin was a very important musical figure of his time, but he was a product of his time, with
a vocal character that I find (and many find) very tiresome these days.

Nemesio

Originally posted by wormwood
learning to sign is a matter of daily practice.

that's great news for the deaf.

Originally posted by Nemesio
Singing softer is harder than singing louder because it requires greater control of the flow of
air through your voice box. Consequently, people will tend to sing high notes too loudly because
they haven't learned to confine the exhaled air as efficiently. However, invariably, the sound
of people who are oversinging in this fashion is harsh and forced. ...[text shortened]... ll that high relative to singing, only relative to
other speaking voices.

Nemesio

that makes a lot of sense; a lot of guys try to sound all tough when they talk but i just talk how i talk.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
that makes a lot of sense; a lot of guys try to sound all tough when they talk but i just talk how i talk.

Good point.