Just joined the C6 club

[jonpall]

...that's right - yesterday, I managed to sing a C6 (soprano C) - with vibrato Several times that day. I could even slightly squeek out an Eb6 and a very week and bad E6 once (24th fret on the high E string on a guitar). And I was playing around, singing the high part in child in time (it goes up to an A5). I almost couldn't believe it. Before, it was so tough squeeking out notes between E5 and G5 and I thought I'd NEVER get past that. I'm sure I won't be able to do this every day, but it must mean I'm progressing decently.

I'd like to thank the academy (that's you guys) ...

Just pointing out how helpful this forum has been! My singing is still not at the level I'd like it to be, especially in that evil E4-E5 range, but I'm hoping that will change - surely, being able to produce notes in the soprano range will make it a bit easier for me to sing tenor notes?

Cheers!

[Jens]

Ive never had the impression that if you have veryhighnotes your range below improves, maybe if you use the same sounds as up on the highnotes

Well anyways congrats! your singermojo probably grew by like 10 cm ;)

[jonpall]

I don't think I'll ever go that high in a song (although there are a handful of classic rock/metal songs with an A5 in it - Number of the beast, Child in time, Won't get fooled again). But maybe it means my vocal flexibility has improved and therefore my control over slightly lower notes will improve as well, no?

[joshual]

So i'm part of the club too but i would had prefered join the 'I mastered my head voice from C4 to E5' but i really can't be a part of this club lol

[jonpall]

I agree with you joshual I'm hoping to create or join another thread for that in a few months

(btw. I found out that the high scream in Won't get fooled again is "only" an E5, not an A5 ).

[Jens]

yeah id also like to join that club c4-e5 but man thats a hard one to enter

[Steven Fraser]

...that's right - yesterday, I managed to sing a C6 (soprano C) - with vibrato Several times that day. I could even slightly squeek out an Eb6 and a very week and bad E6 once (24th fret on the high E string on a guitar). And I was playing around, singing the high part in child in time (it goes up to an A5). I almost couldn't believe it. Before, it was so tough squeeking out notes between E5 and G5 and I thought I'd NEVER get past that. I'm sure I won't be able to do this every day, but it must mean I'm progressing decently.

I'd like to thank the academy (that's you guys) ...

Just pointing out how helpful this forum has been! My singing is still not at the level I'd like it to be, especially in that evil E4-E5 range, but I'm hoping that will change - surely, being able to produce notes in the soprano range will make it a bit easier for me to sing tenor notes?

Cheers!

Jonpall: congrats. Sounds like a breakthrough.

The benefits of this work start to accrue to the rest of your voice when you connect the range together. Intially, the benefit is psychological... you don't freak out when you need to do anything up high... cause you got higher notes on your horn now, and that is goodness.

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As far as exercises go, 2-octave arpeggios and downward sirens are excellent for connecting this newfound top with the rest of the voice. Bring that top down, and explore the challenging notes from the 'topside'. Remember the 'top down phonation' thread? Do it by starting up there and singing scales and slides downward.

In ancient days, these sorts of exercises were grouped together under the title 'blending of the registers'. It was a bad name, but those guys did not know what we do about how the pitch control mechanism of the larynx works. Still, the principle is the same. Starting at the top, bring it down and let it coordinate with the lower notes. Then, go the other way, siren and arpeggio UP.

After some additional experience with this, you'll get lots better at it.

Congrats again.

[jonpall]

Thanks, Steven!