My voice has improved after several months, what more can I expect?

[Quasimodo]

I started practicing singing about 4 months ago and this sunday, I noticed that I could suddenly hit and hold high notes quite cleanly that before I could not. At first I put it down to the amount of talking and singing I had done that day, I thought my voice was nicely warmed up, but then yesturday and today I could also sing those notes.

So I am pleasantly very surprised, I was not expecting a sudden and fairly dramatic improvement, I always thought it would be a slower process, improving bit by bit.

Is there a scientific explanation for this? have my vocal chords been slowly (stretching?) over the past few months due to my practice? Can I start singing songs which are too low frequency and eventually expect improvement?

Can I expect to reach higher notes yet again which I currently can not? I plan on practicing 'lake of fire' by nirvana as this song is quite high for me

Thanks, I have certainly caught the singing bug this year as I really enjoy singing! :D

[Owen Korzec]

I started practicing singing about 4 months ago and this sunday, I noticed that I could suddenly hit and hold high notes quite cleanly that before I could not. At first I put it down to the amount of talking and singing I had done that day, I thought my voice was nicely warmed up, but then yesturday and today I could also sing those notes.

So I am pleasantly very surprised, I was not expecting a sudden and fairly dramatic improvement, I always thought it would be a slower process, improving bit by bit.

Is there a scientific explanation for this? have my vocal chords been slowly (stretching?) over the past few months due to my practice? Can I start singing songs which are too low frequency and eventually expect improvement?

Can I expect to reach higher notes yet again which I currently can not? I plan on practicing 'lake of fire' by nirvana as this song is quite high for me

Thanks, I have certainly caught the singing bug this year as I really enjoy singing!

It is a slow process. You may be having a streak of good days for whatever reason, don't expect it to always be this good, but at the same time, cherish it. Learn from it. Record yourself. Capture/take note of/remember these moments so you can learn from them on off days. And whatever you've been doing the past few days, keep doing.

That being said, every once in a while we all get a larger than normal bump up in progress. That's probably more likely your situation here.

I don't know exactly how the vocal folds and muscles etc. develop, I just know they do. And that is probably what happened.

Depending on your approach, you may be able to reach even more high notes with more practice, or you may find it exponentially harder to get higher. Go ahead and stretch your range more, but if it really hurts, stop and don't go higher than that. If you get to a point where you hit a wall and no matter how much you practice you still absolutely cannot get higher without pain, you're going to need seriously good vocal training to learn how to get above that with power.

[VideoHere]

i read a statement you made "i've been practising singing."

are you exercising or just singing?

[ronws]

I started practicing singing about 4 months ago and this sunday, I noticed that I could suddenly hit and hold high notes quite cleanly that before I could not. At first I put it down to the amount of talking and singing I had done that day, I thought my voice was nicely warmed up, but then yesturday and today I could also sing those notes.

So I am pleasantly very surprised, I was not expecting a sudden and fairly dramatic improvement, I always thought it would be a slower process, improving bit by bit.

Is there a scientific explanation for this? have my vocal chords been slowly (stretching?) over the past few months due to my practice? Can I start singing songs which are too low frequency and eventually expect improvement?

Can I expect to reach higher notes yet again which I currently can not? I plan on practicing 'lake of fire' by nirvana as this song is quite high for me

Thanks, I have certainly caught the singing bug this year as I really enjoy singing!

Sounds like you figured out how to get out of your own way.

[Quasimodo]

thanks all for the helpful replies

i read a statement you made "i've been practising singing."

are you exercising or just singing?

good point

I have just been singing, I play guitar so have been trying to learn song after song while singing too

I guess I would benefit from exercises in a different way? I seem to enjoy the challenge of performing a song which I find difficult so the songs I am playing tend to push my limits

[ronws]

What Videohere is getting at is that some exercises will train some things in your voice that make singing songs easier, even when tackling a new song.

[VideoHere]

quasi.....you must learn to consistently move, develop, and strengthen the voice.

this will give you more "safe capability."