Quetions about singing - hurting your voice, ranges, etc.?

If you keep singing like this, you will damage it. I am glad you are catching your mistakes in time.

Have you ever seen a voice teacher one on one? I understand you are part of an advance choir, but you need one on one attention to find your voice and what voice style you fit. Your technique makes all the difference in the world when you perform these types of challenging pieces. That Broadway music is not easy material to sing. Even if you are in advanced choir, the women who sing these pieces well have been training for a while. If you want to get to their level, you MUST train for it. Singing is just like athletics. You have to practice and train for the big stuff.

If you are afraid you are going to hurt you voice, you are. Singing is natural. If it hurts to sing it, then either you have poor technique, or the music is not fitting for your voice. Perhaps both. All singers have unique voices. Some of us have heavy voices, some of us have light voices, etc. There are so many categories that the voice is suited for, why not find yours. Stop forcing your voice to sing something that is not right for you. I used to make the huge mistake as a youth to sing things that were popular, but it didn't fit my voice at all. You have to find your niche where you are comfortable. Remember that for the rest of your singing life. If it doesn't feel comfortable and you are reaching or pushing for the notes, then you have no business singing it. I am sure the Tony Award winner who sang these pieces have songs that don't fit her voice. She is wise enough to leave it alone. Learn proper breathing technique, stop pushing the notes out of your neck and straining, and find music that is fitting to your voice. If you don't, you could cause nodules or swelling on your vocal chords. I've seen many a singer permanently scared for life and had to give up singing because of what you are doing. You don't want that. You want to be a healthy and wise singer for life!

I sing songs from Wicked myself. So I find this interesting. I can sing For Good and I'm Not That Girl. Before I had a lot of strain and pain (ooh, rhyme. xDD) while singing those songs. I damaged myself pretty badly but I wouldn't give up.

It took a lot of practice to get myself to be able to sing it right. Warm up a bit, don't go right into it. I am currently singing songs that would usually cause me strain. Surprisingly, after a lot of practice, I didn't feel the strain.

You hurt your voice when you:

1. Force yourself to hit notes that are way too high for you

2. Sing excessively

3. Force yourself to repeat a certain verse in a song with a hard line to sing in it

4. Slouch when singing

This is what I've figured for now. Right now I'm taking a break from Wicked. Your Guardian Angel, My Immortal, Try, and Not Ready to Make Nice at the moment.

Best of luck to you.

You should ALWAYS warm your voice up if you're a serious singer.

Even if you warm up your voice properly, there will be some days when you can hit the high notes in your range and some days you can't. It depends on what you've done that day, how tired you are, what you ate, etc (the list is endless).

If you've hurt your voice (or developed nodes) you'll know.....you won't have to guess.

Hope that helps......

Don't sing in ranges too high or low for you. Don't strain your voice to sing too loudly. Don't yell and scream. Don't constantly clear your throat. You can warm up by taking deep breaths and holding them for 15-30 seconds.

Q1: This is probably your falsetto when the air blasts your cords apart and makes a weaker, girlier sould than your real voice.

Q2: totally relax your throat and don't force for notes. If you have proper breath control and have warmed up for about 45 mins then you still can't reach them DONT TRY TO! That means it's not in your range! You may be tensing your throat muscles unnecessarily. Sit down with your coach and chat to them about your worries e.t.c.

hmmm we just sang defying gravity at our choir concert in may...

as for the high notes, warming up will really help your voice and like 2 be honest my voice sounds like crap without warming up ... to help try the weird trick, go on ur tippy toes when trying to get them or suck in your stomach

dont be so afraid, if your throat hurts go drink lots of water maybe some throat coat tea (health stores) and if it hurts its not because tyour muscles are strengthening its because you have been singing too much and you need to take a break for a little bit or you will lose your voice and that reallly wont be good..since we sang defying gravity 2 parts , i know the alto note well but idk if thts what you sing. play the note on the piano or some other instrument and hold it down long and then hear it in your head , humm it a little and then try singing it, thats what usually helps me

i hope i helped

Usually 2nd Soprano. I used to be able to hit some 1st Soprano notes but I'm not so sure now. I'd try now but I'm sick & can barely sing in tune right now! ☺♥♫ I sound like a boy going thru puberty right now.

Your voice could be changing, like maturing.

Smile when you sing! it opens your throat so you don't push your voice. also, support your breath..... if you don't know what that means its when you tighten your lower stomach muscle near your private part..... yea that's the only way i could put it nicely and think down when you sing the high note, it works trust me... if you need more help just im me

singing is tricky....if you are well rested and hydrated and in good health you can hit those peeks all day long if you have warmed up properly. but if you have not eaten properly and are tired or just a bit sick you can find that your range suffers...don't smoke... dont drink alcohol . defiantly stay away from the weed.

You must know how to choose the right kind of voice range.