[Chieve]

I can't really hear myself in chorus, but the only noise I do hear from me is kinda bad or is the same pitch....but I keep thinking its changing around.
When I get home I sing and I can do it just fine, and I would consider myself a good singer...
I would sing louder but if I sound bad I'll be embarrest, and if I do sound bad I would like to improve it but than I would have to get embarrest more and more...

I just joined chorus and I'm a bass but one of the songs are on the upper part of the bass cleft.

Whats a good way to increase vocal range and increase it so its in tune? I want to go more higher.

[FinnArild]

The "oldest trick in the book" for hearing yourself when you sing in a loud environment, is to cup your ear with your hand or hold one ear closed.

The best way to increase your vocal range is to practice regularly and push yourself gradually. Don't push too much or exercise too much either - the voice is a delicate instrument, and probably one of the hardest instruments to master - if it can ever be fully mastered. Steady does it. Also remember that physics play a role here, and that there are boundaries of how high or low you will be able to go, no matter how much you practice. If you can't do something, learn to do what you can better.

[Cheryl]

Chieve, on 25 January 2010 - 10:11 PM, said:

I can't really hear myself in chorus, but the only noise I do hear from me is kinda bad or is the same pitch....but I keep thinking its changing around.
When I get home I sing and I can do it just fine, and I would consider myself a good singer...
I would sing louder but if I sound bad I'll be embarrest, and if I do sound bad I would like to improve it but than I would have to get embarrest more and more...

I just joined chorus and I'm a bass but one of the songs are on the upper part of the bass cleft.

Whats a good way to increase vocal range and increase it so its in tune? I want to go more higher.

Hi, Chieve,

The ONLY way I know that works is to cup your hand over your ear, and sing into your arm, letting the sound travel up to your ear (like the old radio deejays). At home, you can stand in a corner and sing, and the sound will travel back to you. Remember to record yourself and listen back, when in your own company. You will begin to get more familiar with your sound, and (of course) this helps. In terms of how to sing higher, imagine the note is between your eyes, then imagine yourself landing DOWN to the high note!

This post has been edited by Cheryl: 14 February 2010 - 06:55 PM