I've already posted a topic called singers...help! in the general music forum, and someone suggested I tried searching "sirening" in here. But I can't find any results.
Please explain, someone, what is sirening?
I don't want to type out the whole thing again but it's really bothering me and I want my high notes back!
Thank you
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Ok, how to siren
Some people use "NG" to siren to, others use various vowel sounds, I tend to use "ah" .
Start on middle C. Using the sound you've chosen, sing that note, and then GENTLY slide your voice up an octave, pause at the top and slide down again, making sure you sing every note between the top and the bottom.
Then move up a semitone to C# and do it again....
And so on as far as you can go. When you can't reach the top note of a siren, that's the point at which to stop.
If something feels uncomfortable, stop and move down a semitone and try again.
Subsequent edit:
There is no quick fix that will give you your top notes back, because we don't know how you were getting them before or what's changed in your voice. All we can do is suggest ways you keep your voice in good condition.
And there's a lot more to singing than just singing high.
Some people use "NG" to siren to, others use various vowel sounds, I tend to use "ah" .
Start on middle C. Using the sound you've chosen, sing that note, and then GENTLY slide your voice up an octave, pause at the top and slide down again, making sure you sing every note between the top and the bottom.
Then move up a semitone to C# and do it again....
And so on as far as you can go. When you can't reach the top note of a siren, that's the point at which to stop.
If something feels uncomfortable, stop and move down a semitone and try again.
Subsequent edit:
There is no quick fix that will give you your top notes back, because we don't know how you were getting them before or what's changed in your voice. All we can do is suggest ways you keep your voice in good condition.
And there's a lot more to singing than just singing high.
Ohhhh. I've done that before, I just didn't know it was called sirening!
I will try it again though. THankyouuu
I will try it again though. THankyouuu
As Katyjay has pointed out, sirening is quite simple really - the key is the GENTLY part. Sirening is more about feeling that it is about hearing.
I'd recommend the NG if you're having difficulty on top notes - this keeps the tongue up and stops downward pressure on the larynx from the hyoid bone - it will make going up easier.
Keep the siren whimpery and light and think 'SiNG' rather than 'SuNG' - as you go up, your tongue will want to peel off the palate - don't let it. Also avoid the temptation to increase air pressure as you go up.
When you get to the very top, you'll find it might help to anchor the notes - do this by keeping the neck as long as possible (aim to make the C spine long, rather than the S spine) and by anchoring in the soft palate - you can find this sensation by imagining you have a blocked straw in your mouth and you're trying to unblock it - you'll feel something move at the upper back of the mouth - move that again when you arrive at the very top of your range.
Regardless of what your problem is, if you do this correctly and gently enough - your high notes will return.
As KJ has also said - go slowly and give it time to come back.
I'd recommend the NG if you're having difficulty on top notes - this keeps the tongue up and stops downward pressure on the larynx from the hyoid bone - it will make going up easier.
Keep the siren whimpery and light and think 'SiNG' rather than 'SuNG' - as you go up, your tongue will want to peel off the palate - don't let it. Also avoid the temptation to increase air pressure as you go up.
When you get to the very top, you'll find it might help to anchor the notes - do this by keeping the neck as long as possible (aim to make the C spine long, rather than the S spine) and by anchoring in the soft palate - you can find this sensation by imagining you have a blocked straw in your mouth and you're trying to unblock it - you'll feel something move at the upper back of the mouth - move that again when you arrive at the very top of your range.
Regardless of what your problem is, if you do this correctly and gently enough - your high notes will return.
As KJ has also said - go slowly and give it time to come back.
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