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Question: High notes for belting!?
Okay the thing is, I want to be able to belt out those higher notes but I don't know how to engage myself properly to do that!. I watch videos like "Listen" from Beyonce and her high notes blow me away!.

Anyhow any advice people!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I used to have the same problem!. I was comfortable singing the low notes and could sing them loud!. But I couldn't do that with the high notes!. They would sound nice and pretty, but they weren't loud, because I didn't know how to make them loud!. So what my voice teacher told me to do was bring some of the chest voice from my lower notes into the high notes!. And what also helped me with the high notes was thinking "down" when I would sing the high notes!. For example, instead of standing on my toes when I would sing the high notes, I would plant my feet firmly and try to make myself more heavy when I would sing a high note!. Try slurring from a lower note up to a high note on the vowel [i] which would sound like "eeeeeeeeeee" When doing it, try to make it just as loud as your lower notes were!. I hope this helps!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Voice lessons are the way to go--otherwise you could end up injuring your voice, or at the very least just not sounding your best because you could be using your voice improperly!. It's especially important for those notes at the top of your register to understand the physiology of the voice and have a strong foundation to carry it off properly--there's a lot of support and breath control that happens to make those high notes sound great!. also, a teacher can help you assess your voice, and figure out if those notes and that type of singing is even within your range--it may be that you aren't completely suited to belt high notes like Beyonce, and trying to do it could damage your voice if that's the case--but you may completely rock at something else, and you won't know unless you give it a try and have a professional guide you to a place where you understand the ins & outs of your voice!

I know that's probably not the answer you're looking for, but fantastic singing has its price--there may be a few people in this life who are absolutely amazing without any training or really having to "try" but for most of us (even most celebs), there's a lot of training involved!Www@QuestionHome@Com