How To Sing Male High C - Free Singing Tips - Voice Studio 

I think for most blokes if they squeezed and pushed it would come, but you're right this is a guess I have no numbers to back up this claim.

Actually almost everyone who shouted at anyone might have screamed C5. But when you ask them to do it on purpose they usually fail, or they might be able to scream it, but not in a dark, jim morison manner. but it's harder to make them scream A4-Asharp4, cause the pitch perception tells our brain not to go into falsetto, make it bigger so we can sound normal and we grab. They don't know, that you can't make it sound big, if you don't adjust resonating chambers. A4-Asharp4 is the hardest part of the voice. At least for me, as I always want to make it sound as my G4, but then I cant sing Us and Ees. Being obsessed with tone and inner feelings really distract.

yeah but most can squiese 1 out by raising the laryx and tounge much.

2 years of singing and I cannot yell past a g4

Ахмет Хакимов why the hell would anyone yell so high? it'd sound like a baby screaming

Isn't this a connected head voice rather than a disconnected falsetto??

+HumbleTrader001 The language is, unfortunately, very poor in the singing community. You're essentially saying the same thing. If I sing in non-breathy falsetto and it sounds like it connects into my full voice, some people call it "full voice"; However, it's STILL falsetto. It's really confusing. But if you just THINK about it, it's obvious! Before you started training and learning all of these confusing terms you just had "chest voice" and you had "falsetto." All this guy is doing, in my opinion, is connecting the two voices.

+You Can Sing ANYTHING! Ok, thanks for the explanation. That clears things up in that we agree he is singing in a connected voice. My own problem is that my non-breathy version of falsetto only normally goes up to a G or G# above middle C these days. Not sure what I can do to get it to all the way up to a high C without it getting too much like the hooty./breathy disconnected type of falsetto.

+HumbleTrader001 His video has good information =). Just keep practicing!

+HumbleTrader001 Oh and check out Brett manning's video about connecting into whistle voice. You have to release your head voice into whistle voice as you go higher or you just sound like a dying owl. Hope that helps!

I like the falsettio too

Gospel singers can shout high C's

All the great opera tenors have it very powerful

@@johndoe8114 True

Mr.Wehden, I am an opera enthusiest but i would like to learn how to sing properly. i have a good range and i know i can sing in the more contemporary styles. I also had a lot of training for Choral and Stage Drama singing from my youth. However i want to sing in the operatic style and i believe i am a high Baritone, low tenor. It is only the very highest Tenor notes that i cannot sing without breaking into falsetto which of course makes my notes this and weak. i want to learn how to sing these notes with full voice and with power. Lower notes are not as challenging but a few steps below middle c and i begin to lose a measure of control over my vibrato and i begin flattening out. What do you recommend? And any ideas on where to find a quality operatic voice coach? please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Blessings!!!

Also i would like to add that i literally can "feel" that the voice can go to the ranges i want to sing in. I know these are attainable goals with work, but i need guidance and direction.

If the sound is balanced you shouldn't really feel any great need to break into falsetto at the top. Without hearing you though it's hard to know, feel free to email me some examples carlwehden@gmail.com In regards to a good classical coach I don't have enough experience with any to say.

Glad to help! Mastering the basics is the key to great singing, best of luck.

no worries mate

this is an old video, I've moved forwards a lot since this time. In fact this year is the first time I really knew my voice inside out everything that came before this year wasn't really complete.

yeah totally get ya man. My ideas are always taking on new twists as well, it's still feels helpful tho :)

Yeah, you progressed a lot! That time I thought it was falsetto, but if you had put consonant in that note, that would sound differently to me! Right now, as I got up there, I understand whats happening. And there is no mike, that really changes everything!

Sweet mate, good luck!

TheMorbidHobbiest A high c (c5) is just simply a high note that can be sung however some people (most likely males) can’t hit the note.

@@anniegetyourgun366 yeah or mayb we hv to resort to falsetto

What are you even talking about? There is no such a thing as "sung in high C" what does that even mean? High C is ONE note, not a key.

@@vegeta1885 That's how it was written in the articles. Like I said, I'm not trained in music and know virtually nothing about notes and keys. I just know that lots of people online went bonkers about it a while back because it meant pirates and sailors probably sounded the opposite of how they are portrayed in movies.

@@TheMorbidHobbiest There r a lot of silly articles link if you can find it

Same here - I can get there with the 'wuh wuh' sound, but I havent' developed proper compression and cord-closure for it to sound full (yet!). When I open it up to a 'go' type vocalisation, is sounds breathy and heady at the moment.

@@buddhistsympathizer1136 now?

+Tanay Mimani as you get better muscle separation you are able to stay connected to chest and still thin out the vocal cords into head voice, this takes time and hard work but is realistic for anyone, I recommend checking out Jessie Nemitz and Brett Mannings videos on the subject, best of luck.

No worries Nicole!

What is it ?

@@legendocampo8009 a big spoon

@@Dadaadad268 I’m still looking for this answer sadly

Timliu92 yes, I don't really think in those terms though, in my head everything sits in the same place, find the correct position and add some closure / balance with air flow

Awesome!

no worries enjoy xx

+Roman Kyrylyuk True basses are very rare even rarer than baritones. Most bigger voices can still rock pretty high, see Chris Cornell / Jimmy Gnecco. However it takes a bit more finesse / time to get to easy high notes for most bigger voices.

+Ирруматор 666 Generally it should be left alone to do it's job, it will move depending on what is required for the chosen vowel, brighter vowels lower the soft palette sending more sound into the pharynx cavity, darker ones it will raise it directing more sound out of the mouth, a singer needs to be comfortable on any vowel through the bridge so really just let it do it's job.

nice one Tosh

You are right many people get one part of singing but not another. The best solution is to understand all parts of your voice then everything makes more sense. Unfortunately this takes time and work to do but the end result is worth it because your voice will make much more sense be much more consistent and have no tension at all.

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Your so lucky...

But he struggle to hit an B2 which i speak with A2 so..

+Eflat Productions That sounds good, there are many way to approach this problem no one answer is the right one for all people.

Will keep in mind for next video.

Carl Wehden link?

It just IS!!! that's hard but once you get it, it will be with you forever. You'll taste it in your mind! Muscle Memory

cheers dude

We all want to eventually get it together

+Wheezy Orange Thanks! can't wait for 1000!

My mouse said the same thing recently

freedom before power is the golden rule.

awesome!

Carl John Franz do u use WhatsApp?

Number 1000 :)

+COLLAXHD Nice one thanks!

Carl Wehden :D

yes vast majority of men will vocalize past high C with work, for many release takes time to develop the panic muscles want to kick in on 'high notes' and inhibit free vocalizing, this takes time to undo

me too, but today i can hit a A4-B4 lol I was surprised.

domnic0 i don't know if this is real or it can help but i read some comments on other videos is that you need to lower your larynx when going high also i think you need to practice on your passagio

domnic0 well there's a low of video in YT that may help you about the passagio and i think about the head voice it was a chest mixed with a bit of falsetto

domnic0 well i'm just a 20yo guy who just recently fell in-love with classical music so i can't help you that much 😅

domnic0 i can change my speaking voice however i like from high(higher than carl's) and low (like a basitone or bass-baritone specially when you're newly awake) but i'm not a good singer 😢 also remember that some famous tenor used to be a baritone in their early career so you just need some training and dedication and you can do it

for men yes, women c6

baritone / tenor not really sure x

It's easy to do but can be tough to find, hit me with some mp3's if you like i'll have a listen, carlwehden@gmail.com

The Royal Potato Yeeter bruuu be proud of that no shade but most guys wish they can sing higher 💙 I’m also a singer who can I guess sing pretty high lol.

@@jojotheyuhh2848 Thanks bro

Don't give up. Focus on breath support. I used to be like you but I practiced for a year and I can sing up to g4 without trying. It's all in breath support, don't strain.

thats rely funkin hard anyou explianed it

+Sam Greenrod Yes! That is the missing ingredient. Big, powerful, full voice notes are one-register notes (not chest, not head) one voice, with strong dynamic opposition of the diaphragm. You have to develop the muscles that control exhalation and learn to manage greater pressure.

+Sam Greenrod Personally I've never focused on this much and my voice has gone from strength to strength by just following Singing Success's ideas and methods.

+Carl Wehden You sing great Carl, no question, but if you ever wanted to do justice to tunes from the Early Motown groups like The Four Tops, or let's say Toto or Survivor type of singing, you have to have really good diaphragmatic support.

to do it well you have to do it right, what will fix it will depend on what you're doing wrong. Email me some examples if you like dude, carlwehden@gmail.com

Wow, really? Thank you Carl. I will do it Asap :3

Hello, Carl! I sent the recording, hope you will answer :( By the way i really respect your effort and i believe that you should be more recognised, then vocal coaches who get audience by creating image of "sucessful vocal school". Keep helping us, you are a great person

God Sloth I come at things from an SLS perspective, coordination of the vocal cords comes first, combined with the right amount of air and you're golden!

Carl Wehden However all of the tension that will be building up through practicing and tightening the vocal cords when you sing high will remain in the vocal cords. You referred to hitting the high note like Pavarotti but without sounding like him. He sure did use diaphragm support!

God Sloth I sing pop music, my goal isn't to sound like Pavarotti, though even in the classical field show me a singer that does? he was the greatest singer of the 20th century :-)

Carl Wehden You wont necessarily sound like any opera singer just by using diaphragm support, however it will allow you to sing safely for a very long time. I think Pavarotti had the best technique although I prefer Corelli or Carreras in terms of sound :)

Andy's Mad House It was hinted at, but it should be stressed I feel. Lots of people might miss that.

Do you use chest voice or mixed voice to reach those notes ?

@@NoName-zj9jl it isn't possible in chest note for a male....its 100 percent mixed...and he is a tenor

@@NoName-zj9jl I'm a vocal coach who teaches free singing just like any paid coach... Ask me any doubt if you have

@@aniketcomputertutorials9566 Woww thank you so much, it's always nice to see people willing to share their knowledge with others, and I really appreciate it :)

@@aniketcomputertutorials9566 im sorry to disagree, i can do yodeling (break transition between chest voice to head voice and vice versa) my voice from a High C#5 chest voice to a C#5 falsetto of course. This would be impossible to do if it were mix voice or head voice. I trained with a Korean teacher when i lived back in China, he was able to reach to G5 and at this note he kept it for 3 seconds then switching it to falsetto, then to mix to show me the difference of texture for all three, and this all happened because i told him same thing you just said. He proved me wrong, he said when he was younger he used to be able to go B#5 which was his max chest voice. I'm sure you know yodeling and the technique to release the TA muscles (thyroarytenoid muscles), i can do this easily with B5, and i can with C5 as well but i need warm up before i attempt this yodeling switch. I can go up to a D5 sometimes D#5, and my teacher is training me to go even higher. If you want proof of it i can make a video and i can do the yodeling transition and i can even make it slow. Please do not misguide people, you might be a vocal coach but you need to investigate a little more. Males can reach really high notes, and i swear i can prove it to you if you answer my comment. Have a good day.

Confused 😂

+zura iashvili My idea is to find it easy and then work on adding closure and weight gradually from the right foundation, best of luck with your singing.

+Carl Wehden Idea is correct. Singing with thin edge function is way to go, however you need to show end result as well which is floating half mixed tone. Everything you sing is pure falsetto and its not only you but 95% of youtube vocal lessons that teach how to sing high notes. Why don't you show what it should really sound like once you have learned how to lighten your tone, cause all i hear is just compressed falsetto voice. Maybe i just have not seen it, gimme link to the video where you sing high C in full voice. I dont mean to be rude or anything, i just want to know what your full voice sound like up there.

zura iashvili Just putting out the ideas that helped me to improve I'm not a finished product only been singing for about 8 years. You're welcome to make your own videos if you think your information is more useful x

+Carl Wehden I understand. I would not bother you but thing is that singing well is very difficult activity and its even harder to teach it and how does one teach something he himself has not mastered yet. Voice is a delicate thing or wrong and half informed advice can ruin it very quickly. In my humble opinion teaching voice should be left to those who have accomplished mastery and really understand mechanics of properly produced voice as well as science behind it, those. Those who not only hear difference but can also demonstrate.

+zura iashvili I respectfully disagree it's not a zero sum game, one takes baby steps to move forward. As long as I have improved I can help people who haven't yet started to learn. My tips are for people that are starting out there are teachers like Seth Riggs and Brett Manning for more experienced singers like yourself.

+Glenn Ma Female high C = C6 Male high C = C5

my voice now cracks up a half octave automatically singing any song before singing the normal songs when they bend!as if want to higher any song!murdered that def leppard album!singing run riot accidently cracking up to joes high vocals!!

+Fadel Muhammad Congrats!

But i can't maintain this note,

I can belt A5 with belt.

moki damn great job

I do it everyday c#5 is mine

That's not true at all, Pavarotti was not trained in SLS but he sung at speech level, was his high C powerful enough? Your understanding of the technique is not complete. I'm a learning singer and coach so these examples aren't the best, apologies x

Pavarotti sang with a operatic technique using appoggio and open throat which aren´t included in speech level singing!

Samuel Karlberg He sang at speech level, regardless of all other factors he used exclusively the correct muscles to sing with that's really all speech level refers to.

You can´t take a singer who´s been famous and respected and make him a spokesperson for a technique which he never been in contact with:(

Samuel Karlberg you can, speech level singing isn't a technique it's a set of principles universal to all singers, efficient use of the correct muscles that's all it means.

You have no testicles. Harsh trade off

@@Dadaadad268 i do, i just have a genetic condition that means the tissue in my larynx is tighter

@@meowpurrr 😂

It's not sexist women have shorter thinner cords than men so sing higher more easily, that's just biology. Female Tenors are rare most women are Soprano / Alto very few can sing in the tenor range with much presence.

most great singers can't explain what they are doing very well so yeah there is that. I have the luck that I'm improving a lot at the moment and am also able to explain to people what I'm doing. This video is 3 years old I was a vastly less proficient singer 3 years ago so forgive my ignorance :) x

I am not really commenting on you at all good sir, i don't have any critique of you that i'd dare to claim valid enough to put to the internets eternal archives, and in fact some of your video's have helped me out quite alot even though not all may be enitirely accurate anatomically, they are most definitely very functional! Your approach is functional, non-damaging and efficient and that's what counts the way i percieve it. ;) - I only comment on the conversation between Tristan Paredes and Edwin Myers and some other folks because it is the first comment that shows up in the feed when i found this video.. And i personally believe that this - in my opinion quite strange - idea of one not necesarrily needing to know one's instrument in order to be proficient at it to do more harm than good.. So i try to "fight" it when i see it, i figured my comment would be seen by more people if i just left it as a stand alone comment, so that's why it's here and not in the thread. :) Heheh, b'cause, y'kno, it seemed a little bit like overkill to make a response to your video in order to address a single top comment. xD Oh and thanks for the response. :)

@@Ceenth Singing is mostly about feeling and figuring out your own system or vocal box. There were and are a lot of great singers who can't teach. Also voice critics who know every last bit of information on the voice, still can't sing great.

@@vegeta1885 No. Singing well is mostly about technique and concrete muscular and functional development through years of practice, not "feeling" the music, sorry, in fact feeling a piece is almost never something that's directly discussed when working with a piece of music, the character of the piece is discussed and the concrete lyrics and how to portray them, but almost never the "feeling", I and many others from my study have actually often been told to "feel less" when singing because nine times out of ten "feeling" a piece just means singing out of pitch or a faltering of formant or vocal clarity because of a lapse in technique. There really is no such thing as "figuring out one's own technique", there's the right way to do it and there's all the wrong ones, the fact that a given singer will have a choice between different sub-fach or even in some cases overall voice-categorisation doesn't mean the technique used to develop the specifics of that sound-ideal change, one's anatomy is fundamentally the same across our species even though the technique is used to develop different acoustic ideals for different roles and circumstances. By figuring out ones voice box i assume you mean estimated fach, or do you rather talk to the point of concrete anatomy? 🤔🤔🤔 - I believe i somewhat answered both points above but if i can come to understand what you mean i might address it a little more poignantly? :) True, there are many singers who can't teach, and we should keep in mind when discussing this that musical and didactical skills are different beasts, that being said; I will somewhat hesitate to call any singer that can't teach "great". - That's basically because if one can't formulate what one does then one cannot proberly address technical inefficiencies either, and that will eventually catch up to them even if an unbalanced technique currently sounds great on their instrument. This is not to speak ill against any singer in particular, it's just a matter of fact that I've never met nor heard of a truly great singer who cannot verbalize their proficiency to a point where they could theoretically teach it, neither can I imagine how that would work in practice. 🤔 Even though as mentioned didactical and musical skills are different beasts indeed. About the voice critics... Erhmm. Heh. 😅 Yea..... Erhmm. How do I put this... Some, if not "most" voice critics just don't really know what they're talking about, even though they may know the anatomy very well they often fail to take the specificities of a given singer into consideration... It's erhm. It's not to sound like a d*ck but thing is that there are details to certain fach ideals that isn't obvious even to a very expertly developed ear without having the technical ability to try out and differentiate the sounds, how does one for example differentiate a high countertenors upper extension from a young legierro tenor In trainings upper extreme range extension when both sing in fortissimo? - normally the formal answer would be something like "you can hear it in the formant" but that ain't really true either because a truly well supported falsetto can fairly easily sound more rounded and rich than a tenors catwails the first few years. :P To play a bit of devil's advocate in favor of the vocal critics though; One should realise that a vocal critics job only very rarely is to give critique directly to a singer, singers got coaches and other singers for that, vocal critics job more often than not is to communicate to "the ley-man" from an expert-listeners perspective why a given singer/performance is noteworthy or isn't and therefore why it's worth their time and money, strictly speaking they don't have to be great vocal technical geniuses at all, they have to be great at communicating musical experiences, which they often are. :)