How to Sing High C
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- čas přidán 24. 05. 2024
- Learn how to sing an operatic high C5 with proper vocal technique. This video demonstrates how opera singers sing high C. It also gives you vocal exercises to help develop high C for tenors. Mechanics of the voice are discussed, as well as tips and tricks.
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Where were you 25 years ago. I think you are great. You are really helping me hit that high C.
I’m so glad to hear that! I wish I knew then what I know now about singing high C.
This guy is amazing!
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
This is a demonstration, not a lesson.
So true! A one-on-one lesson would be the most optimal teaching format. In this video, I demonstrate how I go about training my vocal cords through a series of vocal exercises. I also discuss the correct positioning of the vocal cords to sing high C5. In reality, to sing an operatic high C5, it can take years or even over a decade of training to master.
Then maybe you should not start out saying “I’m going to teach you how to sing a high C”! I understand it’s for the purposes of attracting viewers:)
Thanks for the suggestions, Linda! I'll keep that in mind.
@@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022así es. Además de ello, no todos los tenores lo pueden lograr; ya que también hay diferentes tipos de tenores ( ligero, lírico, lírico ligero; dramático, spinto). Un cordial saludo desde Argentina.
@@lindaanderson8329what are u going on about?
Great video, i am lyric tenor who gets c5 on power, like spinto. Youv start here right from the headvoice/voie
The stretching makes sense, because a tenor can often stretch to Eb5 or E5. As a baritone, a C5 is usually the stretch note, maybe C#5 if you’re lucky. That’s true for me, at least.
I personally found great success using air resistance to create good vocal fold closure. I like to gradually close the space off as I walk up the 5 note scale, because the less that the air can move, the more the vocal folds are forced to contact on the edge if they want to vibrate (SOVT philosophy). Especially for baritones or basses, we REALLY need to double down on thinning our voice on the edge, which is much easier to do with increased air resistance at the lips. It forces us to thin out if we want to make sound.
I like this exercise, which tops off using “w” from the word “wow” and the closed “b” sound for a short time (forcing maximum closure before opening back up):
[Do] “uh” -
[Re] “aw” -
[Mi] “oh” -
[Fa] “ooh” -
[So] “w” - “b” -
[So] “ba” - [Fa] - [Mi] - [Re] - [Do] …
Fantastic video... As a Barithone I watch this trying to go a lil bit higher
That's great! The same principles for stretching the range apply to all voice types, including baritones! Keep up the good work!
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Great video. Very imfomative. I have been practicing how to sing Cara Mia by Jay Black. I was wondering your advice on how to better sing that song, especially the head notes. Thank you so much. Keep up the great videos!
I believe Jay Black has had some classical training. When he sings this high C5 in Cara Mia, is in approximated falsetto, not full voice. That's a great song!
@joshualindsayvoicestudio6022 Thanks for the response. He was trained as a cantor, which is essentially the same as opera. That 4 octave voice with that classical appeal was truly special. It would be greatly appreciated if you could break the song down in a video. Hope all is well!
je pense avoir le meme type de voix que vous ,et j ai beaucoup de mal à passer en voix de tete . votre vidéo me montre le chemin ,merci
Merci beaucoup!
Valeu professor
Great video, i am dark lyric tenor who gets c5 on power, like spinto. You start here right on top from the headvoice/voix mixte I suppose, falsetto i can start c5 but to reach it, from under. There is a difference in singing c5 in French opera Si rozanne bientôt n'arrive (manon) because the vowel or for che gelida on è which is much more squillo. So how to get that c with which you start here? Falsetto is to weak for my chords
And what do you do to keep the larynx low??
It is a matter of training and strengthening the arytenoid muscles to maintain glottal closure. This will help prevent your vocal cords from flipping into falsetto.
Do a surprised inhalation and feel your Adam's apple. Does it go down. Maintain that relaxed lowered laryngeal position while you sing.
I can hit high C easily with mixed voice but to I can't do it with the Operatic Tone, I have tried but I think I need professional trainging for that.
Head voice, or approximated falsetto, is way easier to sing than a full-voiced, fully adducted high C5. Voice lessons with a professional would help get you there.
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bros voice is heaven
Thank you! That is very kind!
Check out Dimash singing SOS on CZcams. He has 7 octaves. Not normal for mere humans.
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@@ibrahimismail5625 I don’t understand your question.
What would be the equivalent of high C for baritone?
Somewhere between F#4 and A4.
Baritone is kind of a nebulous term that encapsulates everything between bass and tenor, so it definitely depends on your individual voice. Some of my friends who call themselves baritones can belt up to Bb4, and others have their highest at F#4. It depends.
Hi Alexander! Thanks for your question. It really depends on what type of baritone you are. (Bass-baritone, baritone, high baritone, baritenor, etc.) Bass-baritones can usually get up to F4 or F#4. Most professional baritones can sing G4. High baritones can sing Ab4 or A5. One of my voice teachers was a bass-baritone and he had a solid low F3 and he could sing high C5 better than any tenor. He was quite the anomaly, though.
Is opera different than rock?
Cause in rock many baritones can hit C5 and higher.
@@mathieurivest2348 I think they’re talking about chest voice. If you are too, I’m confusd
Rock singers who are naturally baritones who sing high C typically sing it with reinforced falsetto or very strained adducted vocal cords.
I'm a baritone and according to my professor I've hit C5 in certain occasions but it's hard, so far it's not a note I can constantly sing on
Wow, that’s impressive that you can sing C5 as a baritone! Yes, that’s quite a major feat. A lot of professional baritones can only go up to A5, at most. I had a voice teacher once who was a baritone who could sing C5 better than I could as a tenor. I was always jealous! Ha!
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Great vid! May I ask if it is possible for a low tenor like me to reach that C5? My range is E2-G#4 i have been stuck at G#4 in a heady mix but my head voice can go up until C5
I am actually a low tenor as well, so it is definitely possible to sing high C5! It just might take longer for you than higher tenors. You are probably stuck there because of the passaggio. Having the right vocal technique will help facilitate going through the passaggio and up to high C5. Finding a voice teacher can help you do this.
I found myself counting the number of times he said 'ok'
I’m a master of saying OK! 😂
Opera C
Indeed! I am an opera singer. The principles apply to other styles of singing too.
Singing an E above high C is beautiful if you are Juan D Florez 👌🏾
Yes, he has great high notes above high C, which is quite impressive. I have only heard one singer live perform a high F above high C and I was stunned how crazy high that was. I am a lower tenor and I have more of a dramatic quality to my voice, so the C sounds a bit different than Juan Diego Florez's.
I'm nailing that high C - literally! Sounds quite painful lol
It doesn’t come overnight. Keep on training it!
Sorry, that doesn't sound so high.
C5 is around the top of a typical tenor's range. Anything above this is usually in falsetto.
It doesn’t sound high because he is a trained singer.
Trained singers have a lot of freedom in the higher range of the voice.
Try singing the high C, but record yourself and then do a comparison.
@@nicochisha7927 ???? That makes no sense
Wow
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