Question:
I’m a 14 year old girl, and I can never hit high notes loudly. Is there anyway I can improve that?
Answer:
You are at the age where your voice will be developing more depth and strength because you are getting an extra layer of “skin” cells over the cords. It is important not to oversing or strain in order to create volume at this time in your development. As you learn to access more resonance in your face and head, the volume of your high notes will increase and they will still feel easy and free. You might be able to access more resonance by humming in the high part of your voice. You can also play around with different vowel sounds to see if that helps you find more tone. Some people are helped by ee as in “feet,” and a as in “cat.”