How to Train Your Voice to Sing High Notes
What you'll learn
- Understand how high notes are produced + understand how to train their body to sing better high notes.
Requirements
- Beginner vocalist experience level. No advanced theory or musicianship skills required.
Description
If there is one thing EVERY student for the last decade has asked me, it's all about the high notes! Everyone wants them. And there are a lot of stumbling blocks to getting there.
FIRST: you've got to know how your voice works. Biologically speaking! Your body is your instrument. Know it. Love it. Use it the way that is healthy and powerful.
SECOND: why the hell are high notes so hard? You've got to understand exactly what's going on in the instrument, to diagnose the issue, and present a solution.
THIRD: you've got to know HOW to train, and only then, WHAT exercises to train with.
That's why I made this course. To teach you these three things.
By the end of this course, you will have created a program designed for your voice to practice high notes, along with checks and balances on making sure you're practicing the RIGHT way, and not teaching your nervous system to memorize something harmful (like tension, stress, or over engagement of the laryngeal muscles!)
The class includes supplemental materials, including visualizations of vocalises, a free practice chart, and more.
- Edward Atkinson
Edward Atkinson received his Master's in Vocal Performance and a Performer's Diploma in Vocal Performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He has performed in Europe, Canada, and America for 15+ years, and has taught for 10+ years. More can be learned at my website.
Who this course is for:
- Singers curious about how high notes biologically work, and how to train your body to achieve them with ease.
Course content
- Preview02:53
- Preview03:58
- Preview05:07
- 05:29D. What do good high notes feel like?
- 06:40E. How to Train for High Notes
- 10:10F. Core Exercises. Posture, Breath, Resonance
- 06:50G. Core Exercises. Vocalises
- 07:42H. Designing Your Program
- 02:51I. Conclusion
Instructor
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- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 13 Reviews
- 1,535 Students
- 2 Courses
A former professional poker player and organist, Canadian tenor Edward Atkinson has found his home as an interpreter of a wide variety of styles and genres. His most recent operatic roles include turns as George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life, Bob Boles in Peter Grimes, Father Grenville in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Ruggero in La Rondine, Prince Kodanda in Menotti’s The Last Savage, L’amante in Menotti’s Amelia al ballo, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, and Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
In the orchestral arena, Edward was heard last season with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra as the tenor soloist for Verdi’s Requiem, alongside Jane Dutton and Timothy Noble. His latest events have included performances as the tenor soloist for Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Mozart’s Requiem Mass, Handel’s Messiah, Britten’s Canticle II: Abraham & Isaac, Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, & Strings, and Debussy’s Trois chansons de Charles d’Orleans. In the last year, Edward was awarded First Place and Grand Prize from the Matinee Musicale Competition and the Donald Felton Memorial Award from the National Society of Arts and Letters.
In addition to his operatic and concert engagements, Edward serves as the Director of Sacred Music at Annunciation Church, Director of Sacred Music at St. Paul the Apostle Church, and as the Music Director of the Saint Ambrose Schola Cantorum. Edward completed his Master’s and Performer’s Diploma in Vocal Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School, in the studio of Patricia Havranek. When not making music, Edward loves to cook with his wife.