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expanding range also means going low....you may find that you CAN jump an octave. but you never could before because you were only using the middle and top of your natural singing range]]> Singing coleclark https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-277463 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-277076 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:41:41 +0000 chest voice, mixed voice, and head voice or falsetto. range exercises helped strengthen whatever our individual weaknesses were.]]> Singing TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-277076 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-277071 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:22:22 +0000
I have no problem with power--in fact I'm told consistently that I'm too loud. I'm okay with pitch as well, usually. Will my TONE improve?

If so, I may well sign up for some expansion!

Jersey Jack]]> Singing Jersey Jack https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-277071 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-277070 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:54:27 +0000 Singing TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-277070 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-29732 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:05:19 +0000
I'd be happy to sing really well in one octave, and I imagine that many people who look into singing lessons aren't fully convinced that they can sing at all, so what use is expanding range to them? Are these ads geared toward people who already sing well, and who want to sing better? Folks who already have tone, pitch, style? What about the rest of us?

Also, I sometimes feel that there is a certain macho in this--as if having a three or four octave range is akin to performing an astounding bench press or some such thing. Like breaking a glass with one's voice--who cares really? Guitar players can shred all day and I yawn, but the one who delivers a beautiful melodic line--even if it's so slow a beginner could play it--that's the one that gets me!

Jersey Jack]]> Singing Jersey Jack https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/why-so-much-fuss-about-expanding-range/#post-29732