how do you use your Vestibular fold (false vocal chords?
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It closes off the glottis (opening) when you hold your breath.
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http://www.harmonicaclub.com/common/note_bending_for_harmonica.htm\n\nthis is a good link too. it will show you how your tongue should be positioned. you can also listen to the clips to see to check your pitch. good luck!
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Just water at room temperature, nothing else, any citric would cause temporary damage to the vocal chords..☺
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And if you don't wanna take voice lessons....i HIGHLY recommend training your vocals...such as use your diaphragm...and once you can talk loud without your voice hurting...work on your pitch...after that just work on technique...every singer needs to be different...i HATE hearing the same voice
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steroids is always an option.  other hormones such as testosterone would also do the trick.  \n\nhowever, if you don't want to inflict permanent damage on your vital organs, you may want to try regularly practicing hitting low notes when doing voice training, and eventually your range will expand a bit.  but if you have a naturally high voice, go with it.  nobody actually cares what your voice sounds like, so long as ur a cool person.
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Ok, you put your thumb and middle finger on your lips that should be pulled under (they should be over the bottom of your teeth), then after you place your fingers about 2 centimeters apart and keep your lips tight but kind of tighten them around the sides of your fingers.  Next, you kind of move your mouth as you would if you were regularly whistling.  Then jus blow, but not 2 hard, and not too soft!!  I Hope I Helped!!\n               T-Bone
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It's been looked into and screaming incorrectly (using the wrong technique) can put strain on your vocal chords. If you want to use screaming in music you should be taught the correct technique before you do.
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tuck your chin into your chest. make sure they are on your head comfortably but securely. led with you hands then the top of your head.  Don't look foward, look down.  keep practicing.
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Hello! I love to sing too! In the past, I practised by lying down and singing out loud. You've gotta feel your muscles at your stomach area and evetually you'll have the strength. Now, i can hit high notes without my voice cracking! Good luck!
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First and foremost you should get a voice teacher. There is no real way to judge what is wrong unless you can actually hear it. it is possible that you are pushing to hard or trying to belt and that could cause you to lose your voice. if you are feeling pain then you are doing something wrong. As far as singing scales, that is a good warmup, but don't start whispering. That's just lunacy. Start at the middle of your range and work up and then work down. But don't push. Again if you feel pain at all or any tension in your throat then your not doing it right. Sing from your stomach not from your throat.\n\nOh and it is possible your not an alto...but a voice teacher could help clarify that for you.
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I once listened to a talk by a vocal coach (Peter Trump - who had performed baritone at La Scala and the Met) who claimed that the secret to a powerful singing or speaking voice had a lot to do with balance.  I remember old records of "Sing Along With Mitch" (Mitch Miller) where the men stood in a semi-circle looking almost ape-like balanced nearly on the tips of the toes that suggested the Trump method.  of course, once learned the principle may be performed more gracefully as in opera, where acting is also required.\n\nBasically, when your body is well balanced while standing on your feet, all your muscles can relax to the greatest extent possible, because they are not needed to maintain balance.  This will include muscles in or near the throat that can constrict free passage of air.\n\nMr. Trump expained that singers who break wine glasses with the power of their voices do not need to use great force.  They select the pitch at which the glass will resonate the add energy to the glass by singing that exact pitch (like pushing a swing higher and higher until it goes over the bar!).  But he indicated that you could place a lit candle between the singer's lips and the glass and it would not flicker.  By properly balancing and relaxing the throat muscles, a column of resonating air is produced that reaches from the glass back to the lips through the oral cavity and down the windpipe past the vocal cords.  Strained muscles would pinch off the air column and cause vibrations to weaken and vary.\n\nInterestingly, he also coached brass players who could produce better tones if their instruments participated in a resonating air column that reached both sides of the mouthpiece, just like a good singer.  Of course the brass players had to learn how to balance sitting down, using good posture at all times.  Hope that helps.  Good luck.\n\nBTW, good speakers (and singers) think "speak through the mask" where they try to project their voice as though their face were a mask, allowing their voice to resonate behind it including perhaps just enough nasal resonance to make the voice pleasant and not distorted, strained or harsh.  The voice is also controlled for speaking and singing by raising and lowering the diaphragm rather than expanding or contracting the rib cage; which would produce muscular strain.
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practice. sing anything.  just stay relaxed when you sing.  loose jaw an make sure you breathe into ur stomach...its kida weird and will take u a while to get used to it.  also, b4 u sing, dont drink milk...dont try to sing anything out of ur range without keeping ur throat super relaxed.  also, always sing on full breath.  keep good posture.  straight back, head level, etc.
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Don't be too hard on yourself... reaching high notes requires you to naturally have them as part of your range, combined with good breathing technique and vocal placement.  Because it is a combination of things, the best thing for you to do is seek a private teacher who is trained classically to show you the safest way of singing high notes.  Then you can apply your technique to any style without putting strain on your cords.  Don't ever try to force them.  Have some lessons, and as you become more relaxed you can practice at home.  I don't know what you are classing as high notes but make sure they are in your range and don't feel bad if you can't sing them.  Chances are you have a really great middle to lower register - and this is a much rarer voice type, so take care.
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This is common, and has happened to me as a vocal student before , a FEW times, when I was not supporting correctly! Always remember to speak AND sing from the diaphragm area.
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A friend of mine back in college had this problem.  He took some vocal lessons.  One of the things they told him, is whenever he is driving in the car, or anything like that to read every sign he passes out loud.  There are always tons of billboards, and various signs along the roads.  By reading everything out loud, you become more comfortable with your rate of speach.  It may sound strange, but it actually works!  I would hope you would give it a try.  I wish you all the best of luck in overcoming your stammering.
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use the bottom of your stomache to breath. it sounds weird but it really makes your voice stronger. good luck with american idol! ill vote for u.
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When you close your glottis and bear down, you increase the pressure inside of your skull, chest, and abdomen.  It's definitely a good idea to make sure you don't bear down for too long at a time.  You could get dizzy and/or pass out, which could be especially dangerous if you're lifting weights.  By the way, the bearing down is called the "Valsalva maneuver."