This week I’ve had a load of people in, and one of the highlights of this week was working with the following lovely lady: Sam
Sam
Sam is a lovely and extremely successful business-woman in the Midlands. The change in Sam’s voice since she started working with me has been astounding. While Sam had a great voice when she came in, she found that she really struggled with those high notes. Sam has a very powerful lower register, and this presents a very common challenge for many singers, as the sheer weight at the bottom end of the voice actually restricts access to the higher ranges without some level of training.
In our very first lesson we started by helping her to experience those high notes with ease for the first time. Whilst she was able to muscle her way up there before lessons, it was utterly critical to help her experience what it was like to get there without just pushing her way to the top… and equally so, to learn what it’s like to sing songs without just avoiding those high notes entirely.
Sam has been working on this progressively throughout the last year and the results are really showing. We were working on the song ‘I Know Him So Well’ from the musical ‘Chess’ and we actually took the song up a whole TWO keys. As regular students will know, it’s not actually about how high or how low a song is that makes it difficult, but rather where it sits in your voice – and Sam’s voice practically begged for the song to be put in a higher key. Not only has Sam found new ease with those high notes, but her voice has actually revealed itself to be a much higher voice than she previously thought it was.
When we took it back to the original key Sam honestly could not believe how low it felt in comparison, and how much better it felt AND sounded when put in the higher key.
Now some of you may be thinking “is that even possible!?” …
… and the truth is – yes it is! The reality is, for many of you, your own vocal tendency is not just limiting you vocally but may even be fooling you into thinking that your voice is one thing, when it’s actually something completely different.
Kudos to Sam, well done for all your hard work – you’ve got a voice to be extremely envious of! Keep enjoying and exploring your new found upper range.
Feeling inspired? Want to do what Sam’s done?
If you’ve been inspired and you’d LOVE to have a story like Kirsty’s as your own, then get in touch. If you’re serious about developing your voice, we’d love to work with you.
