[a freshman in the vocal department] 03. "Obsessed with high notes."

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"Why are we obsessed with high notes?"

A song is an expression of emotion. The moment our emotions rise highest, we feel joy. The high note that pops at the climax is not just a technique, but an emotional maximum. It's hard not to love that catharsis. So we love the high notes. But that love sometimes destroys the throat.

The high note is the peak of emotion, but we began to see that peak as a technique rather than an emotion. At some point, high notes became a device of 'proof of ability', not a result of emotion. In auditions, entrance exams, and on stage, we have to determine who is better in a short time. The value that is most quickly revealed is high. The depth of emotion or the persuasiveness of the narrative takes time, but the pitch height is immediately compared.

Why are we obsessed with high notes. Because the high notes prove us the fastest. Height is converted into numbers, and the numbers form a sequence.

However, the structure of vocalization tells a completely different story. High notes are not the sound of pushing up. It is the process of lengthening the vocal cords. Longer means that while one side is centered and holds out, the other expands. In many cases, we pull up the whole thing instead of stretching it. When the starting point and the end point move together, it's not an extension, it's a movement. The reason why the high notes are broken is not because they are insufficient, but because they went up to the center together. After all, high notes are not a matter of height, but a matter of support and flexibility.

I came back quite a bit before I realized this.

Even if she goes over C#5 in a female singer's song, her throat is stiff and her chin is stiff. I thought I was a person who couldn't sing high notes. But I found out later. I wasn't a high-pitched person, I was a person who didn't know the high-pitched structure.

One otolaryngologist said this. If you feel the range is narrow, listen to your family first. If the family's overall pitch is low, it is highly likely that they have grown up listening and speaking within that range. We are more conservative in getting out of the familiar range than we think. The body does not easily open the notes that the ears have not allowed. Then are you born with high notes. Maybe you're getting used to it.

When you look at people who can sing high notes well, they have something in common. The chin is not raised excessively, the space is open upward, but the abdomen holds stably. Arts and sports sets form before speed. Skiing and swimming are the same. There's a form in the high notes. Instead of pushing it up, it is a structure that fixes the bottom. Abdominal pressure protects the center, and an open jaw creates a passage without unnecessary force. When the teeth engage, the vocal cords lengthen into structure, not strength.

The high note in the song is a sign that emotions have reached their peak. However, there are times when we try to raise our emotions first even though we haven't reached enough. As soon as love becomes a rush, high notes become a test, not an expression.

We love the high notes. That's why I'm in a hurry. And I often hurt my throat because I'm in a hurry. But high notes are not the goal. It is the result that follows when the emotion rises, and it is a means of expression.

While practicing height, how much are we preparing for emotion and structure.

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