HOW TO STOP YOUR VOICE FROM CRACKING!
Have you experienced a sudden break (crack) or change (shift) in your voice when you are singing? This happens to every singer at one time or another. Let’s look at one of the reasons for the sudden change.
When that crack happens, it is because the vocal cords separated instead of being side to side touching. When you are singing in lower tones, in your chest voice, the vocals cords are short and thick. As your voice moves to higher notes, the vocal cords get longer and thinner. When the voice cracks, there is too much pressure and tension on the vocal cords and they separate or break apart.
The break or change in your voice is most likely the result of transitioning from one register to another. When a vocalist sings low notes in the chest voice (register) the vocal folds are shorter and thicker. The transition to the head voice is where a singer will usually experience a shift or change (cracking) in the voice. As you begin singing higher notes and move to the head voice (register) the vocal folds will begin to thin out. If your vocal folds thin out too quickly at the bridge, you get a vocal crack.
There are exercises you can do to strengthen the problem areas in your vocal range and eliminate your voice from cracking. If you play piano, start on middle C and slide the note up to G and back down. The vocal exercise called the bubble, also called motorboat sound or lip trills will help transition from one register to another with ease and proper breath and diaphragm support.
If you still have problems and need help eliminating your “vocal breaks,” call an experienced vocal coach to help you smooth out the transition areas. Listen to Lexie Torres singing “Creep” as she transitions smoothly through registers.
JOKE FOR THE DAY:
Why was the soprano arrested?
She was in treble.
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