How can I sing higher fast?

Question

I've been singing Soprano 1 for five years when out of the blue, my choir teacher moved me to soprano 2. I hate it and begged my teacher to put me back, but she says the strength in my voice is a bit lower and I'm a mezzo-soprano. I don't know if you have ever seen an opera, but a mezzo gets terrible parts. I told her to give me two months to increase my range. If I cannot do this, I'll probabley quit, because I cannot stand being a soprano 2. I am humiliated, defeated and quite honestly depressed because music is my world and being a soprano 1 is the ONLY thing about myself that i can say i am proud of. I think she is doing this as a punishment(for God knows what, she's my favorite teacher and I respect her greatly), but if I get really high, she'll have no choice but to put me back. Please help me reach this goal, A LOT depends on it.

Answer 1

you could always do a michael jackson but i don't recomend it. there is no quick fix, just practice and if you are still having difficulty, maybe get some voice coaching.

Answer 2

Keep trying to sing higher parts in your fave songs :) I am an alto so I just try he higher parts alot in songs and it makes you improve if you do it alot

Answer 3

If you are still in school then your voice is going to keep changing a LOT and you can't really say what voice type you are yet.  (A female voice 'breaks' just like a male's - however it is over a longer period and generally isn't stable until well into your 20s)  If your teacher says you have a stronger mezzo range then why not try and work with it?  I HAVE seen a lot of operas and I think that the mezzos get some great parts.  Ever seen Cherubino in the Marriage of Figaro?  Or the main roll of Carmen (in Carmen by Bizet)?

In fact - I started singing in choir at school as an alto.  Couldn't sing the high notes to save myself.  (Even sang some tenor).  I went to uni where they increased my range and told me I was a Mezzo Soprano.  I didn't like it at first but I started to love the songs and love that there weren't many other mezzos to compete with.  Unfortunately - by the end of uni I had developed my range and my voice had changed to a 1st soprano.  I was devestated!  

So I am the opposite to you!  But guess what - even though it is possible to modify your voice to become one voice type - it will never be as good as your true voice type (whatever that will be).  A truly great singer will work with what they are given to the best of their ability.  You should not see this as set-back but as an opportunity to try different and new repertoire.

As for having stronger higher notes - that is important for any voice range.  Just keep practicing.  Give a lot of support from the muscles you use when you laugh when singing.  And don't try and hit the high notes without warming up at least a few notes higher beforehand.

And I don't mean to be rude - but don't be such a drama queen.  If you are really serious that you would give up singing just because your voice is lower than you want it to be then I don't think that you should keep singing.  It's your decision.  My advice is to work with what you have and make it magnificent.

Answer 4

Try doing lots of vocal warm ups!  :D

I'm an alto and I've expanded my range to where I'm near Soprano 2.

Try getting together with someone that has a keyboard or piano and have them go up the scales as you sing higher keys each time.

Trust me, it works.

As for your teacher, maybe she thinks she wants to challenge you or maybe she needs mezzo-sopranos.

Give it a try.

Hopefully it helps.