The space you create in your mouth and cheeks is a huge deal with singing. A different amount of space is required for different types of notes. For example, size 7 feet can’t fit into a size 10 shoe. Also, size 10 feet can’t fit into a size 7 shoe. A foot needs the perfect amount of space in a shoe, and a note needs the perfect amount of space in a mouth to be its most beautiful.
The higher you get in pitch, the more space in your mouth is needed. A reason why one’s high notes may sound pushed, might be because they’re clenching their teeth. Some people do this to try to just get the note out, but it does the exact opposite. Clenching causes your mouth to not have enough space for that specific note. An exercise you can do for this is to hold your finger in between your teeth to make sure they don’t touch each other. If you feel pressure on your finger then that means you have something to work on!
When you aren’t going high and staying in your middle and low range, space is still very important. Always make sure you have a-fingers worth of space in your cheeks and in between your teeth.
You can even be thinking about the space in your mouth before you start singing! When you come in at the beginning of the song or at any entrances in the song, you want to make it as smooth as possible. Having the fingers worth of space and breathing in the vowel you’re just about to sing causes the note to slide out of your mouth perfectly. For example, one of the lines in my Italian song, that is also an entrance, is “non pianger piu”. Before I would sing that phrase I would breathe in an “o” so my placement would already be there.
It takes everyone many years to really find that perfect placement to their unique voice. I’m still in the process of finding mine!
This picture shows an opera singer making amazing space in her mouth. Her space is huge so I am just going to guess she is singing an awesome high note :)
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