Can I sing high notes if my nose is blocked?
You can still sing high notes however with a blocked nose but their is less space for the sound to resonate in the nasal cavities, so thus causing the voice to sound strained. It doesn’t mean you have lost range, just means that the sound is not as clear. Wait for your nasal passages to clear up and then it should be ok. If it still isn’t clear then best to see the doctor to find out if it could be some other problem (i.e. sinusitis). Good luck!
Why does my blocked nose affect my singing so much?
A little anatomy lesson here:The nose and mouth are both connected. At the back of you mouth, starting into your throat, the nasal (nose) cavities join to the oral (mouth) cavity. From there, air passes through the trachea, and into the lungs. When you breathe, air passes through both passageways, but more air is released depending on whether you breathe through your nose or mouth.When your nose is stuffy, air passage is blocked or limited through your nose, so it become harder or impossible to inhale or exhale through the nose.Now, singing lesson:Because both the nose and mouth are connected, it is very easy to release too much air through your nose instead of your mouth when singing. This is fairly easy to overcome, and will allow for better singing if you learn to sing only through your mouth.When your nose is stuffy, try to exhale only via the mouth. Then try singing the same way. If you can’t, that’s because you’re still trying to release air through the nose. Keep practicing and you’ll be able to sing no matter how blocked your nasal passageways are.
Could a cold/stuffy nose prevent head voice?
when we take our head voices down into the low range, we need the air space in our noses to help maintain that "light" feeling. since you're stuffed up, there's no access! However, some of us do very well with stuffy noses, because we have to rely on proper technique. Keeping your soft palate well elevated will help avoid a "stuffed up" sound ( except for the m and n consonants). Good posture, and head position will also help the airflow . Use this opportunity to fine tune these elements of your technique. If your cold goes any farther, though, if you get hoarse, scratchy throat or any other pain symptoms, please stop and go see your ENT doctor. Your body doesn't send out pain signals for nothing! Best wishes
Why does my tone sound different when my nose is blocked?
To expand Vivak’s answer, your vocal tone is determined, in part, by how the sounds of your voice resonate in your body. Singers sometimes refer to chest, throat, or head voice plus other names. These all describe where the sound is resonating. When your nose is clogged, you might be just hearing your voice differently because your hear and etc may also be clogged. But it also may be the resonance is changed.Have you ever touched a bell when it is ringing? Or a chime? You will hear the sound changes and is muffled. If you have a stuffed nose, your larynx may be swollen, mucus covered etc. Your bronchial tubes and lungs could be involved. In other words you might be sick or having allergies which is, in a way, sick.These are all physiological ways that having a stuffy nose could affect your singing.
How can I improve my low notes in singing? My low pitch is somewhat bad & whenever I sing very low, either my voice cracks or it vanishes.
Hi! Thanks for your question! Anyway, You can improve your low notes. That was easy for you singing in low notes (most Basses like you), for example, you hit the low note of F2, that’s a deep! If you hit another low note of D2, that was very deep. And even you can hit an A1 (mostly Basso Profundo)!Also, Basses are lessen dangers than singing higher like tenors and sopranos (like me)! Don’t worry, that’s fine for you to sing Bass in your choir group at your church, even you are 80 years olds and they are still sing!
My nose is hurting a little when I sing?
So, I really love to sing, and I've been practicing singing techniques for a year or two. I've never had problems with my nose hurting until about a week ago. I know it's possible that I am singing through my nose, but it doesn't make sense to me since the slight pain only started recently. I haven't changed the way I sing at all, but the pain continues to bother me even after I sing. The only thing that has been an issue is my nose being a little stuffy, but even then it hasn't made my nose hurt in the past. I just want to know what I should do? Maybe see a doctor? or maybe I'm overreacting. I'm just really scared that this pain will be permanent or something. idk if this other information will help, but lately it's become very cold in my area. Also, I do not eat healthy or have a fit body (I know being in shape and eating good helps keeps your voice good too). My throat has also been a little dry lately (it doesn't have anything to do with the nose but I'm just trying to think of stuff that could be affecting my nose????) Thank you for your help! c:
How do I sing low notes with power and smoothly?
See my answer in a similar question: Marja Kari's answer to How do I sing lowest note easily?First try to get it smoothly. When you can produce them consistently then you can gradually try to make them more powerful. How to do that depends on the genre. For example rock singers get an intense sound with a quite relaxed throat by using distortion. Done in the right way it doesn't strain the throat even if it sounds rough.If you have a possibility, get some vocal lessons, and you may figure it out faster.Keep in mind that there are different kind of voices, and not everyone has powerful low notes. Of course they can be trained and strenghened, but the low notes of a higher and lighter voiced singer the will never sound as powerful as same notes of a low deep voiced singer.