Changing Voices

[In Buddy's Eyes]

Posted: 3/10/11 at 10:30pm

At the age of fifteen my voice is completely and finally done. No more strange voices in the morning, No more warming up and sounding insane. Done. Now my only question for all those who are teenagers and take care of their of their voice is as follows. I gained a tenth on the lower half of my range and lost a fourth on the top of my range. Is that dramatic change normal? Thank you for any replies.

[LilliGreen]

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:26pm

You're not done. You'll keep changing until you're between 25 and 30. The most dramatic change may be done, but it's not all finished. Keep singing with healthy technique and your voice will eventually settle in where it belongs.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:26pm

Yes, that dramatic change is perfectly normal!
However, your voice is NOT finished changing. It's done with the super-obvious, awkward part of changing, but your voice won't be fully mature until about 15 years from now. It can only improve from here on

[In Buddy's Eyes]

Posted: 3/10/11 at 11:35pm

I know that the change is normal but when I tell other people they can't believe that my voice gained a tenth on the bottom. I just wondered if that octave and then some gain was normal.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 3/12/11 at 2:26am

Yep, it's normal. Most people you tell probably don't know what a tenth means lol.

[ReggieonBway]

Posted: 3/13/11 at 9:25pm

Your voice is definitely not done changing - that said, losing a fourth and gaining a tenth is a tad dramatic. I remember losing a bit of my upper register/gaining some lower when I was fifteen (I'm seventeen now) but I worked myself back up. It just took some extra work.

[AwesomeDanny]

Posted: 3/16/11 at 11:37pm

That's basically what happened with me--years ago, I was G3-B4, now I'm Eb2-E4, so I gained a tenth on the bottom and lost a fifth on top. If nobody had such a large voice change, we'd all be tenors, and where would we be without any basses? And, as others have said, your voice is nowhere near done.

[In Buddy's Eyes]

Posted: 3/18/11 at 9:38pm

Before my voice dropped, I could sing from A below middle C to G below high c (A3-G5). I now can go from F below low C to D below high C (F2-D5) And I could then and still can now belt all the way up to the top of my range. Is that ability to sing in complete chest all the way up to the top of your range strange? Also my speaking and singing voice do not match. I can sing down to a low F and have this crazy low extension that is clear and usable, but my speaking voice is much higher.
Updated On: 3/18/11 at 09:38 PM