Am I doing this right?

Siren Example

I've noticed a few things here, that I get much louder when I sing higher, and there seems to be some grit on the higher part.

One thing that really bothers me about my voice is that my higher range sounds really "young" or "childlike" if that makes any sense. How can I fix this?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Sorry buddy the link you posted doesn't seem to be working atleast not for me.

See if this one works.

Example

Hey! What you are doing is right, but it seems to me you are doing the stretches insted of the standard siren. The only thing that worries me a bit is the unintentional grit you talk about, you may be twanging (shaping your epiglottis in a way that makes it sound sharper) excessively resulting in distortion or you could be forcing your voice !!! both should be avoided while doing this exercise, and forcing your voice should ALWAYS be avoided!! Now, I personally think it is comfortable to use a sharper sound all the way, but that is up to you... about the sound, well tha takes some time coz first you need to be able to do the desired note with the desired power effortlessly... and then work on the sound color and stuff ...

well.. aim for a CLEAN resonant sound..

Hey Dave,
Sounds OK to me too but one thing you might like to try; as you raise the pitch try shaping the vowel from AH to AW to UH ie: AH-AW-UH. That is; AH on the lower part > AW as you hit the middle > UH on the top. Do the reverse coming down. Try it and see how it sounds.
I'm not sure if Jaime will agree with me but it's something that works VERY well for me and really helps with consistency of the sound throughout my range.
Cheers, Dave.

Sounds decent. Don't add any grit and maintain the same volume. There is nothing wrong with modifying a vowel but try not to do it for this exercise. If you wan't to use "aw" then do it from the beginning. What's wrong with sounding childlike??? That was when we expressed our voices freely without worrying about a sore throat ;)

JV

Thanks for the help! I'll keep all this advice in mind when I am practicing.

I'd like to hear any child imitate that sound :P. That's just your upper resonance kicking in. Eventually, once you've gotten the hang of it, you'll probably be able to blend in more lower resonance.

I don't think you sound childlike either; you're probably not just used to hearing yourself singing that way. As you go up the scale, push down you chin gently to help your larynx continue its tilting forward. That might help you mix your resonances better.

I act childlike, does that count???

Thanks again. As I keep working with these exercises it's becoming easier to blend the lower resonances in.

When I think of the sound I want for my higher range, I think of singers like Dio, Russell Allen, and Jeff Scott Soto, so by comparison the sound of my high range is pretty thin.