So has this ever happened to any of you? I was just driving home from work and not really even trying that hard I just decided to sing for whatever reason. (I've only spend 3 years trying to learn and get better, go figure.) But everything I've spent trying to put to muscle memory, and just about everything came together. I was singing notes that where higher with more power then I ever had, and the best part no tension in the throat. (It seems being relaxed and happy about being off work is the best vocal energizer) But I'm just wondering if anyone else has learned the most when they weren’t trying or expecting?

Thomas Appell in his book "Can you sing a High C?" writes that he practiced for a year everyday without a lot of progress and then in one day (!) he went up 4 notes!

Yeah, that happens to me all the time. Things just happen all the sudden, and it's like "where did that come from?" With me though it can be frustrating, 'cause I'll suddenly make a breakthrough and be like "holy crap I did it" and then I'll try to repeat it and wont be able to do it again! So much of what we do as singers is a mind game, 'cause we can't really see what's going on like we could if we were playing guitar or something, so everything has to be done with visualizations. Congrats though! It's a great feeling when things come together like that!

Tim

Thats exactly what happened to me. I was driving to my Dad's singing away then BAM I was hitting notes I could never hit before. it was an amazing feeling, which was repeated about a week and a half ago. I realized how to regulate air flow and sing in my head voice much better.