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[For Men] Mix Voice Practice Songs: Reference Tracks to Help You Hit High Notes More Easily

“I want to sing high notes, but my throat tightens up…” “I wish I could expand the range I can sing in chest voice!” For anyone struggling with these issues, learning mix voice is a key to dramatically boosting your expressive power as a singer.

However, practicing aimlessly often makes the path to improvement longer.

Did you know that choosing the right songs can help you acquire mix voice more efficiently?

In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of practice songs that are great for training high notes.

Let’s move step by step toward your ideal singing voice through songs you can enjoy singing!

[For Men] Mix Voice Practice Songs: Reference Tracks to Help You Hit High Notes (61–70)

BREAKOUTSnow Man

Snow Man「BREAKOUT」Music Video
BREAKOUTSnow Man

Snow Man is a nine-member boy group that has gained popularity for its acrobatic dance and vocal technique that can go toe-to-toe with K-pop.

Among their many songs that make frequent use of high-tone vocals, the one I especially recommend as a reference for mixed voice is BREAKOUT.

While mixed voice doesn’t appear throughout the entire track, it does appear twice in the chorus.

It’s also a song that tends to be well-received by women, so be sure to master it.

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ALI – Professionalism feat. Hannya
Professionalism feat. HannyaAli

ALI is a band highly acclaimed for their musical style that blends every genre, including funk, soul, and jazz.

Among ALI’s works, a track I especially recommend as a reference for mixed voice is “Professionalism feat.

Hannya.” While the studio version doesn’t feature mixed voice, the song is sometimes performed with mixed voice in live versions.

If you raise the key by one or two steps, it’s perfect for practicing mixed voice—so give it a try.

mixed nutsOfisharu Higedan Dism

Official HIGE DANDism – Mixed Nuts [Official Video]
mixed nutsOfisharu Higedan Dism

Official HIGE DANDism’s hit song “Mixed Nuts,” known as the theme for the popular anime SPY x FAMILY, is one of their most beloved tracks.

Despite its catchy melody, it contains several elements that make it quite challenging.

Most noteworthy is the vocal range.

Including the falsetto parts, the song spans a very wide range from mid1 D# to hihi A#, with repeated hi C# notes in the chorus.

Overall, the song is characterized by its high tessitura, making vocal stamina essential.

MAKAFUKARADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – MAKAFUKA [Official Music Video]
MAKAFUKARADWIMPS

A track included on RADWIMPS’ eighth major-label album, FOREVER DAZE, released on November 23, 2021.

It’s arranged in a very RADWIMPS-like symphonic style and crafted into a beautiful ballad.

The vocals by Yojiro Noda on this song are also outstanding! Not limited to the theme of this article—mixed voice—he deftly switches among various vocal techniques to express this grand and beautiful piece.

Even in sections that at first listen seem to be sung in chest voice, if you listen closely, the singing contains many high-order overtones, and I felt that a mixed-voice approach is used extensively throughout the song.

When you practice this, try to sing with the sensation of placing your voice against the upper palate inside your mouth as much as possible.

Just doing this should give you a voice rich in high-order overtones like his.

However, please be careful not to constrict your throat when vocalizing.

I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu

This is Spitz’s eighth single, released in April 1994.

It’s a massive hit that represents ’90s J-pop, so many of you have probably heard it.

Now, the theme of this piece is mixed voice.

Its definition is actually ambiguous; I interpret it as a stronger falsetto or a slightly gentler, chest-voice high tone.

In Kusano’s vocals on this track, that kind of production is used extensively throughout the song.

If you study his singing closely, you’ll find many examples that can serve as helpful references for using mixed voice effectively.

I encourage each of you to study and practice it on your own.

leap day personRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – Leap Day Person [Official Music Video]
leap day personRADWIMPS

A single by RADWIMPS, also used as the theme song for the film “The Last 10 Years,” released in March 2022.

It’s a beautiful ballad where you can hear Yojiro Noda’s wonderful mixed voice right from the intro.

At first listen, it seems to be sung mainly in mixed voice throughout most of the song, but the selective use of falsetto in certain parts should be very instructive for anyone aiming to master mixed voice and falsetto.

Try practicing by placing the voice toward the upper palate and aiming for a gentle, soft tone.

I’m sure you’ll gain a lot from it!

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Gen Hoshino – Fushigi (Official Video)
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This is a digital-only single by Gen Hoshino, released on April 27, 2021.

It was later issued on CD in June of the same year.

It was written as the theme song for TBS’s Tuesday drama “Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte.” Gen Hoshino is well known for vocals that strongly reflect influences from soul music within a pop framework, and his vocal ability and expressive delivery are on full display in this track as well.

You can fully enjoy his singing that skillfully employs the kind of soft mixed voice often heard in Western soul music.

It’s essentially a “falsetto-based mixed voice,” but if you aim for softness and your support collapses, the performance can fall apart.

For the high-tone parts, practice keeping your upper body well supported with your core while releasing your voice without constricting the throat.

Maintaining that sense of “softness” is, I believe, crucial to really mastering this song.