So you used to just step up to the mic and let it wail - but now it's just getting harder and harder to hit those high notes like you used to, and you're starting to wonder "why can't I sing anymore?"

And there's a really important reason that your range has declined and your former prowess has left you gasping for breath and searching for those high notes.

The truth is: you really weren't singing correctly in the first place.

That's right - those little flubs, that 5% of strain has compiled and the years of bad habits have led to more and more strain and tension, and your voice is really at a "make or break" point where you need to get back to basics and FIX IT from the ground up rather than looking for some cheap magic trick to get your voice back.

And I should know - because this happened to me.

In fact, I really didn't even want to be a singer when I first started; we just couldn't find a singer for our band, so it made sense for me to give it a go considering I was the guy writing many of the songs and really directing the band.

I mean, how hard can it really be, right?

But it WAS hard.

I strained, I struggled.

And I "kindof" got there at the end of the day and pushed out those high notes and got through most of our set in rehearsal, and if I was REALLY careful for the week leading up to a show and didn't speak or sing to much, I got through most of the songs at live shows too.

But in the back of mind, I wasn't really that surprised when things started going pear shaped for me and I stopped "getting away with it" and those pushy high notes started to disappear completely in my voice.

I get it - it's scary stuff.

You used to be able to do something, and now it's gone away, and you just don't know why.

But now you've got a reason for "why can't I sing anymore?"

Be honest with yourself for a moment - were you REALLY altering your resonant space properly as you ascended in range to hit those highs, or were you just "going for it"?

I'd put money on the latter.

Were you placing your voice high and forward to make use of the sphenoid and using the epiglottis correctly to create twang and 'cut' in your tone to preserve and protect your voice - or were you just trying to mimic how you thought your favourite singer sounded?

Again, the latter.

You can see where I'm going with this, right?

Watch this video to find out exactly how I fixed my voice when I found myself in the same position you're in right now: