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Welcome to The Voice Connection Sound Off; a forum for users of books like Raise Your Voice, Melody to Madness, The Ultimate Breathing Workout, and Unleash Your Creative Mindset, as well as a place for Vendera Vocal Academy members to interact.

This message board was created so that singers could come together and "sound off" to help support each other during vocal development and the creative process of unleashing the creative spark that occurs when writing and producing music. Currently, myself and vocal coaches Ben Valen, Ray West, and Ryan Wall are here to respond periodicially to your questions, with new vocal coaches coming soon. But, feel free to help each other too:)

This board is here for you to ask questions about my and my fellow coach's books, videos, and MP3 programs, as well as offer others help with our vocal techniques. You may also post videos of yourself and your band to share your music and ask for critiques.

Please refrain from negative comments, profanities, spamming, and inappropriate criticisms of vocal methodologies, vocal coaches, and singers. All negative posts will be deleted and subject to banning without question. I will not respond to negative posts, because, as Mark Twain once said, “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” With that said, positive criticism is welcome because that is how you'll grow as a singer during the training process.


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vowels/consonants

capehill brought to my attention how critical practicing notes on different vowels are. thomas appell also talks about training notes on different consonants.

what would you all recommend are key vowel/consonant thigns to train?

is the DO RE MI SO FA thing the "staple" that trains all of the above or is there more to it than that?

Re: vowels/consonants

Personally I like working my weakest vowel the most. Just from what I've noticed, it seems to strengthen the other vowels more then practicing the vowels that are already strong. Now I'm not say neglect your strong vowels, never over work on end to much.

As for exercises I mostly just say the vowel on whatever note. I do still N and G, as in Goo, Gee, Gaa and Noo, Nee, Naa. Another one I use is finding the note with one vowel and tranposing to another. Such as AAAAAAAEEEEEEOOOOO etc.

Re: vowels/consonants

sounds great, i'll give it a shot .

thanks.

Re: vowels/consonants

The Do Re Mi Fa thing is the Solfege, is just a system of notation that doubles up as a training technique for sight singing, it has nothing to do with training how to sing on each vowel.