THE VOICE CONNECTION
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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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Stan
Aug 21, 2010 - 11:00PM
Why does the voice crack when you sing?

I've been singing for a while now, and I warm-up using lip bubbles and a bunch of scales. But still each and every time my voice uncontrollably cracks and I sound absolutely horrible. Why does this happen exactly? Does it have anything to do with support or just untrained vocal cords?

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Phil
Aug 22, 2010 - 8:01PM
Re: Why does the voice crack when you sing?

thomas appell explains the anatomy really nicely in his book as does jaime in his one, as to WHY the voice goes into falsetto when you get higher than you are ready for.

it's the same voice, falsetto and full voice are one voice, and at the highest level of singing they are one fluent voice, you'd start in full voice and the higher you go your voice would transition into falsetto without any noticeable breaking (power would not be lost like it is at hte moment so don't worry)

these drills and such are teaching your vocal cords to learn how "zip up" properly and join what appears to be 2 different voices into 1 fluent thing. don't avoid the cracks and flips, work through them slowly, it's your vocal cords stressing out because they are uncoordginated, they will learn to cordinate with practice.

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oiselle
Aug 22, 2010 - 8:34PM
Re: Why does the voice crack when you sing?

The larynx tilts and enlarges to create the proper space to allow the vocal cords to be pulled and vibrate freely. The voice crack when the larynx can't find the right position to do that. It's a lack of coordination.

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Stan
Aug 22, 2010 - 10:48PM
Re: Why does the voice crack when you sing?

Thanks guys for those great answers! Thing is, when I sing, the moment I'm about to reach a powerful or louder note, my voice suddenly breaks and wobbles and it's so embarrassing. I guess I'm not doing enough scales..

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jonpall
Aug 23, 2010 - 7:22AM
Re: Why does the voice crack when you sing?

It sounds like you're pulling chest when you sing but are doing ok with vocal exercises. Do you have an MSN Messenger ID?

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Stan
Aug 23, 2010 - 9:57AM
Re: Why does the voice crack when you sing?

Nah, jonpall, but I do have AIM :)

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