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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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Re: Lyric Baritones

Geoff Tate, the singer from tool, slayer, pantera

I'm curious, what exactly is a lyric *blank*. Is it just a fancy way of saying baritone, tenor etc..

Re: Lyric Baritones

I wasn't asking about baritones in general. Lyric baritones are lighter, milder, sweeter sounding baritones that are sometimes mistaken for lower voiced tenors. It's how my voice sounds. I am definitely not a tenor, but I do sound tenorish in my higher range, but I naturally have the range of G2-G4 of most baritone singers. My comfortable range is a bit higher than lower voiced baritones. I was wondering if there are any famous lyric baritones specifically. I think Elvis may have been one. Any one else know?

Re: Lyric Baritones

i know this wasn't your question but just thought i would add *just in case* something thomas appell said (he was one of jaime's instructors), that vocal classifications should really be about your lower range not your higher range, because anyone can learn to sing higher, whereas learning to sing lower is a bit of a different story, whilst you can extend the range downwards you are eventually limited to the shape/length of the cords or something like that, where as singing higher is about zipping. so really, baritones and basses have the widest possible ranges. when i read that, that totally changed my perspective!