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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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Vocal placement in contemporary styles, like rock?

Hey guys,
I've been working on my breathing a lot lately, and with that being right on spot now, I have another problem...

I'm having a problem with placement. I find that singing trough the mask may not be the most correct one for singing rock (or I'm wrong). It doesn't give me much freedom with singing this kind of music if I sing in my mask, and it's pretty light sounding, not enough energy.

So can anyone give me any tips on where should I place notes when singing tunes like this one for example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlOqXcPkUis (The Killers- "Jenny was A friend Of Mine" )

So is it chest, upper throat, soft palete, mask, beyond eyes, top of my head etc...
I just find it hard to find out which spot is the key, where should I place my notes, feel sound vibration, to singing more contemporary louder styles like rock?

Thanks