THE VOICE CONNECTION
SOUND OFF

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.


The Voice Connection - Sound Off
Start a New Topic 
Author
Comment
View Entire Thread
Re: Difference (tonal/mechanical) between reinforced falsetto and head voice

Fade, for me the difference between "head voice" and "reinforced falsetto" or whatever term people are using starts to be very difficult to distinguish on those high notes you posted on your clip. For me it feels that they start different on lower notes but end up in the same place when you go very high. The difference becomes more obvious if you start going the scale downwards, not upwards as you did in the example. So, could you record the example, start from the same note and go down instead of going up?

For me, the difference is also on the connection. Head voice is connected and goes down smoothly, while falsetto will sound whiny and piercing and it will break into chest while going down.

Re: Difference (tonal/mechanical) between reinforced falsetto and head voice

I really must apologize, 18is9. I didn't see your post the last time I checked this thread, and then life got crazy.

I very much appreciate your response, and your idea of going down the scale instead of up is an intriguing one. I'm living in an apartment now with very very thin walls, so once I figure out how to scream without having the cops called on me, I will try out your test.

Thank you again.

Re: Difference (tonal/mechanical) between reinforced falsetto and head voice

The Nightcrawler example from Alkis sounded a lot like pharyngeal voice to me, at least part of it at the end. Is this the case? It's exactly what I wish I could do and what I'm personally working toward. It just seems to me that a person could get there with the witches cackle or the baby cry examples.
My baby cray sounds like a 40ish dude trying to cry like a baby. Since I have raised four babies of my own you would think I would have that down. lol. Not so.