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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Seventhson
Oct 12, 2011 - 10:45AM
Re: Vocal breaks / Upper Range

thank you for the answer
So if it is normal, di you think all I have to do is to carry on practicing the exercices, hoping that with practice my light mechanism above the A4/B4 break will strenghten so the gap will be less obvious (in RYV illustration, maybe currently above A4/B4 I sing with a mixed voice close to falsetto and with practice this mixed voice will come closer to full voice???)

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oiselle
Oct 12, 2011 - 11:26PM
Re: Vocal breaks / Upper Range

Your break can be different then what described in the book. Don't worry about that. To be able to switch gears properly, you must create the right vocal path for the voice (and resonance) to travel in the mask by tilting the larynx so that it can pull the vocal cords properly. This is done by dropping the jaw correctly as in the yawn sensation. You also need the right amount of air pressure sent by your diaphragm.

It is difficult to say what exactly you are doing that is coming in the way of successfully completing this exercise. If you need some guidance, I'd be happy to help you in a one-on-one lesson to get you started. Here's my profile:

http://www.rocksource360.com/live-online-vocal-instuction/valerie-bastien.html
Good luck!

Val

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Seventhson
Oct 29, 2011 - 8:29AM
Re: Vocal breaks / Upper Range

Working on RYV main 3 exercices + Reinforced Falsetto, I'm now able to smoothen a little bit that "break" and my upper range begins to strenghten a little bit, but now I experience an new problem. 2 weeks ago I was able to reach G5/G#5 in falsetto, now I can only reach a F5. Are there some exercice to counter-balance that?

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oiselle
Oct 29, 2011 - 10:36AM
Re: Vocal breaks / Upper Range

May be you're not as relaxed? Let the voice be the guide and go where it wants to resonate! I will come back again!

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Seventhson
Oct 29, 2011 - 12:10PM
Re: Vocal breaks / Upper Range

that's weird, I don't think I'm not as relaxed as 2 weeks ago. Maybe am I more tired, I don't know.

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