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.


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Re: muscles underneath the chin

For me, they tense just a little bit when singing, which is normal. However, especially when singing open vowels, you should try to keep them as loose as possible, for it helps you in the long run. I know, it's not the easiest thing to do, but after a while it'll become easier and you actually feel that singing those high notes doesn't require so much strenght either.

So, my advice is, try to keep them as loose as possible when practicing. You can put your thumb under your chin and gently push back if you feel tension in there. As your technique gets better and you keep monitoring yourself this way, your throat will automatically be more relaxed whatever note your singing.

Re: muscles underneath the chin

thank you for the quick answer!