Should I allow my voice to break into falsetto on the higher notes and work on a smooth transition from full voice to falsetto (no break) or should I just focus on notes I can hit in full voice? It's been so long since I watched the vhs tape and I don't remember if this point is addressed on there.

Hi Jason , first of all , if you do the exercises and your voice breaks into falsetto every time you will smooth that break but it wont increase your range. You need to go full voice all the way if you want the power and the range. The 'vocal break' is just a place where the voice switches gear. The key thing to remember is that the tone of the voice should be focused in the palate and fully supported with the diaphragm. Get Jaime's book and listen to the audiofiles. When Jim says 'the head voice' in the video what he means is where the tone of his voice is placed , aka in the soft palate. Focus on the resonance and you are good to go.

go full voice as high as you can without straining then do the rest in a lighter voice, as it gets higher and higher and gets harder do it lighter and quieter and get it smooth, as you come back downscale get back into a louder full voice. when your in a falsetto try and connect it back down into chest as soon as you can, don't drag the falsetto all the way down.

Thanks for the advice guys...that sounds like the way to go.

Hey guys, Jim has officially appointed me over his exercises. Don't go lighter. Stay full voice all the way. When you start to strain you are done with that scale. Jim and I are working on something neat for Vocal Power which will be out this year that will really help with.the scales;)

Thanks Jaime! No more falsetto for me (at least for Vocal Power haha)!