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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Lower ribs expansion thing !

Just a commentary ! I never really got all the rib expansion stuff and while i was singing Dig... ( By Incubus hahahaha) I was approacching the chorus... aaaaaaandddd..... POP! They automatically stabilized outwards while I was applying support to the high notes in the chorus (mainly for power, Brandon's belting sound rocks) and I was applying it :D and it was cming out beeautifully (in fact, I'm gonna practice it and see if I can record it to show it to you :D)... As soon as I became conscious of this thing I began controlling it and it sounded even better (more controlled).....

WEL hahahah mainly that !!! so to aaaaaaall of you.... DO IT hahahaha

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Cool! You sound SO happy

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I was curious about the expanding ribs thing after reading that interview with Elizabeth Sabine. She says that on lower notes you need to expand your ribs and on higher notes you shouldnt.... i didnt get that?

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She means that they will tend to go back in, which is natural ! but when you apply support correctly you will precisely resist that... coz support is an active thing, it is not that they just pop out and stay there :D so yeah she's on the spot

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I never really got all the rib expansion stuff either :p
And I still don't :( I can never tell when they're expanded or not and no matter what I do, it never seems to make a difference to the sound.

Incubus are freakn awesome btw :p Brandon's tone is so resonant and beautiful and he consistantly performs well. Would luv to hear you sing Dig dude :p