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.
I just wanted to express my thanks to the board and everyone here. On this board I feel connected with people who want to help you out and understand you. It's really amazing. You're surrounded by all those really great people, who are here just to help each other out. And the most amazing thing is that people here actually give you support and encourage you to sing. That's something all my relatives have always discouraged and said that there is no point in singing, and that I will never be able to sing. Thanks to you guys I'm beginning to believe in myself. I know I'm a little emotional now. Many guys will consider me girlish after this post; oh well too bad for them 
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Stan H.
This is a 99% metal forum... we are all girls
Long hair and girly screams for the win
Right keep an open mind about the music you like. Remember that music is everywhere starting with the rhythm of a baby's heartbeat in his mother's womb. It has infinite possibilities and restricting yourself to a certain genre is sad (at least that's how it seems to me)!
it's not a metal forum, but it'a a place where we can talk about that style and not get answers like "do you call that singing..." or "in two years your voice will have disapear, it's not possible to sing that way" etc....
in response to the original post. there was once a little girl who had a brother that would always tell her that she would never be a good singer. despite the ridicule of her brother she just kept practicing and practicing until she grew up. you have probably heard this little girl that grew up sing. her name is Aretha Franklin
