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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Re: Neutral Larynx

The back of the larynx is supposed to raise. That how it stretches the vocal cords. If it raise in the opposite direction, then you will pull chest. The yawn sensation create the right opening and space for your larynx to tilt forward and move up and down the way it's supposed to. If your sound is funny, then you are probably over doing it. Yawn as you would. If it still doesn't sound acceptable, move one to another exercise. Not all exercise work for every one. But the yawn sensation is one of the most famous and oldest exercises of all.

Re: Neutral Larynx

Correct support while singing is what makes a neutral larynx. Master the support mechanism first.

Re: Neutral Larynx

Have you ever heard Yogie Bear? That's the dopey sound.

I recently ran into this from Mark Baxter which uses a different approach to addressing issues with Larynx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_HLsTM6jWe0