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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oiselle
Feb 9, 2013 - 10:07AM
Re: Consonants

The challenge with consonants is the you must maintain the space in the back of your throat although your lips are tongue is getting involved to pronounce consonants. I advice always letting the jaw drop to open to the vowel or sound you're about to sing as quickly as possible. Like a ventriloquy puppet. Watch you tongue so that it relaxes during elocution as well.

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Jaime Vendera
Feb 9, 2013 - 1:23PM
Re: Consonants

Hey brutha, glad you like the book:) The "exercises" are vowels only, but I also have a section in there that discusses consonants and how to turn them into energy producing consonants versus energy blocking consonants. Then the key is to sing more so you actually apply the technique (breathe low, support low, place up in the palate).

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Phil
Feb 10, 2013 - 6:36PM
Re: Consonants

The above two posts are great. Just to add my 2 cents:
The reason why you practice vowels is because they open the throat and produce the resonance. that same open feeling with the resonance in the soft palate when you practice is exactly the same feeling you want when you sing.

Vowel training is teaching you to keep your throat open when you sing. When you sing you want to fade out the consonants as much as possible and really hit the vowels so that the throat stays open. over-enunciating consonants can close down your throat and get your throat caught on the cord.

Phil
www.bushido-self-improvement.com

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Risto
Feb 11, 2013 - 3:50PM
Re: Consonants

Thank you very much for your answers.

Indeed, when I read the book again more closely, and I also found those things you mentioned. When the English language is not the native language, and if I do not focus enough, it is very easy to miss somethings. I understand English quite well, and on the other hand, I must also harder to focus on the topic, but sometimes I lose the grip. And the terminology is pretty new to me. But thank you very much still, when you gave advice to a Finnish man who asks silly and did not read the Jaime's book properly. ;)

-Risto-

ps. I'm very sorry for the spelling mistakes, etc.

pss. Oh yeah .. And one more quick question for you .. Can I send my voice sample somewhere or to someone for evalution? I do not really dare to send here in the forum for all to hear .. :/ Not yet.. :) It would be nice to hear some professionals opinion about my voice.. that is it horrible, etc.. Because I don't want to shattered anyones ears.. ;) haha..

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