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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Rasp/grit problem

Hey Jaime, i've been a very big fan of yours because of your approach in singing.. But i'm having some problem adding grit/rasp to my voice.. I use downward support, i use diaphragmatic breathing, i can produce rumbling sound up in my soft palate, but i can't remove that sound like of a french "o" or "r" sound.. How can i remove that sound? When i sing, i sound kinda like cartoon character or or like sesame street, haha
Pls help me.. Thanx a lot, God bless..

Re: Rasp/grit problem

By the way, i'm stuck with the chewbacca sound.. I can produce this rumbling up in my soft palate but my main problem is, i cant produce it with a clear tone.. I really don't sound natural.. Its like a meatwad voice (a voice that is used in cartoons and puppet shows).. Pls help, tnx.. :)

Re: Rasp/grit problem

I have the same issue. I can add nice grit with my throat, but I'm not sure it's correct. If I attempt vibrating the roof off the throat, it just sounds like Chewbakka... I couldn't always join a Star Wars musical I guess.