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 agree with everyone here.
1. Losing my voice completely before an important performance. For me, my singing voice doesn't return until 2 1/2 weeks after I regain my speaking voice & it takes close to a month to get back to the point I was at.
2. Forgetting the lyrics to the song.
3. Being so nervous it affects my pitch throughout the entire song. (I sang a solo in choir my senior year of high school, & I can't bear to go back & listen to it. It was my first time actually using a mic to sing into & I was also the very first person to go up.
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4. The audience does NOTHING for several seconds afterwards (either that or they boo).
5. One or both my hearing aids breaking before a performance (it takes up to 3 weeks to get them back from the company), thereby influencing my pitch.
PS-Happy belated birthday, Jaime.
So my name's going to be lighted up, eh? Just kidding.
You're so very welcome, Jaime!!
I wish there was a "blushing" icon here because that's exactly what I'm doing right now.
