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 Jaime Vendera’s teaching methods are derived from 20+ years of studying all things voice related, including the anatomy of the voice and body, vocal health, herbs, reflexology, Yoga, cardio exercise as related to vocal stamina, the Alexander Technique, natural healing alternatives, positive mental reinforcement techniques, various vocal techniques and emotional release techniques to create the perfect singing environment. Taking all of what he learned and combining it with the secrets he had discovered from professional rock stars on their individual approach helped to create the singing system that is now presented in his book Raise Your Voice. Jaime Vendera’s method of teaching is not related to any other specific teaching modality field, but more a combination of the best techniques available to create a new approach for support, placement, focus and release. These techniques are simple and very effective and can be applied to ANY style of music including rock, metal, country, pop, blues, gospel and classical. Jaime believes that you should be able to sing any note in your range at any volume in either full voice or falsetto with any type of inflection (vibrato, grit, etc.) for any length of time without tiring and WITHOUT losing your voice! His motto is “If it hurts, you are doing it wrong!” Singing does require energy but should be done with grace. You should be able to hit superbly high notes, scream your brains out or seem emotionally drained when you sing, while making it all look easy. WHAT IS THE ISOLATION METHOD? Jaime Vendera’s approach to training is unlike any other method available. Although he believes in the importance of using vocal scales and does use them in his teaching, he believed their should be an easier way to train the voice without hours of scales, leaving more time for singing. Thus he created the Isolation Method, a non-scale system of voice training. Jaime studied for years performing hundreds of different vocal scales in a search to increase his range and power. His favorite scales were presented in the system Jim Gillette’s Vocal Power. Ironically enough, Jim Gillette was also Jaime’s favorite singer. Jaime strived to increase his range in order to hit piercing highs like Jim. Through doing Jim’s exercises and keeping many notebooks of tips, tricks and tactics for singers, Jaime was indeed able to increase his range. But eventually, he got a little burnt out on doing vocal scales. One day in 1996, a friend of Jaime’s asked him “Can you show me a quick way to hit those high notes?” Jaime thought for a moment, then grabbed a small instrument known as a pitch wheel off his stand (a pitch wheel is a round chromatic instrument that sounds like a harmonica, used to help find the key of a song, give a choir a note guide where to start, or for tuning an instrument such as a guitar) and after playing a random note on the pitch wheel, said to his friend, “Try to do an octave slide like this…” Jaime then slid up one octave in full voice, imitating a sliding scream that was Jim Gillette’s trademark scream. His friend followed suit and they continued doing these one octave slides for several more notes until his friend had gained several notes in full voice that he had never hit before, thus enabling him to hit the high notes he yearned for. Ironically, his friend went home that same day and tried to sing those notes along with some songs, but to no avail. Which eventually lead Jaime to the assumption that training on open vowels CAN increase your range, but only by the application of regularly singing will you be able to incorporate those notes into your singing voice. A bell went off in Jaime’s head and the Isolation method was born. He realized he could use this application to effortlessly reach those higher notes and instill upon the mind and muscles the correct coordination and then sing regularly to eventually extend the singing range. Over the years Jaime tried hundreds of different exercise combinations using this approach until he created three different ways to use three different exercises in order to work the muscles involved to strengthen the muscles involved in singing while minimizing his practice time. He learned that by “Isolating” an individual pitch, you could strengthen the coordination at that spot and continue to improve and increase both your lower and higher range. The three different exercises that complete the system are the Falsetto Slide, the Transcending Tone and the Siren. By applying different combinations of each exercise to either sustain a note for long periods of time, slide through the entire vocal range or transcend from one vocal color to another, a singer could learn to sing much higher or lower in falsetto, full voice, or a mixture of the two, at any volume with any inflection. v So in theory, Jaime believed a person could learn to sing as high as they wanted in full voice (without relying on switching to falsetto unless for a desired effect), eliminate any sign of a vocal break at any audible level with any type of tonal variation (such as a darker or lighter tone), or any amount of grit or distortion, all within months! The need for two years of vocal lessons to gain 2-3 notes was over! By applying these exercises with certain key technical principles such as correct breath support, redirection of the voice and resonance expansion, you could create a great vocal instrument! WHAT IS THE VOCAL STRESS RELEASE PROGRAM? Jaime knew from his years of study and observation through teaching hundreds of students that although he had developed ways sing higher, louder, longer and stronger AND sing with grit without any fear of vocal loss, that most students problems still resulted from vocal tension prior to singing. He noticed that 9 out of 10 singers were not warming up or cooling down their voices properly. We are physical instruments and much like runner stretching out before a race, a singer MUST warm up before a vocal workout or performance. Jaime himself had to have neck surgery due to herniated discs and noticed afterwards that it was really hard to sing. He tried typical warm up CDs but discovered that at this point, he needed an individual routine suited to his particular needs. No two singers are alike so although one singer might require an hour warm up two hours prior to their performance, another singer might only require 5-10 minute right before waling on stage. So he created the Vocal Stress Release program; a series of stretches, reflexology techniques and specific exercises such as lip bubbles, resonant hums and gargling tone, in order to release all vocal tension that was designed to allow you to perform it at your needed time and pace. We all experience vocal tension, even without neck surgery. Most of our speaking voices keep us locked down in our throat (another subject that Jaime presents techniques to correct) thus creating tension even before we sing. The VSR program eliminates that unwanted stress and will help you sing better with more vocal freedom through the performance. Best yet, you can spend as little as 2-3 minutes with VSR or an hour…It all depends on what YOU need! The VSR technique is used by world-renowned rock stars to minimize vocal stress! After the performance, the vocal exercises from VSR can be performed to help cool down the voice. You need to give your voice sufficient time to return to speaking level. As performers, we are machines that require lots of energy. As speakers the energy is minimal so we don’t want to keep peaking our RMPs, we need to bring the levels down or else you’ll wake up with a sore throat. VSR eliminates this problem. All you need is your pitch wheel and the exercises. HOW CAN I BECOME A VOCAL MACHINE? All of this information is presented in Jaime’s Raise Your Voice series, which includes Raise Your Voice, The Ultimate Breathing Workout, and The Ultimate Vocal Workout Diary Raise Your Voice covers Jaime’s entire program including all the secrets he teaches to profressional singers. The Ultimate Breathing Workout is a complete 9-step exercise system designed to maximize your breath support system and breathing potential. The Ultimate Vocal Workout Diary is a 4-page per week, yearlong diary that was created to allow you to keep a diary of your exercise routine of both previous mentioned books, along with other aspects such as diet, health and song selection. These books are the place to start. If you would like to read more about Raise Your Voice before buying, click H E R E. IS JAIME VENDERA AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION? YES! In order to reach his fans world-wide, Jaime offer private sessions, given at then previous time at the Fine Arts Building at a local college in Portsmouth Ohio. This facility has full piano rooms and an auditorium for live stage techniques. Learn more about private lessons H E R E. For people who cannot fly in, Jaime is available for phone consultation…In case you need just a few questions answered about his techniques or a consult on your image, performance, etc…Learn more about phone consultations H E R E. He also offers song critiques to help point you in the right direction. Learn about song critiques H E R E. But the best solution that offers worldwide access is online instruction via webcam. Jaime is at the forefront of the new real time online teaching craze. You can be in your home anywhere in the world and study one on one with Jaime via Internet using a webcam, microphone and Skype. Learn more about web lessons H E R E. WHAT WILL I LEARN? The question is; what won’t you learn? You can never learn too much about singing, but some of the basics you can learn are:
This list of possibilities is dependant upon you. You see, Jaime just isn’t a coach; he has been actively performing since the age of 16, so not only will you get great methods, but you’ll be learning singing and performance techniques from a person who has been there! We suggest that if you’d like some sort of lesson option that you begin by doing these three simple things: #1-Read Raise Your Voice! #2- Take our Vocal Assessment Questionnaire #3-Have a list of question before the lesson! ARE YOU READY TO RAISE YOUR VOICE? THEN IT IS UP TO YOU TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS YOUR VOCAL DEVELOPMENT. BUY RAISE YOUR VOICE TODAY AND SCHEDULE SOME TIME WITH ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST SOUGHT AFTER VOCAL COACHES, JAIME VENDERA! ONE MORE THING…WHAT IS THE VOICE CONNECTION? THE VOICE CONNECTION is Jaime’s website dedicated to promoting singers and voice related products through interviews with singers and coaches, book, dvd and product reviews and free tips on singing. The Voice Connection also has links to free training videos and some of Jaime Vendera’s television shows for you to enjoy. |
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