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Raise Your Voice [Paperback]

Jaime J Vendera (Author), Jason Burnside (Illustrator), Molly Burnside (Photographer)
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Book Description

September 5, 2000
A new vocal instruction training system designed to strengthen and increase the range of your voice. This book presents a complete detailed description and explanation of vocal anatomy, and includes chapters on vocal health, breathing, and song mapping. Also included is a full unique vocal warm up called Vocal Stress Release, and the Raise Your Voice vocal strenthening and range increasing exercise system. Contains over 60 illustrations and 15 audio examples.

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Excellent book! I can see you've done your homework! I was especially impressed with the "Vocal Health" section. -- Tony Harnell, lead vocalist-TNT, WestWorld, StarBreaker Band

Jaime is one of the easiest guys to work with! For his vocal help, I dub him an honorary MythBuster. -- Adam Savage, co-host, MythBusters

Jaime is the real deal and can seriously help you to become a rock singer, so check him out! -- Phil Tayler, lead vocalist of Future Leaders of the World

Out of the 50+ vocal instruction books I've purchased, "Raise Your Voice" replaces them all! -- Dallan Beck, author of Recording Vocals, Recording Drums, and Recording Acoustic Guitar

Your theory and knowledge of the voice is overwhelming! I will find all of this very invaluable. Thank you! -- James LaBrie, lead vocalist-Dream Theater

From the Author

I have spent more than fifteen years and thousands of dollars, researching the singing voice, and now I present all that have found to you, in Raise Your Voice, an abundance of vocal knowledge. This book teaches you to develop your vocal stamina and apply it to any style, regardless of whether you sing country, pop,blues, rock, gospel, or heavy metal.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 186 pages
  • Publisher: Vendera Publishing (September 5, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0974941115
  • ISBN-13: 978-0974941110
  • Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,424,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jaime Vendera is a multi talented author, publisher, vocal coach and television personality who has released books on a variety of subjects including vocal instruction, breathing, positive empowerment and self-publishing. When not writing and publishing his own books for Vendera Publishing, or producing books for 711 Press, his favorite gig is vocal coach to signed artists...Want more vocal range, power, consistency and stamina? Look no further-World renowned glass shattering vocal coach Jaime Vendera is one of the most sought after coaches for voice strengthening on the planet. Jaime isn't considered a typical voice teacher; He's known as the "voice strengthening specialist" by professional singers and record companies alike. Singers who seek Jaime's services all desire to obtain similar vocal goals including: more stamina for long sets and night after night of shows, range increase, added power, more projection, tips and tricks to eliminate vocal strain or vocal loss, ways to improve vocal quality and tone and secrets to keep the voice in shape day after day.

Jaime has the answers to all of these questions. Not only does he teach his methods through private, phone & Internet lessons, as well as vocal seminars, but he also explains his "Voice Strengthening" secrets through his Raise Your Voice system; a three-book system consisting of Raise Your Voice, The Ultimate Breathing Workout & The Ultimate Vocal Workout Diary.

Does Jaime's method work for increasing vocal range, power, stamina and quality? YES! The secrets that Jaime teaches in his Raise Your Voice series are the exact same principles he has used to turn his two octave range into six octaves/120 decibels of raw vocal power. He used these simple principles to set a world record by shattering a glass by the power of his voice alone as seen on the Discovery channel show MythBusters. Jaime has performed on television shows in the US, Europe and Japan demonstrating the power of his voice; each show requiring him to scream hours on end...without ever losing his voice! His books have been read, praised and endorsed by members and singers of bands such as, TNT, Nitro, Dream Theater, Journey, Saliva, Three Doors Down, Winger, Evanescence, Dokken, Stryper, Chevelle, Shinedown, Sevendust, Puddle Of Mudd, Godhead, The Rasmus, Machina, Avalon, Theory of a Deadman, Kill Hannah, RA, Steroemud, The Dreaming, Future Leaders of the World and many more. He has also worked with and given tips to many of these artists.

Jaime is a vocal workaholic; continually working on many new projects, for Vender Publishing including new books singers like Jim Gillette (Nitro) Ray West (Spread Eagle) and David Katx (creator of Superior Vocal Health) as well as expanding the fiction line for 711 Press.

Jaime is endorsed by many top companies, including:

Clarus & Equilibrio: Makers of Q-link necklace and Equilibrio jewelry line- a line of necklaces, bracelets, cuffs and belt buckles designed to reduce physical stress and eliminate the stress produced by EMF waves. (singersqlink.com, artistqlink.com)

TC Helicon: the world's top vocal effects processing company.
(tc-helicon.com, voicecouncil.com)

Xooma Worldwide: a company dedicated to overall health and enhancement of drinking water. (singerswater.com)

RMAX International: a company dedicated to training the body for peak perfection. (vocal-flow.com)

VAM Acoustics: Makers of the Vocal Acoustic Monitor-a lightweight device designed to minimize vocal stress and improve both intonation and hearing of one's own voice. (vamacoustics.com)

Brentwood Wine Company: Jaime's suppliers of the hardest wine glass in the world-Schott Zwiesel. (brentwoodwine.com)

Farley's Essentials: Makers of the pocket tone-an electronic pitch device that Jaime uses for teaching. (farleysessentials.com)

Travel Wellness Pro Tour: Makers of Vocal Eze spray and other Pro Tour wellness aids for singers/musicians. (travelwellness.com)

Neilmed: Makers of Sinus Rinse NasoFlo Neti Pot (neilmed.com)

Screaminglessons.com

Jaime honed his vocal training skills by playing professionally starting at the age of sixteen, then moving to Hollywood California at nineteen to study voice at the Musician's Institute, studying, reading, watching hundreds of books, CDs, DVDs and videos on the voice, yoga, massage therapy, reflexology, hypnosis, anatomy, natural healing, etc... as well as through the guidance of Metal singer, Jim Gillette of 80's band Nitro. He now teaches privately as well a virtually by using a webcam, and has worked with artists from several record companies, including Atlantic, Epic and Universal records.

He is the official Spokesman for VAM Acoustics and is featured on all of their packaging. As of this bio, Jaime has shattered 124 glasses by the power of his voice alone and over 60 with the aid of an amplifier. He and his wife Diane are devout Christians who currently live in the United States in Franklin Furnace Ohio with their son Ryan, their little Dachshund, Miley and their two Chihuahuas, Taco and Belle.

Websites
JAIMEVENDERA.COM VOCAL-FLOW.COM
SINGERSWATER.COM
ELIZABETHSABINE.NET
VENDERAPUBLISHING.COM
711PRESS.COM
SINGERSQLINK.COM

 

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The first NIGHT - huge changes, June 20, 2006
This review is from: Raise Your Voice (Paperback)
I have always been able to sing pretty much whatever I wanted. Now, I'm not saying my tone was great, lol, but range has never been an issue for what my band plays which is a lot of 80's rock. We've been getting into higher and higher stuff and I just felt like I was working so hard for those notes that I would benefit from some training. I'd be hoarse after practice, and while I've got a pretty wicked scream, one too many and there's no singing the next day.

I stumbled across the author's site via Google and tried some of the free lessons. I was quite impressed. I ordered Raise Your Voice that day (ebook) and said, "Tomorrow I'll start trainging my voice." That day was yesterday. I'd also like to mention that I picked up his accompanying publication, "The Ultimate Breathing Workout" and it is fantastic too.

I spent all day yesterday working on breathing and realizng I didn't know how to breathe correctly at ALL. I even take voice lessons each week. I was doing pretty much every single thing Jamie says, incorrectly. I realized that I couldn't keep constant pressure coming out of my mouth. I worked on the exercises all day and really tried to get the visualization part of it. I will admit that it's a bit tough to do, but the author provides so many ways to "get it," you're sure to find the light. What's amazing to me is that I pay $40 per half hour for a lady who's standing in front of me, and Jamie's book taught me how to breathe.

Anyhow, I went to band practice last night. I told myself there's no way I could apply all the techniques I read up on, so I'd just focus on my breathing. I did my usual warm up, then we started. I sang "Poundcake" by Van Halen as the second song and just destroyed it. I could NOT believe how easy it was to hit the high notes. I sang the rest of the night like it was nothing. Now I won't blow smoke up your butt and say "I hit every single note perfectly, had huge vibrato, and etc" but I can tell you for me it was a night and day difference. Please understand this is after ONE DAY of practicing.

Got home last, and there was an email from the guitar player saying, "You sounded much fuller tonight, with a much more pleasing tone/sound on the high notes; what are you doing?" I kid you not!

I'm always concerned about technique changing my sound, but Jamie's book I believe is going to help deliver the singer in me. Hell, if ONE DAY was that good; imagine what three months practice will do?

Hats off to Jamie for his customer service too. I had a weird issue with Paypal, called him, and he fixed it asap. He's quite attentive to your concerns and I would reccomend this book time and time again.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Rock Vocalists Bible!, May 11, 2006
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Varun C. (Montreal, QC, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Raise Your Voice (Paperback)
I heard of Jamie Vendera by reading his many reviews of vocal books on this very site. I decided to check out some of the reviews for this book and was impressed with everything I read, and knew I needed to have it. The book came and I read through it and was impressed by how complete it was. This book really has everything you need to know about singing and how to extend you range and add a lot of power (I mean come on... The guy can shatter glass WITHOUT amplification). For anyone who has tried other programs: this is not speech level singing, I believe these exercises give you a lot more power then you'll get from simple SLS. I honestly recommend this book to any one who's serious about singing, and not just for rock but really for any style. A really great thing about the book is the access you get to the members only section of Jaime's site which includes videos and audio of the exercises and extra exercises. This book is so complete that the only thing really missing is a yodelling guide.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book -- even for a lazy reader! ;-), February 4, 2006
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I. MUNOZ (Montreal, PQ, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raise Your Voice (Paperback)
"Raise Your Voice" simply is an amazing book. To be frank, I'm not doing my workout every day; but anyways I'm able now to hit high notes much more comfortably than before. While I have a naturally strong voice, I've corrected my breathing by better focusing on my belly. Now my control of my airflow has improved dramatically -- thus my singing feels much "safer". And the best thing: I'm having these amazing results even if it is very hard to me struggling my laziness -- I practice just a couple of lessons from time to time, and that's it. So, from warming up to strengthening your vocal chords, this is worth every single penny, believe me. I sincerely thank Vendera for sharing this valuable information with us. His book contains very useful material and is very explanatory about the mechanics of the voice -- very interesting! I've learned a lot by reading it and I strongly recommend it to anyone wanting to improve his/her singing -- it is guaranteed that you'll learn something from it, really. And if you work through it (not even as hard as he says ;-)), you'll be amazed about hearing at yourself after few weeks. In few words, I cannot praise enough "Raise Your Voice". Five rocking well-deserved stars! \m/
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