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Jul 19 07 9:35 AM

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I recently got this just to see how it is. I must say... it's pretty good... What I like about it is that it is more guiding and narrowed for beginners. Singing Success makes you practice all the exercises, but the way Singer's Advantage works is that you record a song, and based on correct/incorrect demonstrations, compare and tell you what you to need to improve on. I know most beginners have problems have pulling chest, but I actually had the opposite problem. I had a lack of foundation of chest voice... and SA referred me to exercises that engage chest voice usage on the lower notes to middle notes. Also, some of the exercise demonstrations seem to be better in SA. For example, I knew the lip rolls and mums had to be with a low larynx, but I always tried to imitate Brett's "low larynx" sound. This caused me to lower my larynx too much and drop out most of my chest voice. Overall, I think both SS and SA have their strengths and weaknesses. Exercise-wise, they'll pretty much the same, but the I prefer the demonstrations and organization/customization of SA better. Of course, SS has much better terminology explanations and also a style training addition.

One thing confused me though. In SS, the initial high-larynx nasty sounding nay is one of the exercises early on. However, in SA, the nasty sounding nay is considered an incorrect demonstration of the nay.
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Jul 19 07 9:57 AM

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Nice. I like how you are discovering these things and broadening your world-view of singing. SS does have its flaws, and some people are unable to grow using it.
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Jul 19 07 10:48 AM

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One thing confused me though. In SS, the initial high-larynx nasty sounding nay is one of the exercises early on. However, in SA, the nasty sounding nay is considered an incorrect demonstration of the nay


The purpose of the nasty nay sound is to help keep you connected. As you move on to the next CDs, Brett tells you to get away from that - the reason is that the nasty nays can be constrictive.

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Jul 19 07 11:38 AM

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This is all very interesting to me, confused. A lot of what you said sounds like things I would say. Would you be able to tell us more about the program? I might reconsider buying it to review it.

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Jul 19 07 12:24 PM

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In the end, it's all the same because the technique is the same. However, Seth Riggs's programs tend to have better demonstrations + guidance so it might provide faster results.

Dante, you probably won't view SA that much different from SS. SA is SLS. SS is SLS. It's like Singing For The Stars with a directional approach. So for better demonstrations, clearness, and better price value, SA might be the better option for beginners. For SS, it is way more general but still good for beginners.

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Jul 19 07 12:27 PM

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A good teacher is better than both SS and SA, but as far as home improvement programs go, SA acts more like a teacher (although it's very basic) while SS acts like a tool.

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Jul 20 07 4:25 AM

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Hi there confused.

Your comments on Singers Advantage really made me curious. Especially this part intrigued me:

"know most beginners have problems have pulling chest, but I actually had the opposite problem. I had a lack of foundation of chest voice... and SA referred me to exercises that engage chest voice usage on the lower notes to middle notes."

I have singing success aswell, but there is no real focus on the lower/middle range in that course. Could I ask you to describe one of those exercises from Singers advantage that you applied for your chest voice in the lower/middle range?

Thanks a bunch and have a great day.

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Jul 22 07 12:42 PM

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just to let you guys know, if you go on www.idoladvantage.com you can get the course for only 49.95! compared to 100 bucks on www.singersadvantage.com plus you get a few extras with the cheaper price.

Just letting you guys know, Cuno might buy it, so you could get a bargain.

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