Breaking The Chains, Kevin Richards

[Stan]

Has anyone tried Kevin Richards' program, Breaking the Chains? It's really good! The exercises are actually cool to do and it doesn't bore you as much as the other programs out there. According to Kevin, this is THE program that will teach you to sing rock/metal. I think it's worth the money, you guys should give it a shot.

[akarawd]

I've had it for some time now, I like the scales and exercises.

[Martin H]

I simply don't believe in a program that goes "one fits all" period! Why? - Because we are ALL different and none of those "programs" aknowledge" that! What YOU may need is not what I may need....

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i have it. it's comperable to most other non-cvt programs. good exercises in it.

[Robert Lunte]

I agree with Martin's sentiment, but will add to this that I have Kevin's BTC and he is a good friend and Associate Instructor of TVS www.tvscertifiedinstructor.com and I think his BTC system is good. This is an opportunity to make a good point, any vocal training system that has merit will teach singers to sing with at least some decent technique. Just the simple process of exercising and working out your voice, regardless of whos system you use, yadda, yadda, is going to get some results for a beginner that has never worked out their voice before. Just start singing over the top of any old dusty "do-ra-me..." workout, with some resonance and sufficient air blow, and a beginner is going to start building some kind of improvement in their ability to phonate with more control.

In spite of my partners comments about his system being for only rock & metal, (if in fact he actually said that...), I think his system and any system that has merit is going to help any individual phonate (sing) better... particularly if you are a beginner.

Example, I may not have the most amazing physical trainer in the world, but even the worst physical trainer will get results from me if I just move my feet and start running down the road...

Hope this helps...

[Stan]

Rob, do you think BTC is good for professional singers rather than beginners?

[Martin H]

This is an opportunity to make a good point, any vocal training system that has merit will teach singers to sing with at least some decent technique. Just the simple process of exercising and working out your voice, regardless of whos system you use, yadda, yadda, is going to get some results for a beginner that has never worked out their voice before.

I definately agree with that. :)

[Robert Lunte]

Yes, sure... Kevin has produced a good training system.

[Stan]

I recently mastered CD1, and now I'm moving on to the second disc. It's an awesome program.

[mikecantwell22]

hello everyone I have just purchased BTC and I have been working on it now I am only a beginner

But I am seeing results already that are better than other programs I have studied with for about six months as long as you take the program slow and master each Cd then its up to you to go the next step and go to a vocal coach for a few in the face lessons you as a student don't know if your doing the exercises wrong I intend on making an appointment with Kevin in about two weeks so I can make sure that all im doing is right and just uild from that. The voice takes a long time to mold into the instrument you want its not an over not process take your time with the exercises and invest into a notable instructor for a lesson here and there and youll be on the right path i am not a expert just sharing what my plan of action for this program will be. Good luck with everything

[ronws]

I would like to add a few things to this. It was a Kevin Richards tutorial on youtube that led me to this forum and website. And the fact that Kevin is primarily covering basics doesn't make him any less astounding than Lunte's advanced or "master series" (or whatever he calls it) lessons. Without basics, which even seasoned pros do every single day, "advance" is unattainable.

I am reminded of something Bruce Lee said to his Jeet Kune Do instructors. They asked, "what do we teach the students, especially the beginners?" Bruce said, "Teach them two blocks, two punches, two kicks. We are to take them from every day movements to these specific movements until they are nothing more than everyday movements, again." So, the advanced stuff is really more of a specialization, not to replace or be replaced by "basics." Geoff Tate only had six lessons with David Kyle. But what an important six lessons. The sign of both an astounding "student" and an astounding "teacher." And what does Tate remember of the lessons? In his own words, "how to breathe and how to find head resonance." It doesn't get more basic than that.

And certain styles and instructors have their benefits. Maybe one teacher teaches basics better than another teacher. And yet another teacher teaches extreme effects in a more novel approach.

And, to echo Robert, having any kind of training is better than none. Like in martial arts. It's not so much the style you are learning as it is the basics of self defense, which is some kind of movement and trained response to confrontation. Now, of the styles, I would say Jeet Kune Do is extremely effective because it was based on Bruce Lee's very real street-fighting experience. But, initially, he learned Kung Fu in the chinese theatre, just as did Sammo Hung and his most famous pupil, Jackie Chan.

And I have seen unsolicitated and uncompensated testimonials from members here, not just a bragging page of "here's what my clients have to say" that you find on other singing sites. A few members here have explained what astonishing improvements they have made after just one, count it, one, lesson with Lunte. Granted, any training will produce achievement over none. You can say that about cooking steaks, too. But it also is a proof of the ability, dedication, and drive of both teacher and student. And often, that lesson is on some "basic" stuff.