What order shoudl I use the Voice Lessons To GO CDs?

March 2nd, 2012

I’ve bought your other two CD’s and I was curious In your professional opinion should I listen to the “Ear pitch & Training” and the “Pure Vowels” before the other two??

- gerryj83
Hi,
v.2 stands on its own since it is focused on developing your ear training and solfege skills.  So start that one at anytime.  Beyond that, I would start with v.1 and work through the CDs as you are comfortable.  Thank you for buying them and sing well!
Ariella

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Where should I start?

March 2nd, 2012

Hey Ariella I am really interested in singing. What book should I get first and how many hours a day should I practice?


Hi,
Start with my first volume and move through the series as you strengthen your voice.
You can purchase the box set so that you are all set up:  v.1 and v.2 are great for the beginner.  As you get stronger start adding in v.3 and v.4.

The book Vocalize! is specifically the sheet music notation for all of my CDs.  If you read music, then that is also an option for you.

Regarding how long and often to practice, like anything you start which uses muscles, start slow,  Try and make it through 1 CD.  If you feel tired stop and try again the next day. Your stamina will increase daily.
Good luck!
Ariella Vaccarino

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A boys changing voice.

April 25th, 2011

Hello Mam, I think your the nicest vocal trainer i know of im 14 and im experiencing some changes in my voice that i dont like. I use to sing rilly high and im scared my dreams of becoming a singer would be shattered into pieces. Hope to work with you in future. Thanks for reading.

Emmanual

Hi Emmanual,

Sounds like your voice is changing.  This is completely normal at your age.  There is nothing you can do to change it back.  If it was good before, it will be good again, just different.  The transition does not happen over night, and may be awkward to go through for a bit.  Rather than mourn the loss of your young voice, be excited about what the future voice may have in store for you.
Ariella
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Do you teach voice privately?a

March 1st, 2011

Do you have personal lesson? Or classes?

Jada

Hi Jada,

Thank you for your inquiry about studying with me.  I teach both in person private and group voice lessons in Woodland Hills, California. (part of Los Angeles)
I also do skype lessons via the internet.
Ariella Vaccarino
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Young voice teacher asking for advice on Vibrato.

March 1st, 2011

Hi Ariella! I have a question for you. I am a recent college graduate with a degree in vocal performance. I am teaching voice lessons to a student right and I am struggling as to how to go about teaching her vibrato. From listening to her sing, I don’t hear any vibrato present in her sound. Do you have any techniques/teaching methods you could share with me? Any advice you can give me would be very much appreciated! Sincerely, Anandi

Hi Anandi,

Welcome to my profession!  :)  Well, everyone is born with their own natural vibrato, as you know I’m sure.  My thought is that vocal tension can inhibit the vibrato as well as exaggerate it.

Finding the perfect balance is easier for some than others.  Keep working on releasing your students voice, especially front he tension in her solar plexus area.  You can even have her hold a note while deeply massaging the muscle just below the solar plexus.  Then try the same thing and try to release  the tension in her shoulders.  Have her drop at her waist and go for the notes, see if any of these things allows for more of the natural vibrato to come in.  Once something works a bit, you will be on the right path.
Free singing, free tension.
Good luck!

Please keep in touch if you have any more questions!

Ariella  Vaccarino
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New Choir director, asking for advice on products to help rehearsals.

January 10th, 2011

Hello Ariella, I live in Costa Rica, and I started a small church choir a few weeks ago. I have very low music background and I’m just learning to play piano. I’m interested in enhancing my individual choir members voice quality, tuning and overall performance. What ideas and recommendations can you give me and what should I purchase from you since all the members will not be able to access the internet and follow your online program.

Hi Walter,

Congratulations on the choir!  That is a lot of hard work to do well :)!
My recommendation for you is to purchase: my box set, (It has four CDs of vocal warm ups on it that you can use to warm up your choir members, or have them work on at home.  These exercises will help to develop range, vocal stamina, and healthy singing for your students. the 3rd and 4th CD also have a section of just piano accompaniment on them so you can use the piano parts for your choir members to sing to without my singing instruction on it).

As the choir director, you should also purchase the book I have called Vocalize!  It has all the the vocalizes from the four CDs put into sheet music form, very easy to read.  You can sit at the piano and warm your students up from it.
Have your students practice singing confident, even if they are faking it.  The more they practice standing tall and projecting their voices with confidence, the better they will become.
Good luck!!
Ariella Vaccarino
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Need to clear my throat when singing

January 10th, 2011

I have been singing for most of my life, but I’ve always had strange random issues… like the constant need to clear my throat, or how choppy my voice will RANDOMLY sound. I’ve taken private voice lessons whenever my family could afford them, but I’ve never really had consecutive training over an extended period of time. My last voice teacher actually told me I had some sort of damage done to my vocal chords and that I should stop singing altogether until I finished vocal therapy with her. However, it was $75 a lesson for that, and I couldn’t afford it, so I didn’t continue. This was in January. Since then, I’ve kept singing (I perform around the Salt Lake Valley), but my voice feels so strained and I’ve having a horrible time trying to warm-up my voice, it’s like none of my old exercises can help me with my higher range…(another A and above) (i’m an alto). I have a massive concert I have to sing at on Saturday, and I’m terrified I’m not going to have a voice. What can I do? Oh, and I’m highly interested in your CD’s. Which would you recommend? You can check out my channel for my style of singing!
Thanks so much,
-Rachel

Hi Rachel,
Your voice should never hurt or feel strained. The first thing I would do if I were you would be to go to a laryngoligist. They specialize in looking at the larynx and voice mechanism. You need to find out what is going on inside before you move ahead and cause permanant damage. Perhaps you have nodules which are blisters on your vocal chords. You don’t want to sing on them because they can calcify and really cause problems. I would start with the medical perspective. Let me know the outcome and I can try and help you from there.

Ariella Vaccarino

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Veins showing when singing

January 10th, 2011

Does the appearance of veins in the neck when singing a bad sign.. I see it in the professionals as well.

Hi Kevin,
That is an interesting question. I don’t think appearance of veins is ideal, but I have seen it in many singers as well. It means that there is some unnecessary straining going on in the neck. The support should be lower in the abdomen and legs. Your neck and throat muscles ideally should be free to release the sound. This does not mean that there are not good singers who do this and still sing well. But ideally you want to put the stress and support lower in the body. I would have to have a specific example to judge the severity of the issue.

Ariella Vaccarino

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Please advise on my voice.

January 10th, 2011

Hi Ariella

Please can you give me some advice. I am a 15 year old male singer. I love singing and really do see it as my future. The problem i have is that my voice is now starting to break and as such i feel as though my vocal range is becoming very limited. Can you please take a look at one or two of my videos and give me some feedback. I have had a few singing lessons but decided to stop as the teacher seemed to not have any structure to my lessons and they were very expensive.

I am now really worried that if i keep singing i will end up causing more damage and if i stop i will lose the ability to sing completely. Please can you advise me of what is best in your own opinion.

Regards Ben

Hey Benanty,
Yo really have a great voice. The minute I started to listen to your video I started to smile, a true talent. There definitely some things you can do to work on your voice. You are singing well, but you putting unnecessary pressure on your chords which is causing your larynx to rise causing that cracking or vocal fatigue. I wish you lived in LA because I would love to teach you.
I offer a service on my site www.voicelessonstogo.com. You can sign up for vocal assessments from me.
http://voicelessonstogo.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3

I am written to daily requesting my advice on peoples voices which I love, but I do as a professional voice teacher need to charge for my services and time. There are different packages offered on there 1 time to ongoing.
I think I can help you out, I know what you need to do to get that pressure off your chords.
anyway, good luck on your singing, you have something special.
Ariella

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How much are your singing lesson CDs?

January 10th, 2011

Hello…

Hi.. Can I ask?  How much is the CD?  Can I purchase it on Peso?

(YouTube follower of Voice Lessons To GO Channel)

Hey,
I have four different volumes.
v.1- Vocalize and Breath
v.2- Do Re Mi- Ear and pitch Training
v.3- Pure Vowels
v.4- Stamina
They all sell on my website www.voicelessonstogo.com for $14.99 each with free shipping
I als have a box set of all four CDs for $49.99 on my site.
If you read music I also have the book that coincides with all the cds, Vocalize! for $24.99.
Thanks!
Ariella Vaccarino
www.voicelessonstogo.com

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