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,

Do you have personal lesson? Or classes?

Jada

Hi Jada,

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,

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,

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

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

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

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

Hi! I’m eighteen years old, and I just began voice lessons with a qualified teacher. I’ve always had a knack for music, I come from a musical family, but never had much training until recently. Something that bothers me is that my range in my chest voice is limited. I have about three octaves total, two in my chest voice. my lowest note is a D3, and my highest belt note is a D5. I would consider myself a mezzo soprano I have asked my voice teacher if I can learn to belt higher, but she hasn’t given me a clear answer, she always says, ‘it’s all about breath support.’ I haven’t found my support yet, but when it IS supported, I still can’t belt any higher. Are some people just born with those high belt notes? Also, I have no vibrato, I’ve never been able to achieve it, are some people unable to produce such a sound? Thanks for reading.

(YouTube subscriber)

Hi,
Thank you for considering me for vocal advice. First of all, so you know, every body’s chest voice has a limited range. That is why we have a head voice. It is not natural to take your chest voice all the way up. There are a handful of people that are born with a gift to take it very high, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand etc… But in general, at some point in your range you will need to switch over into head or a mixed voice. Finding a way of blending the two voices so that the break isn’t extreme is something you can work on with your teacher. You will probably, through good vocal training be able to extend your range a bit as you add good support and technique, but you will not be able to take the chest voice all the way up in lieu of the head voice.
Work on breathing exercises to help to build your support (I have great ones on my v.1 of Vocalize and Breath), and try and vocalize regularly to build your stamina.
Regarding our vibrato, a good vibrato is a voice that is released and free of tension. You may be pressing a bit on your larynx when you are singing which is holding back the vibrato. Your teacher should be able to help you with this. Keep thinking “release of your sound”. Don’t drive your voice. Good luck!
Ariella Vaccarino

Hi Miss. Ariella I got your whole set cds.I learn a lot. I have a question though. When i sing or do theses exercises should i aim the voice sound to the facial mask or to the back head? I mean for any tone (high,medium high,low notes).. Thanks.- Enrique

Hi Enrique,