August 10th, 2010
Hi Ariella, I recently purchased a ‘first impressions’ vocal assessment, but am not sure how I send you the 60 second audio. Kind Regards, john
Hi John,
Thank you for your order of a Vocal Assessment from me. I am looking forward to hearing your voice and giving you my quick insight. Please send me a link to (such as youtube) or mp3 attachement of your voice when you are ready.
Thank you
If you have any further questions please let me know.
Ariella Vaccarino
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August 10th, 2010
Hello I was wondering with along with singing improvement will this course also help with my speaking voice as I do both. Thank you.- John
Hi John,
Sorry I am a bit behind in answering some emails. Yes, my CDs will help your speaking voice. You will be building strength in your vocal support system through abdominal strengthening and proper breath, this will help you through singing develop your whole voice.
If you are not a singer and are just looking for speaking improvement CDs then i would not recommend them because the whole foundation of the CDs is singing. But with regular use, your voice as a whole speaking and singing will improve in its stamina and resonance.
Thank you for your inquiry.
Ariela Vaccarino
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August 10th, 2010
Hi, I’m look for a fast voice teacher tech me how to sing. - Zachery
Hi Zachery,
Thank you for contacting me about voice lessons.
I am available to teach private lessons in Los Angeles. (not sure you live out here). If not I offer Skype Voice Lessons $50 for a half hour. Or I do Vocal Assessments where you send me your voice and questions and I Assess it and give you feed back. You can read more about that here: Your Vocal Assessment.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Ariella
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August 10th, 2010
Hello, I am interested in privite lessons or I want so feedback how to sing better- Carlos
Hi Carlos,
I am available to teach private lessons in Los Angeles. (not sure you live out here). If not I offer Skype Voice Lessons $50 for a half hour. Or I do Vocal Assessments where you send me your voice and questions and I Assess it and give you feed back. You can read more about that here: http://voicelessonstogo.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Ariella
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August 10th, 2010
Ariella, I saw your videos in youtube, I wanted to ask you if you have some material that I could get to help me out train a choir at my church combined by women a men. I took some singing lessons in the past, burt when it comes to teach is a little harder. Do you have any package you recomend for me to train a choir? Thanks, I hope to here from you soon- Alex
Hi Alex,
Thank you for contacting me. I would for you recommend my book Vocalize! to play through vocal exercises for your choir. It is a compilation of all my four vocal exercise CDs transcribed into sheet music.
My CDs- the Voice Lessons To GO series: , they would be great for your choir members to use a practice tools. They are singing warm ups with piano accompaniment.
If you have a large order for your choir members per say. I would be happy to Donate 20% of the order to your choir fund! 
I also offer Vocal Assessments- where singers send in their voice and questions for feedback, as well as skype voice lessons.
If you’d like to set up a group order let me know!
Thanks keep up the singing!
Ariella Vaccarino
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August 10th, 2010
Thank you so much for personaly mailing those cds to my P.O. Box. I would like to purchase a Traditional Christmas Carol cd if you have one. Carols like “O Holy Night”. YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE VOICE…WHAT A FABULOUS GIFT FROM GOD.- Cheryl
Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for ordering my cds right back at you! I am glad that you are enjoying them. that is wonderful to hear. I do not have a Christmas Carol CD, and don’t have any future plans for one at this time. I am working on some new CDs in the Voice Lessons To Go series right now. I will be making some recordings of me singing songs in the next year or so. I will let people know as new recordings become avialible. Make sure you sign up for my free blog: www.voicelessonstogo.com/blog. I write weekly tips on singing. I also announce all new products there are well. Happy singing!
Ariella Vaccarino
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August 10th, 2010
Do you think you could make a CD that focuses on vibrato?- Shaune
Hi Shaune,
I have no plans for a cd that focuses on vibrato at this time. What exactly are you trying to learn about it? The vibrato is a natural occurrence in the voice. Everyone’s is a little different. Wen you have a lot of tongue and jaw or jaw tension often times it affected your vibrato. Different styles call for different levels of vibrato but in general you should work on healthy singing. When you are singing natural and free of tension your natural vibrato should come through appropriately.
If you are looking for further information let me know. Thanks
Ariella
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August 10th, 2010
I am a 25 year old female. I have been singing my whole life but I’m ready to take my singing to a new level. I want control over my voice and I want to learn how to breath right. Can you please help?- Angela
Hi Angela,
So glad to hear that you are looking to move ahead with your singing. Regarding the breathing. My first volume of Voice Lessons To GO v.1 Vocalize and Breath has a section dedicated to breathing exercises. That is going to be a great place for you to start. Was there any other advice or questions you had?
Ariella Vaccarino
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August 10th, 2010
Hello, my name is Marcos. I was looking for some kind of audition advise and i came across your video and thought wow if only i could get a hold of you lol so thats what im doing.. here in my hometown theres a thing every summer called west texas idol it was this past saterday i went to the competition and won first place now i have a guarented audition in front of the producers of american idol next week in Austin on wednesday and im super nervous. Im having a hard time with song choice so i was wondering maybe if you have time you could help me out… so if you could please please get back at me that would be wonderful! thanks Marcos
Hi Marcos,
Great for you!! That is so cool that you are guarenteed and audition on Idol. You can do a Vocal Assessment with me and send me some different songs for me to choose from or we can do a skype voice lesson. Good luck at your American Idol audition! That is very exciting.
Let me know what you need. - Ariella
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April 1st, 2010
Greetings Ariella! Have to tell you that I love receiving your e-newsletters! Thank you for sharing such great info! I have a singing question that I don’t find to much information about hopefully you can help. My name is Daniela Brando and I’m a pop/rock singer/songwriter. After being pregnant and having a baby–I am planning a very important show in July. I’m very rusty since I haven’t had much time to dedicate to my voice. Any advice on preparing my voice to sound it’s best in just 4 months?? Also, I am working with new musicians for this show and we never worked together…my plan was doing 3 rehearsals with the whole band (4 hrs each)– I was thinking 1 rehearsal the week before and 2 for the week of the show. I want the band to sound tight; but I also don’t want to lose my voice. Do you think that may be too much of a strain on my voice? If so, what would you suggest with the band rehearsals? Thank You so much for your time and all your help. It’s very appreciated. And keep the newsletters coming! All the Best, Daniela
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Hi Daniela,
Congratulations on your new baby. (Good luck finding the time to prep for the show :). Depending on whether you had a C-section or not makes a huge difference on your own recovery period for singing after having a baby. A C-section has a much longer recovery rate for obvious reasons (major abdominal surgery).
It sounds like you had your baby 4 months ago and the performance is in July which is 3-4 months from now so you should definitely have enough time to get your body and voice going again. I would suggest getting your voice in shape starting now with regular vocal exercises. Depending on how you feel start slowly and build up to more practice time everyday. It is very important that you get all the proper singing muscles working in your body so that you don’t start using improper ones to support your voice.
If you have my Voice Lessons TO GO CDs those would be ideal for getting you back into shape. Remember to listen to your body. Only you know if you are feeling vocal fatigue or strain. Stop at the vocal fatigue and don’t let yourself get to the point of straining.
I would suggest that you do breathing exercises as well to get your breath support strengthened, (on my first CD Vocalize and Breath). You probably have not been using your diaphragmatic breathing lately! A good breath and strong body make for a free and healthy voice.
Also, it would be great for you to start up physical exercise again to help strengthen your body as well. This will provide added support to your voice. Yoga, and swimming are great singing work outs.
As far as your rehearsal schedule for the band goes, it really depends on how great of shape you get your voice back in. No matter what you do not need to sing full out for 4 hour rehearsals. You should “mark” when repeating songs. It takes a lot of rehearsal to be able to sing through a 4 hour rehearsal and I don’t think you will be there. Make sure during your practices until that point that you are lengthening your stamina by increasing the minutes on your practice so that your voice gets used to long periods of singing. Check out my 4th CD Stamina- (but make sure you are in vocal shape before you hit this one). Good luck and listen to your body and voice for signs on all of this. Sing well!
Ariella
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