The Ultimate Practice Guide for Vocalists

I'm just dissappointed because all it is, is the woman on the cover giving a student a vocal lesson.I thought that it would be more like a personal voice lesson with organized tips and chapters containing in-depth information about the voice, diaphragm, and so on. I don't know, I just felt like I was sitting in on someone's vocal lesson for an hour..

instruction not the best

good to have in library.

Good DVD. Practiced good breathing techniques and singing in your head and chest voice.

I thought that this video was so strange becase you would have to know a lot about music theory and almost nothing about singing to watch it. It also had almost zero actual technique or exercises that you could practice. I was excited about it, because I'm interested in non-classical, non-white western european approaches to singing, I'm a singing teacher, but this was just sad. The woman seems unprepared and uncomfortable throughout the whole video.

Nice to watch a live lesson with a student. The lesson doesn't involve too many tips for a beginner so if you want a more technical lesson you may want to get something to complement this DVD. Having said that, there is def information here that will assist your vocal training.

There was nothing terribly new or ground-breaking in this DVD. It was very similar to most other methods and advice that I have seen previously.

To be honest as a singer wanting to explore different opinions,i found this dvd usefull, yet a bit of a rip off by the way it is advertised. If a total beginner spent money on this item they would be left clueless. There should be some sort of grading to dvds instead of making people think that everyone will benefit from this. So a little honesty goes a long way.!!!

Good

Donna McEroy comes over as an excellent teacher and performer. However, the DVD is only 51 minutes long and probably 20 minutes of that was talking. The exercises were not advanced and there were very few of them. She basically focuses on breathing/diaphragm and that's it. She then rehearses some nice call and response gospel-style exercises with her student over a piano accompaniment. However, they're merely the two people musically playing together. Some of this material is advanced and, to be honest, it's hard to see how it would benefit a student who bought the DVD. I have a PhD in music and have taught at primary, secondary, and degree level. I was hoping to find a new, fun resource, that offered good skills for my pupils. Sadly, this isn't it. I'm very disappointed and believe that I've wasted my money. The whole DVD could have been conceived in a much better manner - packed with exercises and tips would have been good!

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