[.ca] The Voice: A Spiritual Approach to Singing, Speaking and ... (ISBN 0967418100)

don't get ahead of yourself:
i read the book once so far. it's really good, don't get me wrong. but all the gushing reviews make it out to be *the* life-altering missing link that you've sought your whole life to instantly unlock your singing potential. i think the book sends you off in the right direction towards developing a healthy and hopefully beautiful voice. but you, unfortunately, will still have to be patient and put in some hard work. so yes, the book is great, but keep in mind that miriam is not god.

Very Pleased by this book so far...:
When I first purchased this book I wasn't expecting that much out of it. Maybe a few hints as towards singing correctly and the rest word salad. But it has actually surprised me... I've done the first few exercises \oproper breathing, tea tree oil, etc.\c and taken her hints into mind and they actually work. I still feel very tingly and practically ecstatic after attempting these techniques. I have had a bit of technical training in singing prior to this, but these methods have so far delivered results that are unlike those taught by other instructors. It reminds you why are you singing in the first place, and for who: yourself. This book gives a primal reason for the voice, to sing in the first place...and reminds you that all the other techniques aren't as necessary as they appear...

Hard to follow.:
I bought this because of the rave reviews. Unfortunately, I had not read the book referred to on the CD, and I just could not understand the author's verbal instructions without diagrams. She also uses jargon that I did not know. All-in-all this CD is a waste of time unless, I suppose, you can arrange a private lesson or spend a lot of time reading the book beforehand.

FINALLY!!!! a book that reveals the real secret of singing:
I have been singing since I can remember. I never took classes as a kid, cause I thought back then that I didn't need them, and it was true back then...I didn't think of what I was doing, I just did it and my voice was at my command at all times, no matter which note I had to sing, or how loud I had to be...Sadly, as we mature and become more aware of ourselves and our surroundings, we start to forget what we used to know innately...I came to a stage in my life ( when my voice changed) when I couldn't rely on my instrument anymore, it seemed to have taken control over me instead!!! I then decided I should take voice lessons in order to regain control of my instrument...I thought that singing teachers were supposed to help you remind yourself what you knew and could do as a child. So I started taking lessons, I learned all there is to know about vocal apparatus, vocal production, vocal health, but it still wasn't enough, my voice had grown unruly, I had two separate registers, with a big crack in the middle, I was told that I should learn to belt, but something inside told me that belting wasn't right ( with all due respect to belters) that there had to be another way, that I could use my upper range, that it had potential. And my memories as a child were of singing freely and effortlesly, staying in one place at all times...singing was about freedom back then, and it was starting to turn into something that kept me captive and stressed...so I turned myself to books because something inside me told me that there had to be a way of singing like I did as a child...and after a lot of reading and researching I have to say that Ms. Arman's book was exactly what I needed all of my life. I haven't even finished it, I'm still begining to read it, and only four chapters of it have given me more than years of lessons at the piano. She is able to deliver her concepts in such a precise way that you feel like she's right there beside you as you read the book. And she basically uses the technique that was used by the most important and beautiful voices in history, a knowledge that is so simple and easy no wonder we've forgotten it... Ms. Arman I want you to know that what you've written here is worth more than all the gold and money in the world. You have helped me regain control of my voice, and I've realized that it was just waiting for me...it was waiting for me to call upon it once again as I did when I was a kid. God bless you Ms. Arman, you have no idea what a wonderful gift you possess...I wish you life and health so that you may teach these wonderful secrets to many many more singers...

Excellent book:
This slender book is packed with a wealth of valuable information, if you take the time to study it. It's definitely not the type you read while falling asleep in an airplane. The main piece of advice is "up and back" and it's really all you need to know. The rest of the chapters flesh out the idea quite beautifully. Invest in this book and you'll soon have a voice that can light up stars.