Vocal Science - Flight to the Universe

A Must Read For All Singers!:
While I was in Japan I read Diana Yampolsky's postings on the Internet on her vocal techniques, which first inspired me to explore her method and her purchase her book. Her clear, straightforward explanations made it easy for me to try them out and hear and feel an immediate improvement in my singing. Because I felt that direct instruction would be necessary to fully appreciate her method, I decided to fly to Toronto to study with her. After only ten hours of training I have seen drastic improvement, and Diana has definitely made another believer out of me!

A Vocal Revelation!!:
I have to disagree with "dhana" and a "reader from Tacoma Park" below. (You never know, maybe they are also authors with their own books on the topic of singing?) I found this book to be extremely useful. What really helped me was the way that it got me to look at both my voice and the act of singing in a completely different light. The author does mention that it is probably impossible for any book to adequately take the place of a live vocal instructor who can precisely target and correct a student's mistakes and technical imperfections in an interactive fashion. Upon further thought, this did make sense and it did encourage me to take vocal lessons (unfortunately with an instructor other than Diana Yampolsky due to my location). However, the book did contain quite a bit of technical and philosophical information that I was able to put to good use right after reading it. In my opinion, `Vocal Science - Flight to the Universe' is a must for any singer who wants to find their "true voice".

What do you expect?:
Your satisfaction will depend entirely on your expectations. If you are looking for an instructional, - or a "how-to" book to achieve a new method of singing. This book is NOT it. If you just want to read about the author's life experiences in regard to her career in music, her personal journeys, her discovery of a new vocal technique and how she came to have a school of music - read on. The entire book digresses from myths about singing, to helpful herbs, to singing with emotion for self-expression.....and is an overall transcript of her personal perspectives. Humor is attempted throughout, compounding an already confusing and nebulous script. Although not without some validity - this book does not provide any actual instruction to incorporate into your daily practice to achieve the results she advertises.

The worst book about singing out there:
I have read so many books about singing, you would think I'm crazy. This was the worst one, because it doesn't tell you anything. It just keeps saying how wonderfull her method is, so if you want come fly over please!

A Vocal Revelation:
I have to disagree with "dhana" and a "reader from Tacoma Park" below. (You never know, maybe they are also authors with their own books on the topic of singing?) I found this book to be extremely useful. What really helped me was the way that it got me to look at both my voice and the act of singing in a completely different light. The author does mention that it is probably impossible for any book to adequately take the place of a live vocal instructor who can precisely target and correct a student's mistakes and technical imperfections in an interactive fashion. Upon further thought, this did make sense and it did encourage me to take vocal lessons (unfortunately with an instructor other than Diana Yampolsky due to my location). However, the book did contain quite a bit of technical and philosophical information that I was able to put to good use right after reading it. In my opinion, `Vocal Science - Flight to the Universe' is a must for any singer who wants to find their "true voice".