Jennifer Cross
Opera Singer from Brooklyn, New York, USA
I
attended the Vocal Science workshop on Dec. 4 with Diana Yampolsky and
also had a 2 hour lesson prior to it.
Because I was travelling from
NYC, she wanted to ensure I got the most out of my brief trip. During
the lesson Diane showed great awareness of what was going on with my
body and voice. She started with what was essential in creating healthy
sounds in speech and in singing. She guided me to facilitate my grasping
of the correct way to produce sound. She has a keen ear to hear healthy
and unhealthy ways of executing sound. While it took me a while to do
this even to a beginning level of understanding, she was positive and in
tune with the movement of my body and vocal progress.
Repetition with
Diana's guidance and insight was welcome because she was completely
dedicated to helping to integrate healthy vocal habits. She could tell
if I felt discomfort and gently encouraged me to keep trying the
exercise until my body started to comprehend. She modeled for me as
well as described clearly the adjustment I should make. And so I
started to grasp and improved as the lesson continued.
During
the workshop, she applied the same methods to each participant but on a
smaller scale. Each person participated for themselves and was invited
to provide feedback to others. It is an experiential workshop, thus
making it extremely valuable. People come from all over and there were
several people there returning because she had helped them with such
impact in the past. I highly recommend this course for anyone who seeks
to help his/ her voice to heal and grow.
Diana's
intuitive and technical knowledge of the voice, experience of 30 years
of teaching people with and without vocal disorders and her undying
passion to bring this knowledge to her others makes her a very special
teacher. She has dedicated her life to this cause and treats each
student uniquely, with compassionate encouragement, and firm conviction
according to their needs, with the sole aim to heal their voices. Diana
is a vocal shaman.
Thank you Diana for your generosity and going the extra mile with me!
Jennifer
