Voice Power - Volume 1 - Performance Tools for Singers, Public Speakers & Communicators

Artist: William Hanranhan
Label: Vocal Integration Concepts
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 717128111821
EAN: 0717128111821
ASIN: B000059ZRZ

Release Date: 2001-02-01

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How to Improve Your Speaking Voice

Tracks:

Structural Breathing(TM) Overview
Progressive Relaxation Exercise
Guided Visualization Exercise

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Customer Reviews:

Practical, Useable, & Profound.......2007-04-19

The best review I can offer is from my experience. The more I listen actively to this CD--*doing* what is suggested, practicing in the moment, applying it and playing with it throughout the day--the more I experience changes in every area of my life. This work has touched to my speaking, singing, sleep, attention, spiritual exercises, posture, movement and more. I recently completed the Los Angeles Marathon, and using the tools in this CD literally helped carry me through the final miles of the route. I am discovering a range with my voice and how my body can support my vocal expression that surprises me. This material opens doors, and that is how I am inspired to share it with others. Please check it out for yourself. There is a lot of value and beauty here, and a real gift from a masterful heart. Many thanks to William.

Breath technique with superb confidence building for singers and speakers and everyone else!.......2007-04-19

Look no further! If you got to this cd,you found the keys to making the most of your vocal potential and boosting your professional confidence in one place. I have been blessed with studying in person with William, and I promise his breath control/vocal production instructions do the job. You must persevere in implanting and supporting the new breathing habits, and overcome backsliding, but I tell you it's worth the effort.
The middle section of the cd is a fabulously expansive and liberating and beautiful sequence of affirmations exquisitely designed to release all our programmed negative beliefs that may otherwise block our freedom to sing and present ourselves confidently in public to an audience. William recommends listening in silence for at least 30 days, but beyond that I like to say them out loud after him. My voice purrs.
The third section is a creative visualisation exercise designed to expand our creative faculties, capacity and receptivity, and again very beautifully done. Ignore naysayers, I urge you to buy the cd,it's a treat!

Empowerment & Understanding How to breathe in 12 minutes.......2007-02-27

Much of my work is conducting presentations/seminars, and conducting psychotherapy sessions. I found this CD to be excellent for increasing and understanding how vocal power works. The fact that Hanrahan describes, illustrates, and shows how to practice his techniques in this fast-paced section of the CD is amazing. Tight, flowing, and easy to understand. I like this. The next section using guided imagery was very intriguing to me, as he guides the listener through a practice, then points out that you have just done something you may not have believed you could do. Impossible to argue with the fact you have just done it! An excellent technique, quickly building belief and confidence. I am looking forward to listening to Section 3 very soon, which I will comment upon in this arena.
Dr. Nora Baladerian, Clinical psychologist, West Los Angeles

Mostly affirmations and guided imagery - no voice training.......2006-07-17

This CD has 3 parts - 1) an overview of Structural Breathing (13 min); 2) relaxation and affirmations (35 min), and 3) guided visualization (25 min).

Structural breathing is based on "apoggio" - breath control technique, used by Caruso and described in the book "Caruso and Tetrazzini on the art of singing" by Enrico Caruso and Luisa Tetrazzini edited by Dover Publications. I have found that the CD "Voice Lessons to Go", vol. 1, for example, contains breathing and vocalization exercises that make it easier to comprehend and practice this kind of breathing, even in the book "The 3 dimensional voice" has lovely graphic descriptions and numerous practical exercises for ehnacing the richness of the voice.

In this first part of the CD, there are few suggestions I have found inappropriate "Breathing through your nose weakens you", "Abdominal breathing weakens you", "Placing your tongue on the roof of your mouth weakens you" (the last may be meaningful to those who are practicing energy circulation). The author says that placing the tongue on the roof of the mouth "shuts off the switch" related the circulation of the energy. Nothing could be further from the truth - placing the tongue on the roof of the mouth connects two main meridians in the body and anyone who is actually actively engaged in working with energy circulation, through practices such as microcosmic orbit can attest to that from personal experience (the experience is very tangible, noticeable and empowering).

As jeannie Deva, the author of the "Contemporary Vocalist" improvement course mentioned - over the years of working and talking with many vocal teachers about the proper methods of breathing and singing and finding numerous discrepancies, she finally decided to pick up books on anatomy and find out for herself. I suggest you too do some more research and experimenting before taking for granted the information presented on this CD.

Just keep on repeating such suggestions for a while and notice what happens and since the author mentions kinesiology, you may as well repeat these kinds of suggestions and then do kinesiology when you are breathing through your nose (which I suppose most people do throughout the day) and notice what kind of suggestions are you impressing upon your subconscious mind.

The second part of this CD contains about 5 minutes of relaxation and 30 minutes of affirmations - mostly forgiveness affirmations that cover all possibilities - here are few examples:

I release and forgive myself for being good at singing.
I release and forgive myself for not being good at singing.
I release and forgive myself for liking the sound of my voice.
I release and forgive myself for not liking the sound of my voice.
I forgive myself for being nervous when I use my voice.
I forgive myself for not being nervous when I use my voice.
I release and forgive myself for being good at communication.
I release and forgive myself for not being good at communication.
I release and forgive myself for enjoying my voice.
I release and forgive myself for not enjoying my voice.

The third part is guided visualization (20 min) set to a music of Tranquil Harp designed to help you alter perception, set boundaries, enhance creativity, flexibility, and your ability to visualize.

This CD does not contain any voice training techniques - for that you should get either voice teacher or voice training CDs (or both). The main focus of this CD seems to be on helping you to summon the courage to express yourself.

A Voice With Character.......2006-03-15

I have scripted meditations for myself before and they have been very powerful. It was with a lot of input on my part, but I used a book called Creating the Work You Love, by Rick Jarow. Excellent book to say the least. With this background, I got this Voice Power CD, the first time I listened to someone else's scripted meditation. He is a man of great character speaking to people with great character. Meaning people who really care and want to share and help. Very inspiring. I gave it a 4 because the first section on how to breathe didn't really speak to me all that well. I am into the power of breathing deeply and getting into a very healthy and relaxed and receptive state, and I believe in it highly, I'm probably just not open to someone telling me how. I had voice lessons and encountered the same problem. So essentially, the second two sections are what I plan to listen to over and over again. And I do believe it has and will make a difference in my life. Believe it or not, I was able to speak up about inequalities and injustices and made $100,000.00 in the process. It actually came out in the form of rage at the circumstances and from deep within, almost like an explosive force that I didn't even know was going to erupt so suddenly. So the voice cd here, is actually, more attuned to sweet and harmonious sounds, being balanced, being clear, being thoughtful and caring, and being able to say what you have to say with that kind of approach. And that it the type of person I normally and habitually am, but from my experience, it has helped me to speak up powerfully in an adverse and challenging type of situation as well, where other people refuse for the most part to see, and to demand that they see and even make resolution.

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20 Boleros, Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists

Pa' Fuera ~ Roberto Roena

Voice Power - Volume 1 - Performance Tools for Singers, Public Speakers & Communicators ~ Willia

The Mediation Project One - Worship Scraped

Playing My Game ~ Lene Marlin

Tunin' Up & Cosignin' ~ N'Dambi

Voz De Mantequilla ~ Freddy Gerardo

Tesoros de Coleccion: Lo Romantico de los Caminantes ~ Los Caminantes

Santa Sabina ~ Santa Sabina

15 Corridos Temerarios ~ Banda Movil