Wow - Dramatic Improvement Already!!!
Ive been singing professionally since I was eleven years old (1961). During this past year Ive had increasing difficulty with my voice. Cracking, hoarseness, reduced range, tone and stamina. We all take our voice for granted until we start to lose it. Ive been very worried sick that despite my various efforts, my voice quality would never come back to what it was. I even started turning down work (losing money) and was very discouraged about my performing future.
A very knowledgeable and good friend suggested that I call Gary Catona. After describing my situation and what I had done to mitigate it, Gary told me to download his Voice Builder App, start doing the exercises and call him back in two or three weeks.
Yesterday on the way to my gig I did the first 30 minute set of Baritone, Lower Register exercises. Keep in mind, although I did my best to sing each passage properly following all of the instructions, I feel like I did them imperfectly at best.
Much to my delight, my singing last night was by far the best that its been in over a year. My guitar player and I alternate who sings each song so, I pretty much sang every other song during our 4 hour gig. My tone and range were much purer and stronger without any hoarseness or cracking. I also noticed that my placement shifted effortlessly back and down in my throat instead of forward where Ive been singing the last year. I closed out the night with Jimmy Webbs song "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" (kind of ironic). Absolutely the best that Ive ever sung that deeply moving but very challenging tune.
Last night I received many compliments on my singing from the restaurants patrons and staff and amazingly, even my drummer noticed and commented on the change.
Im really excited to see what improvement will happen as I use Vocal Builder in the coming weeks and months.
I realize that everyones voice is different and not everyone will have the instant results that Ive experienced but, I believe that this app is a wonderful tool to help strengthen the "core muscles" of ones singing voice.
*** Bless You Gary Catona ***
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