Vocal Awareness [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Arthur Joseph (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2004

Your voice is your identity. It can tell people everything about who you are, how you feel about yourself, and what you believe in. Now you can gain perfect command of your voice with Vocal Awareness. Created by Arthur Joseph, an international voice specialist, Vocal Awareness is a complete system for mastering your voice and integrating it into your life. Join Arthur Joseph to gain a new understanding of how your voice works, uncover its connections to your mind, body, and spirit, learn vocal exercises to connect with your feelings, and dramatically enhance your vocal performance.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

A course of specially designed exercises that teaches how to dramatically increase vocal performance, while integrating the voice into total mind-body wellness. 40-page workbook included. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Arthur Joseph, MA, is a master teacher/strategist to Hollywood celebrities such as Albert Finney, Anne Bancroft, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pierce Brosnan, Angelina Jolie and corporate giants Disney, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Toyota, and Universal Studios Hollywood Company. Arthur Joseph is also an author of three books as well as two audio series and a video/DVD, and former University of Southern California professor, visiting artist at Yale and George Washington Universities, and is on the faculty of City of New York Graduate Extention Program. He is the founder of the Vocal Awareness Institute, and has studied the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the human voice for more than 40 years.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (November 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591792312
• ISBN-13: 978-1591792314
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 8.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #862,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing program, but you have to work it., March 4, 2005

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Garth Mcmurtey (Olympia, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vocal Awareness (Audio CD)

This man is amazing! This program can change your life. It is a participatory program however, so if you are looking for a lecture series, you will think this program is awful. The program leads us through a series of vocal exercises, making sounds, feeling and releasing the tensions that keep our voices and personalities bound up and compromised. If you are willing to embarrass yourself, be real with yourself, and make a commitment to working this program, it will change your life in an amazing way. If you are looking for a quick fix and don't want to do anything embarrassing, avoid this one!
My advice is to get it and work it! You can do the exercises in the privacy of your own bedroom, with only you watching. Soon you will have more confidence and will be able to speak much more consciously and powerfully.

47 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, February 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Vocal Awareness (Audio Cassette)

The description sounds promising, but I was very disappointed. The author leads you very slowly, with his coddling 'Mr. Rogers' voice that would sound unnatural in any setting except leading a meditation. There are a few great techniques, but it takes a lot of patience to endure the entire series, which I did. On the other hand, I DO recommend "The Sound of your voice", also sold at Amazon. OK, there are a few corny lapses, but there are *plenty* of real-world examples, lots of excercises, and the delivery is very dynamic. Check it out.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like having your own personal voice coach at home!, August 3, 2003

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"ski_goddess" (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vocal Awareness (Audio Cassette)

I LOVED this tape series! Not easy, mind you, but what worth doing ever is?? It takes time to learn the techniques, and you have to make time to practise - but this stuff is POWERFUL! Not only do I see changes in my voice, but also in my self-esteem and other areas of life. I'm more confident. I HIGHLY recommend it! But I warn you - it's not for the super-lazy. It won't do it for you. YOU have to be willing to do the work. If you are, and are looking for a gifted vocal genius to teach you - then this is the tape series for you. I also recommend his Sing Your Heart Out tapes and his books. GREAT STUFF! Very REAL. And if you get the opportunity to attend a seminar of his - I HIIGHLY recommend that too.