Voice Lessons To Go Volume 2: Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch Training

Ariella Vaccarino | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SheSingsOut
• ASIN: B000297VQK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,388 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #46 in Music > Miscellaneous > Exercise
  • #60 in Music > Miscellaneous > Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews > Spoken Word

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Ariella Vaccarino has been teaching voice for over 18 years in Los Angeles, California. She is an accomplished Opera singer, USC Alum, and has performed on movie sound tracks.

With a desire to bring quality instructional voice products to people at affordable prices, Ariella began her company She Sings Out, Inc. in 2005.

She has since created her four CD series of Voice Lessons To Go, Voice Lessons To Go- FOR KIDS!, and written Vocalize!

Ariella has a regular blog offering free tips on singing:
Ariella’s Vocal Notes which you can find on her site: voicelessontogo.com/blog.

Her podcasts are available on Itunes, and she has released short instructional videos on Youtube.

You can find out more about Ariella Vaccarino and Voice Lessons To Go at: voicelessonstogo.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, September 8, 2006

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This review is from: Voice Lessons To Go Volume 2: Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch Training (Audio CD)

I warm up with this cd in the hotel before a show. I waited a couple months to buy CD2 after I had CD 1. I had started taking vocal coaching and using cd 1 reinforced how important breathing is. I am glad I waited before buying this cd. By the time you get to the higher level exercises of CD 2, you'll need some concept of breathing properly.
This cd starts very simple with the first few tracks asking the listener to identify if two notes are higher, lower or the same. Then it proceeds to identifying if a voice part sung after a vocal part is the same or different. These ear exercises are direct and to the point and really do help. Don't worry, you start singing soon enough.
Solfedge is explained in a concise manner so if you don't know it you will, and if you do your money hasn't been spent on more than a few minutes of review.
The singing starts with Do Mi Sol Mi Dos. I'm a baritone and the singer I would guess is a soprano. Problem? Actually, the beneift was I had to focus and identify the same note a few octaves down. This extra "lesson" on my own is an unintended plus.
Major, minor, augmented and diminished chords are practiced. Your ear will improve and you will hear the chords sung more in songs after getting this down.
I've been using it on my drive to work in the mornings. I have had the cd a few weeks and am just reaching tracks 18 and 19 with confidence. Sometimes Ariella Vaccarino sings quite fast as the exercise proceeds. Simply hit the back button and start at the slower part at the beginning of the track.
It really is great to have this in the car or home as I am getting more out of my weekly voice lessons. Add to that, I don't have to play the piano myself. I can stand in front of the mirror and focus on posture.
This brings me back to cd 1. Though my breathing needs work, a weekly lesson and the time I spent with cd 1 before trying this out helps me recognize when I have tension in my throat or am not controlling my breath.
Why is this alone not enough? There is no way the cd can tell you you are leaning too far back and squeezing your lungs, give you a sense of how to raise your soft pallate or make sure to cover every point such as men usually jump straight from chest voice to falsetto at first while women have more of a gradual mid voice.
When I give this cd 5 stars it means for 15 dollars you are getting a product with no fluff that is the perfect compliment to some type of training. Even if the training is just a few lessons to get you started. You'll get out of it what you put into it.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend these to my High School choral student, June 29, 2004

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This review is from: Voice Lessons To Go Volume 2: Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch Training (Audio CD)

As a choral teacher I was apprehensive to approve these CDs since it is so hard to learn with out a live teacher. But they are great. Ariella Vaccarino knows what she is doing. She keeps the exercises and ranges general enough so that everyone can learn. I really love her second volume. It teaches some excellent musicianship skills.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend these to all my choral students!, July 28, 2004

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This review is from: Voice Lessons To Go Volume 2: Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch Training (Audio CD)

This second volume is an excellent tool for singers. Unfortunately as a choir teacher with shortened class periods, there is not enough time to teach enough musicianship. My students have a great time with these because they get to sing with them and they are learning as well. -Love them.