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- The incorrect application of the speaking and singing voice... Does it always fall in the category of the Voice Repair? - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2013 from Diana YampolskyThe answer to that question, luckily, would be no, not always. Sometimes, people using their speaking and their singing voices in the not exactly safe and correct manner. In fact, the misuse of the human voice begins from the lower drowned position of the voice, which also results in a lower ...
Views: 1402(1 vote) - So work hard, but smart and you will achieve the results you’ve been looking for and dreaming about. - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2013 from Diana YampolskyEvidently, and independently of age, social background or education, the majority of people like to sing, some of them recreationally, but a lot of them have dreams of one day becoming a professional singer/performer. Some people think; how hard could that be?? Let’s just open the mouth and ...
Views: 2146(3 votes) - Vocally Speaking If your leg is broken, will it be wise to run a marathon, in a manner of speaking? - by Submitted on May 27, 2013 from Diana YampolskyWhile talking to one of my European clients the other day, who has been diagnosed with quite serious vocal injuries, I found out that he went to one of the most renowned voice institutes in Europe where they promised that they will fix everything non-surgically, and after that he will sing and ...
Views: 1706(1 vote) - Speaking of Miracles: From Vocal Cord Nodule to Singing in a Choir! “The Impossible Possible Dream!” - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2018 from Diana YampolskyThis story is about one of my very dear clients, and now friend, Mary Ellen Stoll of Brockville, Ontario. Mary Ellen came to me sometime in Spring of 2016. She told me her story which I would like to share with you, my reader - which, evidently, has a very happy ending. Mary Ellen told me ...
Views: 858(1 vote) - MTD, SD, ADD, Lack of Balance, Low Level of Fitness… From our side, a Holistic Approach to Rectifying all of the above and more! - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2020 from Diana YampolskyNow, with over 36 years of business, we thought that we had seen it all. As it appears to be, the above is actually not the case. In the previous years, we had never seen people who have no control whatsoever of their physical bodies; nor we had seen people who absolutely do not know English ...
Views: 666 - "I Survived About 10 Different Xmas Singing Events With The Chorus WITH NO IMPACT ON MY VOICE!" - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2020 from Diana YampolskyThis is an informative & educational story about Mary Ellen Stoll: Former Speech and Singing Voice Repair Client from Brockville, Ontario – Now an active member of the Brockville Barbershop Chorus (Thousand Islanders Chorus). ______________ "Hi Diana, I just wanted to let you know I survived ...
Views: 777 - 30 Hour Vocal Labor – Vocal Delivery. Part 2! - by Submitted on May 14, 2018 from Diana YampolskyCase Study: This blog is primarily dedicated to our local Toronto clients. The fact is that, opposed to our international clients, they have an opportunity to come for what we call an Introductory/Exploratory Session before they commit to any courses or treatments in the case of ...
Views: 1136 - Acid Reflux Effecting Voice - Case Study! - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2020 from Diana YampolskyCase Study! For many years we have been fixing people’s voices which have been affected by acid reflux… One of the cases - of the year 2014 - stands out the most. A woman in her early 40th walked into our studio and told us her story… She was divorced from her very abusive husband, who ...
Views: 766 - An Intense Form of Alternative Speech Therapy may be the Best Approach for Post-Stroke Survivors. - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2017 from Diana YampolskyShort but intense round of alternative speech therapy may be a better solution for restoring language skills lost to a stroke than any traditional methods. Specialists have found that stroke/post-stroke survivors who have difficulty in speaking or understanding speech, showed some good ...
Views: 1108 - Attention Parents! Give your child a gift of a desired voice, confidence and self-esteem! - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2017 from Diana YampolskyOur Vocal Science™ Program can help your child achieve all of the above with guaranteed results. Let’s say that your child desires to be in a school musical play, may want to sing in a choir, would also want to have better presentations and thus, better marks at school. - Let’s make it ...
Views: 903 - Certain Signs Which Are Indicative Of Vocal Cord Disorder. - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2017 from Diana YampolskyAlmost anyone, at one time or the other, experiences hoarseness, or even loss of voice due to the occurrence of various circumstances. Some of the causes of hoarseness could be due to the common cold, exposure to high volumes of sound in a concert or even simply cheering for your favorite team ...
Views: 1135 - Christmas Miracle… From Spasmodic Dysphonia Disorder To Singing Christmas Carols In Church! - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2018 from Diana YampolskyThis Story is about our former client, Elisabeth H of Ottawa Ontario, who suffered from a voice disorder known as Spasmodic Dysphonia. Like everybody else ( who, unfortunately, possesses the same type of voice disorder), Elizabeth was extremely skeptical and disbelieving. With all of my ...
Views: 950 - Clearer Speech? More Sound Singing…? It’s Got to be the Vocal Science Method! - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2017 from Diana YampolskyIn the previous years, I had worked a lot with amateur singers who were labeled as wannabe singers. A lot of them were recognized by various talent scouts and agents, especially when they were appearing in karaoke clubs or open mic events in a variety of bars and clubs. Once upon a time, one ...
Views: 911 - Could Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD) Transform into Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD)? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2019 from Diana YampolskyYes, it could! We, my reader, would like to introduce you to at least two stories which we had come across. In the year 2014, I got an e-mail from a person who said that she had been diagnosed with Muscle Tension Dysphonia. In that e-mail, she said that her speaking voice was quite ...
Views: 739 - Diagnosis: Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD) - Related Health Issues and Health in General. - by Submitted on May 21, 2020 from Diana YampolskyCase Study: Sheree O of Hobart Tasmania, Australia. Herbal remedies treatment…? Indeed… no doubt, God sent!! ____________________________________ This is her story: A couple of months ago, I received an e-mail from the woman who identified herself as a spasmodic dysphonia sufferer. ...
Views: 742 - Did You Need To Fix Your Voice Or Learn How To Speak/Sing Properly….Yesterday? - by Submitted on May 31, 2017 from Diana YampolskyWell, yesterday is gone… but today is still (hopefully) not too late! However, you yourself may think that the recovery of your voice (after you waited for so long), could not even be on the radar… but please think again. We definitely can help! And not only in the restoration of your ...
Views: 1116 - For The Love of Voice and… Relationships!! - Vocal Science… - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2018 from Diana YampolskyWe fix not only voices, but we also mend broken hearts, wounded souls & spirits and… nevertheless, relationships! Why relationships, you my reader, may ask? The answer is, while the voice is getting healthier and thus stronger, the confidence of the sufferer also becomes stronger. A lot of ...
Views: 1150 - Have you been saved from a vocal operation and gotten rid of your vocal cord nodule(s) non-surgically…? It’s Got To Be Vocal Science! - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2018 from Diana YampolskyCase Study #2 - Todd, ORLANDO, Perusini Todd ORLANDO Perusini came through our doors on February the 4th of 2008. At the time, he was residing in Mexico (he was originally from Okanagan Valley, B.C.). He had a one-millimeter nodule on his right vocal cord. He was very disturbed by it, as ...
Views: 978 - Have you ever had a thought, or were even told, that you could not sing… but really had the desire to do so? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2017 from Diana YampolskyWere you also, perhaps, ordered to keep your mouth shut and not to sing…ever…? For the majority of you, it was happening in your childhood, but had this “minor insult” really left your mind now that you are in your adulthood? Not really… as it appears to be. More and more people are inquiring ...
Views: 987 - Have you gotten rid of your vocal cord nodules, polyps or cysts non-surgically…? It’s Got To Be Vocal Science! - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2018 from Diana YampolskyThe Royans Institute for Non-Surgical Voice repair, which is a division of The Royans Professional Vocal School, for the last 3 and a half decades, has been receiving a lot of clients with various voice disorders. The most common disorders that people have been suffering from are: Polyps ...
Views: 971 - How can natural remedies aid in the restoration and improvement of the quality of the human voice? - by Submitted on May 21, 2020 from Diana YampolskySuffering from voice disorders like sulcus vocalis, GERD (affecting the vocal cords), voice damage caused by chronic laryngitis, paralyzed vocal cords, muscle tension dysphonia, spasmodic dysphonia, and many other voice/vocal problems? We can help!! We can ship our natural herbal voice ...
Views: 848 - How can Vocal Cord Problems (Vocal Cord Dysfunction) cause Problems with your Speech? What can be done to fix it? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2018 from Diana YampolskyYour vocal cords (within your voice box) are not just strings… They are a delicate form of fold tissues (muscles) with a very thin lining on the outside. And just like any other tissues within the body, if not taken care of properly, they can get damaged. Normally, when people start to exhibit ...
Views: 947 - If Voice Damage is Undeniable…, Suffering should be Optional. - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2017 from Diana YampolskyYou are experiencing voice problems: Sore throat, hard to swallow, burning vocal cords, difficulty speaking/singing, etc. “Should I ignore all of this and hope that my voice will come back on its own and will be as good as before or better?” “Should I agree for a surgical ...
Views: 827 - Information About Vocal Paralysis And Whether or Not It Could Be Treated Non-Surgically. - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2018 from Diana YampolskyEvery human, at some point in their lives, experiences a change when it comes to their voice. Some of those changes are natural & some changes are abnormal. Sometimes, those abnormal changes are so severe, they may even warrant an investigation with respect of finding out where the underline ...
Views: 1013 - Is It Possible To Conquer Serious Voice/Vocal Problems in 20 Hours (Not Years) Employing The Vocal Science™ Method? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2018 from Diana YampolskyBeyond the Reasonable doubt... What is this blog actually about? We just would like to bring to your attention that we successfully completed a speech and singing voice repair course with Alberto “Maui” Mauiztic from Cozumel, Mexico. Please check out his feedback after only 20 hours ...
Views: 1088 - Is It Possible To Conquer Serious Voice/Vocal Problems in 20 Hours (Not Years) Employing The Vocal Science™ Method? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2018 from Diana YampolskyIs It Possible To Conquer Serious Voice/Vocal Problems in 20 Hours (Not Years) Employing The Vocal Science™ Method? Beyond the reasonable doubt... What is this blog actually about? We just would like to bring to your attention that we successfully completed a speech and singing voice repair ...
Views: 950 - Laryngitis: Causes, Symptoms, Consequences and Aftermath (if not treated) - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2019 from Diana YampolskyJudy L from Chicago, USA - Case study: From Laryngitis to strained vocal cords and finally, and unfortunately… to Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD). A few years ago, Judy arrived to us with her husband from Chicago, speaking with a pretty raspy and hoarse voice. This is her ...
Views: 786 - Life-Altering Information On How To Fix Your Voice, Unique Instruction And Natural Treatment, Could Make A World Of Difference! - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2017 from Diana YampolskyWhen the person ends up with some voice/vocal disorder, his/her life is definitely altered in one way or the other. Just like a person who, after the tragic accident, became disabled, his/her life would definitely take a drastic turn. Now those people had to learn how to live their life in a ...
Views: 963 - Medical Doctors And Speech Therapists Had, Once Again, Failed The Patient With The Sulcus Vocalis Diagnosis! - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Diana YampolskyHow so; you, my reader, may ask? Our answer is; what else is new…? This story is about our former non-surgical voice repair client, Issac H – a Jewish community leader from Brooklyn, New York. Once medical doctors had diagnosed Issac with such a disorder as Sulcus Vocalis ( a gap between the ...
Views: 1017 - My Voice Is Gone And My Throat Hurts. What Could I Do? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2017 from Diana YampolskyOne day, you wake up and you notice that suddenly, your voice is not the same as it normally is. You think to yourself; "maybe, its just morning raspiness and it will go away later in the day". Five (or more) days pass and you realize that your voice is not getting any better. It’s actually ...
Views: 823 - Non-Surgical Voice Repair: “Brace Yourself For Impact” - Survive The “Crash”… Reclaim Your Life! - by Submitted on May 17, 2017 from Diana YampolskyFor some people, the loss of their voice is equivalent to a plane crash, nevertheless! Obviously they would feel lost and confused, as (for most of the times) they are not even aware of what exactly happened to them and their voice for that matter… and why? They are desperately looking for ...
Views: 882 - Non-Surgical Voice Repair… “Backed up” Voice Anyone? If So, You Obviously Need Need A "Plumber" To Fix It. - by Submitted on May 31, 2017 from Diana YampolskyMy business, “The Royans Professional Vocal School and The Royans Institute for Non-Surgical Voice Repair” use to be located in a quite prestigious area in the northeast part of Toronto, Canada. However, in the building where my studio was located, the washrooms were not kept up to standards, ...
Views: 870 - Non-Surgical Voice Restoration and Holistic Laryngological Care - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2017 from Diana YampolskyMore and more, my practice seems to consist of non-surgical voice repair cases. The speakers, the singers and the wannabe singers, are pouring into my studio in Toronto as well as in my alternative location in UK. Nevertheless, people always had problems with their voices and perhaps not ...
Views: 770 - Once Vocally Impaired, Should They or Could They Continue Embarking Further on their Vocal Drive? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2017 from Diana YampolskyNevertheless, I have been getting a lot of calls regarding the non-surgical voice repair program. The people who are inquiring are usually very desperate and very emotional, which is quite understandable. They're pleading for help and, at the glance, appear that they would do anything that ...
Views: 1058 - Our Vocal Science ™ Method and Technique Is Truly Engineered To Amaze! Experience Today The 22nd Century Of Voice/Vocal Innovation! - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2017 from Diana YampolskyIf I can say so myself, the Vocal Science™ method and technique is truly revolutionary! To date, I have coached and treated over 20,000 clients; and I can say with absolute certainty that none of them came to me with any accountable/tangible ...
Views: 805 - Overview of my recent trip to London, UK. - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2019 from Diana YampolskyWenke L.G. – a sufferer of the vocal cord papillomavirus. Wenke L.G. from Birmingham, Solihull UK, met me in my hotel for a two and a half-hour introductory/exploratory session. Below is her feedback after the session was rendered and she and I proceeded to Camden Lock Market for an Afternoon ...
Views: 768 - Part 2 - Your Doctors said that “You will never have your voice back to normal ever again.” We said… “TRY US!” - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2018 from Diana Yampolsky- Case Study #2: Brenda Mooers of Calgary, Alberta Canada - Brenda arrived at our establishment on November 1st, 2018. She is a 51-year-old woman who has been going through hormonal changes. Sometime prior to inquiring about our services, Brenda went to a medical doctor and presented her ...
Views: 830 - Physical And Emotional Consequences Of The Speaking And Singing Voice Disorders. - by Submitted on May 31, 2017 from Diana YampolskyDealing with. various voice disorders are my specialty. Over many years, I have attended to hundreds, if not thousands of people with different voice injuries of their speaking and/or singing voices. In general, they were all, one way or another, physically and, nevertheless, emotionally hurt ...
Views: 1238 - Repair Your Voice and Protect it for a Lifetime. - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2013 from Diana YampolskyLately, I've noticed that my business is starting to consist of almost 90% of voice repair clients (speakers and singers.) In fact, more and more, I am getting inquiries from people who have problems with their voice, and some of them more severe than others. Many of them ruined it due to ...
Views: 1959 - Suffering from voice disorders like Sulcus Vocalis, Muscle tension Dysphonia or, perhaps, even Spasmodic Dysphonia? We can help! - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2019 from Diana YampolskyWe specialize in a unique form of voice restoration and enhancement - designed for those who suffer from voice disorders, vocal disorders, vocal cord damage and speaking and singing voice problems overall. Since 1984, we have serviced over an estimated 25,000 (combined) students and clients ...
Views: 745 - Suffering from voice loss and are in need of a viable solution to get it back? We are here to help! - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2018 from Diana YampolskyAre you suffering from abnormal changes in your voice like hoarseness, raspiness or even symptoms of voice loss? You may think that you're fighting with a cold or flu, or perhaps you may think that it’s due to the fact that you sang your heart out at a concert or cheered too loudly for your ...
Views: 836 - Testimonial and Video Before and After Instruction and Treatment - Zelda A, Former Spasmodic Dysphonia Sufferer! - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2020 from Diana YampolskyThis is a voice repair testimonial from Zelda A - former Spasmodic Dysphonia sufferer from Ontario Canada. Hope for the Future. “I don't know where I would be if I did not find you... I would definitely be doing a review with 100 stars if I could!... I found Diana by chance when I was ...
Views: 653 - The benefits of alternative speech therapy for post-stroke survivors. - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2018 from Diana YampolskyA stroke is one of the most harmful experiences an individual can experience. When they happen, strokes will often cause temporary or permanent paralysis (nerve damage) to one or both sides of the human body. Sometimes, speech, memory, balance, cognition, and vision may also be affected. In ...
Views: 910 - The best treatment method for vocal cord polyps to regain & improve your voice. - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2018 from Diana YampolskyWhat are vocal cord polyps? Polyps on the vocal cords are fluid-filled lesions. Unlike polyps in other body parts (such as the colon) vocal fold polyps usually are not associated with cancer; but the main problem that a vocal cord polyp can cause negative sound quality of one’s voice due to ...
Views: 1392 - The Case Study of J. M. Schilling of "Dallas, Texas USA" - Thyroid Cancer Survivor and, as a consequence, Sufferer of Vocal Cord Paralysis. - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2019 from Diana YampolskyOnce again, reader’s discretion is advised. Also, due to the personal and intimate nature of the story, some names have been withheld. At the beginning of the year 2016, we got an email and then (when we asked her) a call from a woman who was residing near Dallas, Texas and who had ...
Views: 988 - The Causes and Consequences of Voice/Vocal Repair Matters: - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2020 from Diana Yampolsky- My close observations and beliefs. - For at least a decade, about 90 percent of people have been coming through our doors to conquer not only a voice repair but, as experience shows, first and foremost, to acquire a new and improved lifestyle… Our Toronto prominent newspaper, The Toronto ...
Views: 846 - The Ingredients of Spasmodic Dysphonia: What Does it Cause? What Does it Entail? What Does it Consist Of? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2020 from Diana YampolskySpasmodic Dysphonia is a very nasty voice disorder which is, conventionally speaking, not treatable, let alone curable. Via my observations of many years of practise, it looks like it happens more to women rather than to men. I think that men are less emotional, less loud and/or much less ...
Views: 643 - The Intellectual Mind and The Physical Body... What Role Do They Both Play in One's Vocal Development? - by Submitted on May 17, 2017 from Diana YampolskyI've been teaching, consulting and recording vocalists for close to four decades. I've also been conducting group vocal interactive workshops and seminars for the longest time. It is extremely interesting to watch and experience the changes with each generation. What was happening before is ...
Views: 845 - The Ordinary Singer Vs. The Extraordinary Singer. Is Being Good-Good Enough? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2013 from Diana YampolskyOver almost three decades of the existence of my vocal school, I had in my possession, estimated, close to 20 000 students to date, and that not to count numerous workshops and seminars I've conducted around the world. My "claim to fame" for all these years has been: Beginner to pro-singer ...
Views: 2525 - The Synopsis of The Royans Professional Vocal school. - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2017 from Diana YampolskyThe Royans Professional Vocal School (a.k.a, The Royans School for the Musical Performing Arts), was founded in 1984 by my partner Ted Kowalczyk & myself. Prior to that, Ted and I performed as a duo around the Toronto area which was called Toronto Mini Caravan. Both of us were involved in ...
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