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- 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 - Vocal Folds Growth… How dangerous is it, and what could happen if untreated? - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2013 from Diana YampolskyLately, I have more and more inquiries about almost all kinds of growth on the vocal folds (vocal cords). The most “popular” inquiry is about vocal polyps. Over the years, I, non-surgically, have treated all kinds of unpleasant vocal disorders, and I have to say that the polyps are the most ...
Views: 2480 - 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) - 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 - Vocally Speaking. "Music Menu" Singing is the last plate on the menu? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2013 from Diana YampolskyIt never ceases to amaze me when people are only talking about the actual songs, i.e. how good they are, how original they are, how well produced they are and how catchy they are... Very rarely, you hear the comments about the singer, for example praising him/her about the strong vocals, ...
Views: 1954 - 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) - Voice Disorder… Symptoms and causes. What is the most efficient way to conquer it? - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2013 from Diana YampolskyLately, I have been attending to more and more voice disorders of all types and kinds. Majority of them have had similar symptoms, but, needless to say, not necessarily the similar causes. The symptoms usually consist of hoarseness, sore throat, pain while talking and/or singing, burning ...
Views: 1574 - 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) - 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 - Vocal Science, Voice Repairs and Relationships… How do they Correlate between each other? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2013 from Diana YampolskyJust several days ago, I celebrated the 29th anniversary of what once was called, The Royans School for the Musical Performing Arts. In 1987, the school changed its name and profile and became the world renowned, The Royans Professional Vocal School, specializing in singing, speech and voice ...
Views: 1363 - We offer a unique and alternative treatment for spasmodic dysphonia, as well as non-surgical solutions for various voice disorders. - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2017 from Diana YampolskyWe have many people inquiring about various voice disorders; but the most nasty of them I would qualify as Spasmodic Dysphonia – especially for sufferers whose speech has been severely compromised due to that disorder. The above-described voice disorder sufferers have been experiencing ...
Views: 1347 - Treatment for Muscle Tension Dysphonia - What you need to know: - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2018 from Diana YampolskyMuscle tension dysphonia is a term used to define a negative change in the sound of one’s voice due to the muscle strain in the neck. Hoarseness or discomfort due to excessive muscle tension in and around the voice box can be telling signs of the beginning stages of this nasty voice disorder. ...
Views: 1341 - What Is Spasmodic Dysphonia & How is it Treated? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2017 from Diana YampolskySpasmodic Dysphonia is a voice disorder caused by a neurological condition, affecting your speech. This disorder can affect all ages and can develop at any time. With this voice-related problem, movement of the vocal cords if forced and strained resulting in a jerky, hoarse, tight or groaning ...
Views: 1328 - Vocal Science: Inspirational Coaching - Are You Willing to Spread Your Wings? Unleash Your Voice, Unleash Your Spirit! - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2017 from Diana YampolskyI have to say that, in the past, the above sentences were not even up for discussion. Everybody (or almost everybody) were more then willing to “spread their wings, in a manner of speaking; and thus, unleash their voices and their spirits. Of course, to unleash the voice/spirit is easier said ...
Views: 1268 - 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 - Voice Repair - Who Needs It and Why? The Right and Healthy Modality of the Vocal Behaviour for Non-Singers. - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2017 from Diana YampolskyBeing in the music and voice business for over four decades, I've met a lot of people with good voices, bad voices and also, so to speak, broken voices. Some of them were singers, some of them had nothing to do with singing. Those who had nothing to do with singing, however, had a lot to do ...
Views: 1197 - Vocal Science: Were You Involved In A Car Accident, Or Any Other Accident Of Sorts? Had Your Voice/Vocal Anatomy Ended Up Compromised In Any Way, Shape Or Form? - by Submitted on May 31, 2017 from Diana YampolskyIf so, we can help to restore your speaking and/or singing voice! Fix your voice, regain your voice and maintain your voice for a lifetime! - This is our motto! More often then before, we are getting inquiries from people who (at one time or another) had been involved in some kind of an ...
Views: 1196 - Vocally Speaking and Otherwise… Be your Healthy Best! Prevent your Vocal Disorder! - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2013 from Diana YampolskyNowadays, my practice consists of at least 85-90% of Non-Surgical voice repair clients. It is unfortunate, but it is a fact. One of the reasons is that people, overall, are getting to be not as healthy as they used to be. Our earth is deeply polluted and respectively, the food we eat and ...
Views: 1161 - Vocal Science: Non-Surgical Voice Repair – Is It Just a Lisp... or Perhaps Something Else That’s Causing It? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2017 from Diana YampolskyNevertheless, over many years, we treated and cured a lot of people with all kinds of different speech and singing problems. Some of the voice/vocal disorders were straight forward, but some of them not so much; and I really had to figure out what the exact cause would be in order to correct ...
Views: 1154 - Voice and Overall Wellbeing - Inspirational Coaching - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2013 from Diana YampolskyThis blog is my point of view on my non-surgical voice repair clients, who lately, I have no lack of... Yes, more and more people are approaching me with various voice disorders (speakers and singers). Some of them have tried everything and have been suffering for years. That category ...
Views: 1153 - 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 - Vocal Science - Adele Has Lost Her Voice...Again? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2017 from Diana Yampolsky- Yes... She was forced to cancel the rest of her tour! - You may wonder why this had occurred one more time again…? That happened because if nothing gets changed with respect of how the artist is using his/her voice, it will inevitably reoccur again and again… unfortunately. The very ...
Views: 1143 - 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 - 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 - Vocal Science™ - Voice Restoration and Life-Altering Experience! - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2018 from Diana YampolskyWhen people inquire about their speaking or singing voice restoration, they think only about their voice and nothing else which could be related to the latter. They do not realize that the voice is an essential part of their anatomy and a very important tool for communication (speaking or ...
Views: 1133 - 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 ...
Views: 1129 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Vocal Science: Vocal Cord Disorders That Cause Voice Problems. - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2017 from Diana YampolskyVoice or vocal cord problems generally include pain or discomfort when you speak or have difficulty in controlling the pitch, volume and quality of your voice overall. It may sound a little surprising, but it’s true that a variety of medical conditions are the cause of most voice/vocal cord ...
Views: 1088 - Vocal Science™ Method: Welcome to our Voice Mechanics Repair Shop! - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2018 from Diana YampolskyAt The Royans Professional Vocal School/The Royans Institute for Non-Surgical Voice Repair, we naturally get a large number of inquiries related to voice/vocal problems, issues and disorders. The majority of people who actually inquire about our services truly believe that the problem with ...
Views: 1084 - What Is Chronic Laryngitis? Causes, Symptoms & Its Treatment! - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2017 from Diana YampolskyChronic Laryngitis In laryngitis, you will find that laryngeal mucous membrane is congested, swollen and is full of mucus. Chronic laryngitis happens as a result of continual attacks of acute laryngitis. Since the larynx is responsible for producing voice, this can naturally affect the voice ...
Views: 1069 - 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 - Voice Disorders - The symptoms and the causes - As it appears to be in some cases, the life coaching is definitely required - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2013 from Diana YampolskyWith respect of the voice disorders and voice problems, the symptoms are pretty much similar - the hoarseness, the difficulty to speak and/or to sing, raspy-ness, cracking and spasming voice, mucous-y and crackling voice and thus, unclear enunciation and pronunciation and sometimes a very muddy, ...
Views: 1052 - Vocal Science… Life With Voice! Strained Vocal Cords in association with Muscle Tension Dysphonia. - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2018 from Diana YampolskyRestoring and building tomorrow's healthy voices! "If you could do it alone, you would have done it already" - States weight loss guru, Harvey Brooks. We totally agree with his statement and are more then willing to offer you a big help employing our Vocal Science™ Method, which will greatly ...
Views: 1044 - Voice Repair: Speaking and Singing – How One Affects the Other - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2017 from Diana YampolskySome singers who come to me for non-surgical voice repair are not necessarily the professional singers. Which means, that a lot of them have a daytime job or even their own businesses. Some of the professions require speaking on the phone all day, running meetings, doing presentations, and what ...
Views: 1039 - This is your riddle: You Have Voice Damage… How would you choose to fix it? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2018 from Diana Yampolsky- Turn to vocal surgery? - Embark onto conventional speech therapy? - Choose homeopathic treatments… perhaps? - Or choose an alternative method of restoration of the damaged and compromised voice via the unique and non-surgical approach to Voice Mechanics…? Take a wild ...
Views: 1035 - Vocal Science. - Way To Go, Voice To Go! - Case Studies! - by Submitted on May 14, 2018 from Diana YampolskyIn the past month, we finished three non-surgical voice repair courses with people from out-of-town and out-of-country. The first international client, named Alberto ‘Maui’ Mauiztic (a singer/songwriter from Cozumel, Mexico), came to us for just 20 hours of non-surgical voice repair and ...
Views: 1033 - 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 - 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 - Vocally and socially speaking…. Would you like to improve your odds to pass an interview and get a desirable employment? PART 1 - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2013 from Diana YampolskyLately, I guess due to the recession, and the market of the employers and certainly not employees, I attend to people, who are very unhappy professionally and otherwise, and desperately looking for desirable employment, but failing over and over numerous of interviews. There are several ...
Views: 997 - 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 - Vocally and socially speaking…. Would you like to improve your odds to pass an interview and get a desirable employment? PART 2 - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2013 from Diana YampolskyThe social skills psychology. In part 1 of the same titled blog, we were talking more about the voice as a tool for a successful communication and its application for a successful interview for the future desirable employment. Outside of the voice, the potential employee needs to know ...
Views: 988 - 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 - We are your healthy voice consultants. Psychological aspects of Voice Disorders. - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2018 from Diana YampolskyI am lately receiving more and more clients which require non-surgical voice repair, possessing voice disorders like muscle tension dysphonia and/or spasmodic dysphonia. With our very hectic and stress-induced lives, a multitude of sufferers with the above mentioned voice disorders have their ...
Views: 983 - 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 - Vocal Science: How can acid reflux affect the quality of your voice? - by Submitted on May 17, 2017 from Diana YampolskyWould you consider yourself someone who uses their voice a great deal? Are you a professional singer, a professional voice artist or someone that uses their voice at work more than usual? If yes, then you know that your voice is a very important tool/resource that needs to be protected; and if ...
Views: 974 - 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 - What Are The Causes And Available Treatment Methods For Vocal Paralysis? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2018 from Diana YampolskyVocal fold paresis (or vocal cord paralysis) is the result of abnormal nerve input to the muscles within the voice box. When it comes to the human body, the term “Paralysis” means a complete interruption of nerve impulses that cause minimal to no movement for any given body part. In the case of ...
Views: 969 - 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 ...
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