I'd be interested in this as well. I viewed a video of his a while back and still get regular reminders about the method in the mail. If the course is half as good as his marketing then it should be ok. Maybe you could try over in the Reaper forums or one of the "more professional musician's forums". No offense intended, but this forum doesn't seem to have too many professionals in it (people who have to earn a living by making music), so they are all pretty happy with their singing.

So just for the halibut, I entered his name into Youtube.

This is the first of his videos that came up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vbKjySV5Ko

Maybe that was just a bad example or something, I thought, so I clicked on the second one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHMrnL0amjE

If his own vocal examples here are any indication, I'll pass.


--Mac

Hi Kristen,

I totally agree with MAC, you need to find a teacher. You can't learn to sing properly from watching videos or reading about techniques. If you are already training with a teacher, and have an understanding of vocal production, then it's interesting to look up this additional info.

When you are training with a professional teacher, they are watching for many things, such as, your breathing and support, how you are shaping your vowels, where your tongue is and so much more. This is one reason I don't offer advice on forums (I had 16 years of classical vocal training and now teach a few young singers). A teacher needs to see what you are doing, even a thing like having your weight forward and not back on your heels makes a difference.

As Mac said, you need the one on one personalized approach.

All the best!

I did have lessons a while back. Very expensive and I am not really a serious enough vocalist anyway. i would much rather buy a guitar or update BIAB with my money. I have my own style and just want to try and improve it a little. I will check out some other areas.

I am surprised that I didn't hear many reviews though, positive or negative. I would think if it was bad there would be quite a few negative reviews out there (usually people will complain publicly if they are really angry. I wonder if there is a way to "squelch" bad reviews on the internet? But that's another topic altogether.

Hi Kirsten,

A quick post, this site has a lot of useful info and good advice if you want to check it out. (Professional lessons are still the only way to go though, they are worth the money in the end)

http://www.vocalist.org.uk/index.html

All the best!

yjoy,

Kristen didn't ask what was the best form of instruction available. She asked about one instructor and possible options, (as I recall).

Kristen,

A good home course is available from Homespun:

http://www.homespuntapes.com/Instruments/Vocal/singing-basic-vocal-technique

I have it and used it years ago, back when it on cassette. It's a good course.

I said "or" one of the more professional forums I guess I should have used a comma there. There are voice training forums out there somewhere.

I just found this forum, could be of interest
http://themodernvocalist.punbb-hosting.com/viewtopic.php?id=4168

Thank you all. Gonna hold off on this .

Thanks Mac. Maybe YOU should make a singing book!

Ofcourse, as Mac said, it is very nice and importand to keep in tune. But believe it or not; that is not the hardest part of singing. Singing requires you to train and control a whole lot of muscles. Knowing wich muscles and how to control them is the real trick.
When you have a good technique you will be able to sing in tune easilly (that is, if you have a trained ear...)

You may want to look into these two world renown and proven singing techniques: EVTS and CVT

There are some excellent books out there on these techniques, but be warned: you can not learn the techniques properly without some sort of vocal coaching. A vocal coach (or singing teacher or whatever you want to call it) can see, feel and hear if you are doing things the proper way. The proper way is the way that will not hurt or damage your voice! This may vary from singer to singer. Even if you would take a few lessons you would be pointed in the right direction and you might be able to actually feel if what you're doing is what's discussed in the books.

Hi Kristen,

Have a look at the below link for Renee Grant-Williams. I was at a seminar of hers once and I found her very very helpful (I've still got a long way to go before I reach the outermost edge of the word "good" but Renee did help me on my way!)

http://www.myvoicecoach.com/index.html

I bought the DVD that you can find under "Products" (US$60). I've just discovered that she has free online lessons, too!

Regards,
Noel

Hi Kirsten,

When I read bobby's above post, the first thing that sprang to mind was...

"Hmm... It seems bobby specifically signed up to the forums to answer your question."

Even though he says he's not affiliated with Per Bristow, his post seems to be very 'sales pitch' oriented. I may well be wrong but in the world of www, I've found it's always better to be cautious.

Just an observation.

Noel

Yeah, my spammy senses were tingling.

Kristen,

Check out the Born To Sing offerings by two LA teachers. I used to use their original tapes years ago for warm ups and practice. They've been around a LONG time and won't break your bank. Not as glitzy marketing as some but very good exercises.


http://www.amazon.com/Born-Sing-Beginners-Advanced-Voice/dp/0934419345/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397143153&sr=1-2&keywords=Born+to+sing


http://www.borntosing.com/


Josie

Hi, Kristen !


If you like singing but you
are not ready to pay a lot for it
I would recommend joining a barbershop
chorus in your vicinity ! :)) That way
you would get to train your singing
and tuning abilities practically for
free !!:))

Cheers
Dani

Hmm...

It's interesting that the people who keep reviving this post only make a single post. Also, it seems that that single post is devoted entirely to reviving this thread. Have a look at Vrinda, amyrose, massiwippi, marklame, bobbybro.

It makes me wonder if Per Bristow is working behind the scenes to keep his name in the spotlight; a bit of free advertising and self-promotion.

Interesting...

Yet ANOTHER new poster whose only post is in this thread. The sole purpose of the post seems to be to bring the thread back to the top of the forum. There's definitely a pattern happening here.



For anyone who's looking for the real deal in singing tuition ...

The Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy seems to be one of the best singing methods around.

http://kentamplinvocalacademy.com/?gclid=CM-RjOan38ACFcR8vQodOZ0ARg

Yes Noel96, I just learned of Ken Tamplin recently by accident. New poster, Joesarahh's User Showcase post of "The Cumberland" has used that method. Joe has gotten a lot of positive feedback on his vocals from forum members for his post here and others on YouTube and his website. I came across an early YouTube post where he credits the Tamplin method with helping his vocals. In a reply to a question from me, he advised he was already singing professionally when he purchased the course and had previously had classical vocal lessons but he gave a very positive review of Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy.

His opinion carried more weight with me because he was not speaking as a paid endorsement nor give all the credit to Tamplin's method but provided a thorough answer to how it benefited him personally.

Charlie