Comments by Voice Gym clients

"I have always sung but as I got older I lost confidence in my ability: I was too nervous about timing and tuning to get up and sing solo. I realised that I was not getting quite the same enjoyment out of singing as I did when I was younger, but I dipped in and out of group singing workshops hoping that it would all come back one day. When I read the Voice Gym book a lot of the information inside resonated with me. Angela understood my experience and was able to pinpoint the parts that were missing for me; the book provided excellent support for the Voice Gym kit ensuring that I grasped everything and would get the full benefit."

"I've read The Devil Within and very much relate to your story ... I just received your exercise book and have been doing the Part 1 exercises each day. I am amazed and delighted at the improvement already, especially in my posture and the way my jaw feels. All the pain has gone out of it, and I haven't had a migraine at all! I've had lots of those lately."
"Through the Voice Gym exercises (you have to actually do them!) I gained more of a sense of how my body could work for me and support me in my singing. My body started to wake up (I did feel silly and resistant at first but you need to carry on through those feelings to get to the good ones) and the exercises encourage a sense of play; it has helped me gain a sense of rhythm that I didn’t realise that I’d lost! Voice Gym also kick-started my journey of connecting my emotions to my voice, and has helped my ability to express myself through both singing and speaking."

"All the jobs I have ever had have involved communication-teacher of modern languages, salesman and business owner. Throughout these careers I was always comfortable speaking on a one to one basis or in the "authority" position of teacher to pupil or boss to employee. However,put me in a group of peers or strangers or ask me to give a talk and I would either withdraw into myself and avoid speaking out or prepare in advance by writing out in full what I might need to say leading to very stilted and usually boring speech. I went to Angela Caine to address this problem and I got so much more than I bargained for: Free flowing speech and thought. A better link between my thoughts and speech: the removal of the fear of music created in me by a music teacher; an energy flow which allows me to achieve without "trying hard", without strife & anxiety; a physical body which was tight and tense in the shoulders and legs became more flexible; the confidence to speak in front of groups without the left brained preparation which had previously led to such poor presentations; the energy, vitality and confidence to continue to pursue my goals at a time of life when many people are thinking of slowing down. Most importantly the joyful discovery that I have a voice. I can sing and I enjoy singing enormously. "

"Years of public speaking took it's toll on my voice and Angela's voice training really has helped me stop straining not only my voice but the parts of my body that I didn't realise were connected to my voice (legs and stomach). The course has helped me in my personal life as well as my work and has really shaken up how I approach not just speaking but my personal fitness and breathing."

"I have started my own business … I love it and spend my evenings in front of total strangers, making presentations, 2-3 hours at a time. I would never have done it but for you and VoiceGym. I owe you a great debt for helping me put all the pieces back together again in the journey towards finding my true voice. It was in turn terrifying and exhilarating, and above all huge fun."

"Opened my mind to connections between:
  • Singing and playing (clarinet)
  • Speaking and singing
  • Muscle use / stretching + playing / breathing
"Thereby Improving:
  • Sound      |
  • Posture    | -» confidence -» enjoyment
  • Rhythm    |
  • Tonguing |