THE Real Transformations from Actors & comedians
Real stories from Actors & Comedians who elevated their vocal mastery.
Broadway without the Commands would have been impossible!!!
I wouldn’t have been able to project on a Broadway stage, if it weren’t for the Commands.
I first started studying with Chrissellene when I was 17 years old. At the time, my vocal quality could most aptly be described as “bad” and “not very good at all”.
I would go hoarse easily, and couldn’t project past the first few rows of the theater.
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Within a very short time span, I learned how to do just that, to project healthily without ever going hoarse, and a year later I was able to get a lead role in a Broadway play, Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Before learning the commands, I was perpetually hoarse, and if I spoke on stage for longer than about ten minutes, my voice would, quite simply, disappear.
While the show’s rehearsals were going on, I was also going to voice lessons weekly, and after a couple of months, I was able not only to survive the shows vocally but to keep my voice strong through the whole show.
I was able to get through TWO shows in one day, with no vocal repercussions.
I wouldn’t have been able to get through HALF a show if I hadn’t started taking lessons with Chrissellene.
Noah Robbins​​
Broadway Actor/ TV/ Films
Her methods are real, they work!!!
Chrissellene is the reason that I have been able to live my musical life to the fullest. She was able to coax a beautiful voice and a confident person out of a scared, tone-deaf child.
She is the reason that I was in advanced choirs throughout high school and college – not only because she made sure I had the voice to impress audition judges, but also because she trained me to have the confidence required to audition in the first place.
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I am no longer shy about getting up and acting or presenting in front of an audience.
Everyone who is born with a voice can transform that voice into a powerful instrument with Chrissellene’s help. And she doesn’t transform voices with witchcraft, she does it with science!
Her methods are real, they work, and anyone who has the chance to learn from her will reap the benefits for the rest of their lives
Holly Morgan
Actor
My wizard of Oz!
To my wizard of oz! Thank you for the courage, heart & brain! I’ll be coming back for sure!
Gianmarco Soresi
Comedian
Performance Mode & the Commands are game changers for any performer!!!
The Vocal Commands should be followed like Commandments. The Commands allow you to be as versatile as you could ever dream to be, and yet they can also provide help to specific problems, when need be.
My passion lies in classical drama, and so, I thought the Commands wouldn’t help me. I thought they only applied to singing. I was wrong. The Commands can help anyone with any type of performing – or even with speaking.
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What Chrissellene taught me is that it doesn’t matter if you are singing or speaking, the Commands allow you to protect your voice and use it to its fullest capabilities.
As wonderful as the Commands are, Performance Mode is that much better. It allows you to strip away all the unnecessary emotional reactions that many performers deal with on a day to day.
For me, Performance Mode has pushed me ahead in my theater work. With Performance Mode, I can focus on the performance and on my abilities.
Susannah Eig-Gonzalez
Actor
I stopped taking EVERYTHING personally and found my confidence!
I’ve been studying with Chrissellene for over seven years now. I have a Bachelor’s in Music in vocal performance, which is to say I sang opera for a while. But even after that, I still didn’t know how to really control my voice, and I had a wobble.
Every time I didn’t get a role it was because I wasn’t good enough, any time anyone said anything at all, I would go on the defensive.
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She helped me find the confidence to audition for graduate school in acting, and now I’m a New York-based actor, no longer afraid of putting myself out there because of what others might think.
I’d probably still be a 36-year-old loser, with the emotional strength of a toddler and no confidence to get out there and really push myself.
Anna Jackson
Actor/ Singer
Chrissellene’s Confidence and voice building has enriched my life and made me a better version of myself in all facets!
Vocal Mastery is a fantastic studio that focuses on both the mechanics of a healthy voice and the importance of self-confidence.
When I first met Chrissellene, I was a working actor who was constantly losing his voice. Through Chrissellene’s instruction, I strengthened my voice through careful practice and specific technical instructions.
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While my earlier “techniques” consisted of ethereal phrases and idioms, Chrissellene’s Commands centered on the body as an instrument. I was able to tell concretely if I was doing her techniques properly.
Chrissellene helped me grow as a vocalist, a performer, and a person. Concurrent with her vocal training, she taught the importance of knowing thyself and not taking things personally.
This, in turn, gave me greater control over my vocal ability, and it led me to a clearer path forward in my career. I can say without a doubt that working with Chrissellene has enriched my life and made me a better version of myself in all facets!
Ricky Drummond
Actor/ Singer/ Director
She is a mentor, a guide, and strength that I feel lucky to have in my life
I have been taking lessons with Chrissellene since I was 16 years old and she has absolutely changed my life.
First of all, she has completely changed my voice. I went from having no vibrato to having it with the proper use of the Commands. She has helped me with my sense of pitch, allowing me to know when I am flat and how to use the Commands to fix the issue.
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She has turned me into a vocal machine by helping me build a voice when I started with nothing. This change is all because of her Commands!
She has also taught me to think and understand life more deeply. I went from hating the world, feeling like everyone was against me to finding the positive in everything. She has taught me to take rejection. To rise above and treat others with kindness. To put action on my life and chase my dreams.
Chrissellene isn’t just a vocal teacher. She is a mentor, a guide, and strength that I feel lucky to have in my life. Not taking lessons with her would be the biggest mistake you could make.
Eliana Roseen
Actor