THE Real Transformations from Singers & Teachers
Real stories from Singers & Teachers who elevated their vocal mastery.
Chrissellene is the only vocal technician I trust!!!
Performance Mode: It’s a mindset that we all need in order to deal with our emotions and personal reactions to the everyday demands of pursuing a career in the performing arts.
I learned how to objectively receive criticism and critique without getting defensive or frustrated.
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Back in the day, I noticed that when someone critiqued me, I would get upset and feel the need to defend myself to the director, or to the conductor, or to my colleague, etc…
With Performance Mode, I learned how to objectively receive criticism and critique without getting defensive or frustrated. It has allowed me to handle the challenges and hurdles of being a performer without letting stress get the best of me.
The 7 Commands: It’s a science-based system that will not fail you.
I have performed in thousands of shows by this point and have never been called out due to vocal fatigue.
So, whether you are on stage, in a recording studio, or in front of the camera, the Vocal Commands can be applied to whatever medium you are performing.
The 7 Vocal Commands will teach you the necessary skills to keep your voice healthy so it can last and endure the demands of your career, 8 times a week!
I hope you will enjoy the Vocal Mastery journey as much as I have, and I couldn’t give a higher endorsement to learn both Performance Mode and the 7 Commands to Vocal Mastery.
Tim Rogan
Singer, Actor, TV, Films
Chrissellene Petropoulos of Vocal Mastery – What a miracle worker!
When I first met Chrissellene, I sang and spoke with a weak, crackling sounding voice. There was no volume and I thought I was losing my voice.
I sing and lead prayers and I was saddened by the thought of not being able to continue singing.
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Three years later, strengthened by the commands and more confident through Performance Mode, I now sing and speak with strength and projection I never knew I had.
Maryrita Wieners
Singer/ Cantor, Psychotherapist
My range increased and Chrissellene helped me get rid of my nasal sound!
I was born and raised in Austria, and met Chrissellene in the US. I had always wanted to learn how to sing because my dream was to return to Austria, and become a music teacher in a local high school.
Luckily, Chrissellene speaks German and we had fun learning in both languages.
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The Commands immediately helped me with the constricted nasal sound I had. My ranges increased and the volume was much louder. I do not only use the Commands for singing, I also need them to talk the entire week with the students.
Performance Mode helped me to understand how to become a better teacher. I learned how to stop personalizing others’ opinions, judgements and attitudes, especially highschool students. Today I am the music department director in our area highschool.
I am so happy I met Chrissellene. She has opened my eyes to becoming a good leader and teacher.
Melanie Schmelzenbach
Singer/ Head of the music department, Austria
If You Do the Commands, You’ll Hit the Note — And You Won’t Lose Your Voice.
I’ve been working with Chrissellene for almost 10 years, and both Performance Mode and the Commands have been incredibly helpful for me.
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One of the biggest things I’ve noticed since getting better at Performance Mode is that I don’t take things personally anymore – especially from people whose opinions don’t actually matter to me. I used to do that a lot.
Now, having that extra mental space has helped me focus more on the people and things that truly matter.
The Commands have also been amazing for my singing. They’re so reliable and trustworthy. Growing up in theater, it always seemed like people were constantly on vocal rest or struggling to hit certain notes. What’s been so refreshing is knowing that if I follow the Commands, I can hit the note and keep my voice healthy.
It’s been such a valuable part of my growth as a singer and performer.
Izzy Smith
Singer
Build your voice, build your confidence!
I came to Vocal Mastery with two big challenges. My first big challenge was that my voice was inconsistent. I never knew if I would be in a “good voice,” and how I sounded was completely random.
Thanks to the commands, I now understand how my muscles function to produce sound, and how to train them so that they obey. So now, instead of praying for a “good voice” day, I am in control of how I sound – whether I’m sick, tired, or have allergies, just drank milk.
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And because I have that technical understanding, I’m now able to switch between totally different styles of music – be it Broadway or Bollywood – which I could never do in a healthy way before.
My second big challenge was that performing had stopped being fun for me. I had crippling anxiety surrounding both auditions and performing. I wanted help getting back into performing and needed help with my confidence.
Performance Mode was the secret ingredient I needed to enjoy performing again. It gave me the ability to not only keep my nerves in check and also the language of how to handle different types of feedback without taking it personally.
Performance Mode has been the cherry on top of my Vocal Mastery experience. The confidence-building has spilled over into all areas of my life. I can safely say that without performance mode, I never would have had the skills or mindset to leave my 9 to 5 to pursue entrepreneurship full-time with all of its rejection and ups and downs.
After learning the commands and performance mode, I can’t believe I ever sang or lived without them.
Rajni Rao
Singer/ Math Tutor
I now have the tools and techniques necessary to stand out in a world full of entertainers.
I wanted to take a minute and thank everyone at Vocal Mastery for providing me with the tools and techniques necessary to stand out in a world full of entertainers.
More importantly, PERFORMANCE MODE has given me the confidence and awareness to take on any stage, at any time, no matter what!
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I’ve learned to take positive and negative criticism objectively, rather than personally, giving me full control of my emotional and instinctive reactions. This incorporates all of my physical and mental states and how not to take everything so defensive when others are speaking.
Don’t just take my word for it either, TRY IT FOR YOURSELF! Chrissellene will provide you with science-backed studies that help you connect the dots and make understanding the curriculum easier than ever.
Overall, the information I’ve learned in this course has become priceless and will continue to guide me on my journey to musical success! Thanks again for everything VMA!
Andrew Cornwall
Pop Singer, Heating and Air Conditioning repair genius
My voice never gets tired anymore! My confidence soars!
I started learning performance mode and the Commands when I was in 8th grade. Before that, I was the most defensive teenager you would have ever met. I had zero confidence in myself and took everything so personally.
After learning about Performance Mode, I gained so much more confidence and had more of an open mind than just making the assumption that I was always right.
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The person I am today is what the younger me wished could be back then. That ‘me’ would be thinking “if only I had that confidence in my singing and my day-to-day life.
My voice can do almost anything I want it to do! The Commands gave me a variety of abilities to sing in different styles of my choice. When I have an acting role, the Commands serve to keep my voice from fatigue as well.
Alyssa Warring
Singer, Actor, Dancer, High School Student
My polyps disappeared using Chrissellene’s technique! I can speak and sing again without fear!
I was virtually unable to speak aloud due to polyps on my vocal folds. Nine months of working with Chrissellene not only shrank down those polyps but has left me with a voice that is stronger and significantly more resilient than it was before the injury.
In addition, Performance Mode gave me the tools I needed to not take my injury personally.
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Instead of feeling horrible about misusing and mismanaging my instrument, I was able to pivot, stay objective, and focus on changing the way I speak every single day to help myself heal.
I cannot recommend the Technical Commands to Vocal Mastery enough. It has made me into a more resilient performer and a more thoughtful, confident person.
Maggie Donnelly
Singer, Actor, Doctor of Education
Not only did I feel good about other people but I felt better about myself!
Hello I’m Gabby Jones, I was preparing for an audition and I became very self conscious about my voice. My mom told me when she was struggling with her voice and getting nervous, Chrissellene helped her. She recommended I take lessons.
Through the commands I became the singer I wanted to be! It healed my voice.
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The way I was singing before is like picking a scab! I just kept reinjuring it over and over again. When I learned the commands, I stopped ‘scratching that scab’ and began to rebuild my voice withChrissellene’s new techniques.
Chrissellene helped me not only through my vocal ability, but with my confidence. When talking to her and learning the Performance Mode I felt mentally stronger.
I stopped being self conscious and worrying about my voice and why my throat keeps hurting. With the Commands all the tension and pain disappeared!
Not only did I feel good about other people but I felt better about myself!
It’s realizing that being judged doesn’t really matter. The way I used PM, I would talk myself through the situations and realized that I could get rid of the pain of being judged.
Thanks to the Performance Mode responses, I learned how to assess the situation, think about what I could say and not be defensive. I found solutions.
I am very excited to tell my friends all about the commands and Performance Mode!
Gabby Jones
Singer/ Actor
Chrissellene shows you exactly HOW to build your voice at your command and achieve confidence!!
Chrissellene doesn’t just teach you to be excellent, but shows you exactly how. Through a combination of Performance Mode and the Technical Commands, students learn to take full control of their vocal apparatus. I have seen a dramatic difference in daily vocal production, not just singing. I never go hoarse, and I can fix vocal production issues as they arise.
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All this is possible through the power of objectivity and understanding not only how the biology of vocal production works, but how to make it work for you, not against you, at your command.
Josh Rosenblum
Singer/ Actor
Vocal Mastery is “Vocally Life-changing!”
Chrissellene Petropoulos is my voice teacher’s teacher. Through Chrissellene’s methods, my voice has improved more in the past 3-4 years than in the prior 20+ years of music school and vocal lessons.
My vocal abilities are at the healthiest they have ever been!
Emily Lowenfels
Singer
The Most Profound Voice Teacher I’ve Ever Had.
I’m an actor, singer, and teacher, and I worked with Chrissellene for several years while I was living in Maryland.
She has been the most profound voice teacher I’ve ever had – not just as a vocalist, but also as a professional.
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One of the most valuable things she taught me was something she calls Performance Mode, which helped me learn how to deal with criticism and notes in the industry without taking them personally.
Through her teaching, I left feeling more confident not only in my voice, but also in myself as a professional actor and singer.
Beyond that, everything she taught me has helped me become a better teacher as well.
I’ve taught at NYU, I’ve taught at Pace University, and now I run my own studio teaching acting and singing. I truly couldn’t have done it without her.
Sakile Kamara
Singer
The game changer of my life!
I joined Vocal Mastery two years ago. At the time I had completely lost confidence in my ability to sing. My daughter, who was Chrissellene’s student, signed me up for an assessment session with her.
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I was very impressed as Chrisellene explained the commands and was very eager to master them and improve my voice.
I knew how much my daughter had benefited from performance mode but did not think I needed it. I remember thinking to myself. “ Why do I have to spend so much of my lesson on performance – I am a very reasonable person with a good handle on my emotions. All I want is to learn the commands and improve my voice.” And boy was I wrong!
Performance mode has been a game changer for me, It helped me understand my emotions, my insecurities and my need for perfection. It opened my eyes to the impact that these traits were having on my overall happiness. Chrissellene taught me how to scan and assess a situation, how to accept and forgive and move on. I learned to be curious and ask questions, to validate and not take things personally. I have become more confident and feel an inner peace that allows me to be present at all times. Performance mode has become a way of life for me. It has made me more effective at work, more loving and understanding with my family and friends.
Chrissellene has taught me a few commands including how to breathe, how to open my throat and raise my soft palate. I have a long way to go but I am already seeing the benefits of commands coupled with performance mode. My range has increased and I am able to sing confidently without worrying about how I sound. I am very grateful to Chrissellene for having developed performance mode and commands, and for teaching me how to live a fearless and happy life!!!
Malathi Rao
Singer/ Data platform lead
Chrissellene transformed my voice!!!
I’m a seasoned professional singer and voice teacher. Before I studied with Chrissellene, I had “blown my voice out” to the point where I’d lost most of my upper register, couldn’t sing for even a few minutes long without vocal fatigue, and I would even cough while trying to sing.
I tried everything I knew in my training to correct the issues and nothing was working. I even quit singing for several years. It was so sad.
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Soon after I started applying Chrissellene’s techniques to my singing and “performance mode” to my life, the vocal fatigue went away and my high notes started coming back! I could sing through a three-hour rehearsal and teach through a whole day and not get fatigued!
Not only has Chrissellene transformed my voice (at age 54 I’m singing better than I ever have), I no longer have to guess so much at how to help my voice students! My studio has grown tremendously, and these techniques have also helped the high school choir that I direct sound fantastic.
I call my students: Chrissellene’s ‘Grand-students’!!
Melody Stevens
Singer, Teacher, Choir director, Musical theatre director
My voice and confidence is soaring!
Chrissellene’s Techniques have helped me and not only as a singer, in my professional life but as a wife and mom in my personal life!
I would have never expected that of a singing technique and I can say with authority, that it has pretty much changed my life!
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I have performed more, I have gained more confidence as a person and performer. Even people who have performed with me for years say they can see the difference in both my technique, and the way that I handle criticism and mistakes and just general professionalism.
So I have to thank Chrissellene from the bottom of my heart. There’s nothing I would want more than to see other singers and other students of younger generations use these techniques, and for them to become more widespread and to be used as curriculum, so what we use as singers.
Mara Adler-O’Kelly
Lyric Soprano, Vocalist and Educator
The Best Investment I’ve Ever Made in Myself.
I am Desiree Jordan, and I am a proud student of the Vocal Mastery Academy. I’m a full-time musician and entrepreneur, and I’ve been performing professionally for over a decade.
About a year ago, I realized that something was going on with my instrument and I desperately needed help. Luckily for me, I found Ms. Crystalline at the perfect time.
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She’s been teaching me not only the science of my instrument, but also how to be a better professional, how to be more confident, how to be a better human being.
This has been the best investment I’ve ever made in myself, and I highly recommend 10 out of 10 that if you’re looking to be a better version of you, take the Vocal Mastery Academy course.
Desiree Jordan
Musician and Entrepreneur
Performance Mode and the 7 Vocal Commands absolutely work for everyone!
I’d been in an audition where I’d felt pretty great about myself and my sound, pretty sure that I would land myself a part, and to no one’s surprise but my own, I did not.
The first smart thing I did concerning my vocal training was realizing I was missing something and needed help – so I reached out to the person running that very audition and asked for a voice teacher recommendation. I was led to Chrissellene, and I’m so very glad I was.
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What Chrissellene has done, through her methods and systems, is create something as close to “concrete” and “step by step” as we may ever get.
Something you hear a lot in the acting and singing training world is that certain techniques don’t work for everyone – you should take what works for you and throw everything else out. With Chrissellene – it’s the opposite.
Performance Mode and the Commands absolutely work for everyone – male, female, old, young, green, and professional. If you are a human on planet earth who has any kind of emotional or artistic needs and is in relationship with anyone or anything, you will only benefit from Performance Mode.
You cannot have the Commands without Performance Mode. If you are not worried about vocal health or the longevity of your career, then you need not be worried about Commands.
Emma Kingsley
Singer, Actor, French tutor, Lady Farmer Founder
WOW! Vocal Mastery guaranteed me high notes! It’s true!
My primary goal was to get through more than 10 minutes of a chorus rehearsal without going hoarse. The Commands cured my voice! I never have vocal exhaustion after rehearsals or performances!
And that’s just the singing… Performance mode has given me the ability to deal with difficult situations and difficult people without losing my mind.
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Thanks to Performance mode, Instead of just reacting emotionally I can stop myself and think about why I’m reacting and choose to do something different that’s focused on finding a solution to the problem rather than being defensive. Thank you Performance mode!
Denise Young
Singer/ Banker
‘Performance Mode’ training in objectivity toward criticism is essential for the performing career!!!
As a Metropolitan Opera Singer of New York it is with great pride that I write to you about Chrissellene G. Petropoulos. Her vocal transformation and rebuilding of her voice is remarkable.
She entered my studio full of drive and determination to find the reasons her voice no longer had the strength, intensity and range it once had. The voice was thin, airy, and the high notes were tight. She insisted that we work technically. I agreed and we sang scales for over a year.
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One day, she entered my studio and presented me with her resume and her book, The Ten Commands to Vocal Mastery. I was surprised and delighted. As I began to read it, I was impressed with the process in which she discovered every detailed aspect of the muscles involved. She has, through her own vocal failing and challenges, created and discovered a technical system that not only builds the voice, but builds self-confidence as well.
Her ‘Performance Mode’ training in objectivity toward criticism is essential for the performing career. Her detailed description of breathing is a masterful explanation. Her knowledge and application of how the Jaw, front and back of the tongue, the soft palate, uvula and nasopharynx, throat, neck areas function optimally are precisely what are required in order for the voice to sustain vocal demands. The art of singing is a very complicated and demanding profession. Chrissellene has created a foundation for the voice to sustain these demands.
Now she has a synchronized-sound dynamic magnetic resonance imaging and the Fiberoptic laryngoscopy and a substantial amount of case studies necessary to prove her findings. BRAVA Chrissellene!”
John Fiorito
Metropolitan Opera Singer