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“Changing Break Points” Thomas explains multiple break points in ones vocal range.

THOMAS APPELL
Thomas Appell is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California. He graduated in 1979 with a major in engineering and a minor in music. He began singing professionally at age 10 as a boy soprano in the "Choralaires" singing group in West Covina, CA. After performing many times on television and recording an album with the Choralaires, Thomas formed the pop-rock group "Love's Perfection" at age 13 and began performing at local venues in the San Gabriel Valley. At age 22 Thomas started a new group "US101" centered around great singing, great songs, and a great live show. Local drummer Tom Bass aka Tommy Lee joined with Thomas and together they played scores of gigs together in the greater Los Angeles area.

Thomas Appell playing guitar and singing at various gigs with Tommy Lee. Thomas and Tommy backstage at The House of Blues in Anaheim, CA (center).
After performing for more than two years with Thomas, Tommy Lee teamed up with local singer Vince Neil and formed the band Motley Crue. Thomas focused on singing and private vocal instruction, began training singers in 1982 and in 1992 published the first edition of Can You Sing a High 'C'-Without Straining?

Can You Sing a High 'C'-Without Straining? was the first book ever written to explain how and why anyone can sing high notes without straining. Prior to Thomas' research, it was commonly taught that singers were born (or not born) with the ability to sing high notes. Thomas showed that singing high notes was a matter of training and developed highly effective exercises to teach singers how to safely increase their range. Now voice teachers from all over the world use the information from Can You Sing a HIGH C Without Straining? to help their students sing high notes with ease. The current edition of the book comes with 3 audio CDs and 60-minute training videos on DVD for male and female singers. The book is now available nationwide in Borders and Barnes & Noble bookstores. The book is also available directly through this web site, vocaldynamics.com

In 2005 Thomas published a new book, Never Get Another Cold. The book shows singers how to stay cold and flu-free through diet. Governor Arnold Schwarztenegger has given his support for Thomas Appell and Never Get Another Cold. Singers following the recommendations in the book have experienced a 97% reduction in the number of cold and flu episodes during a 24-month case study.

Thomas has given more than 40,000 voice lessons since beginning his career as a professional vocal coach in 1982. The average student who trains with Thomas increases their range by 7 notes.

Thomas has a voice-training studio in Irvine and a state-of-the-art recording studio in Trabuco Canyon, California. Thomas writes, arranges, records, and produces music for the singers he trains using PRO TOOLS digital recording system. He plays keyboards, acoustic, electric and bass guitars. Thomas is a member of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest where he serves as a small group leader. He can be reached for private vocal instruction through his website vocaldynamics.com, at this email address tappell@vdppublishing.com or personally by phone at 949.251.1162.