What genius destroys his instrument not just once but three times? As brilliant as this teacher may have been, he was not "true to his own voice." Before considering the purchase of this DVD, customers should know that Meisner has to "burp" his words since he has literally destroyed his throat through a lifetime of smoking and from several operations for throat cancer. Thus he sounds like a frog throughout, and only the most dedicated will be able to sit through the croaking. Definitely not for younger audiences. Despite the tragedy, he and many of his students continue to smoke heavily throughout the program. If it had been recorder when he could speak normally, it probably would have been a treasure, but at least for me, it was unbearable to watch and ruined the lessons which might at one time have been worth learning.