Vocal 101: Building the Voice
Voice: Do You Love to Sing?
You Can Learn How to Sing Regardless of Your Age. With Only a Few Lessons using the Proper Techniques, You will Discover that You Can Sing. It’s actually Sad to Think about How Many People Out There have the Potential to become Great Singers, but become Discouraged when told Singing is something that cannot be Learned. With the Proper Vocal Instructions you Too Can Learn to Sing!
Overview
Inspired by the masters, students will learn and explore concepts of Proper Singing Techniques. Students will explore bright and subtly techniques, plus special breathing technique. Students will also learn how to make different kinds of sounds by using their entire mouth, lips, and tongue.
Daily Warm Ups –
Scales
Pentascales
Arpeggios may be introduced if breathing allows.
Trilling – For Breath Work
Go through basic major scale.
Day One- So You Want to Learn to Sing?
Build on Posture
Balloon Exercise
Sss-Sss-Ssss
Breathing
Day Two – How to Produce Sound
Using Your Diaphragm
Inhalation/Exhalation: Breathing Techniques
Human Body Image
Posture + Breathing = Singing
Basic Major Scale
Day Three – Pitch Retention & Accuracy
Your Voice is Your Instrument: Hear, Process, then Sing!
Lip Trill
Time to Sing
Yawn & Sing
Day Four – How to Produce Sound
Diction & Vowels
Time to Sing
Singing Vowels
Day Five – Practice Makes Perfect
Focus on Breathing
Tongue Twister Time
Let’s Sing: M&M Song/Basic Major Scale
Day Six- Sing Your Favorite Song
It’s All About Technique
Let’s Sing
Begin Singing
Materials
ALL COURSES REQUIRE A SMARTPHONE, TABLET, OR COMPUTER ACCESS.
A notebook and pen should be available for note taking. A quiet space is recommended. Recording Device (Cell Phone)
