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Develop Your Singing Voice: Find and Foster Your Vocal Power

Offered By: Skillshare

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Singing Courses Music Theory Courses Vocal Exercises Courses

Course Description

Overview

Whether you’re ready to go platinum in the shower or on the billboard charts, it’s time to fine-tune your singing voice. 

As professional songwriters and vocalists, Denise Carite and Neka Hamilton have turned their powerhouse voices into powerhouse careers. Since 2008, the two singers have collectively and individually toured with major recording artists like Coldplay, Usher, Anita Baker, Demi Lovato, and Jessie J. They have also worked as vocalists on American Idol and The Voice and in films like Encanto, The Lion King, and Jordan Peele’s Us. Now ready to share their top singing tricks and techniques, Denise and Neka dive deep into the fundamentals of finding and fine-tuning your voice. 

In this exclusive class, you’ll learn how to care for your voice, how voice anatomy affects your singing, and explanations of important vocal techniques to jumpstart your singing journey.

Through Denise and Neka’s actionable lessons, you’ll: 

  • Discover day-to-day habits to improve your voice health
  • Learn about the benefits of breathing exercises and good posture 
  • Play with vocal techniques like lip trills and sirens
  • Understand how certain techniques affect your voice

Plus, Denise and Neka provide a wav version of a few scales so you can practice pitch matching whenever you like!

The perfect balance of practice and theory, this class will not only help you understand how your voice works, but also how you can use the anatomy of your unique voice to transform the way you sing. Once finished, you’ll have the foundational tools you’ll need to care for your voice and take it to the next level.

This class is created for anyone curious about learning how to sing. Whether you grew up going to choir practice or you’re a dedicated shower singer with a desire to improve your voice, Denise and Neka will cover the fundamentals you need to both understand and develop your voice. As the only instrument you’ll always have with you, the only thing you’ll need for this class is your voice and, if desired, paper and a pencil for note taking. 


Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Understanding Vocal Anatomy
  • Practicing Good Posture
  • Practicing Proper Breathing Techniques
  • Breathing to the Beat
  • Understanding Vocal Onsets
  • Using Lip Trills
  • Using Sirens to Warm Up
  • Singing in Tune
  • Combining Lip Trills and Sirens
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Denise Carite and Neka Hamilton

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