Confident Singing
with Hannah Boulton
For anyone with no singing experience.
107 lessons · 6.5 hrs · 13 modules
How your voice works
Module 01 · 6 lessons · 21m
Head and chest voice, breathing and posture, and the myths about who can sing.
Warm-ups and practice
Module 02 · 7 lessons · 31m
A warm-up and a cool-down of your own, a harder warm-up for later, recording yourself, and a daily practice habit.
Scales and range
Module 03 · 10 lessons · 43m
The major, minor and pentatonic scales and arpeggios sung over chords, then finding and strengthening your range.
Songs and projection
Module 04 · 5 lessons · 30m
Learning a song in layers, projecting without shouting, and writing a first melody.
Dynamics, vibrato and pitch
Module 05 · 9 lessons · 36m
Loud and soft, 2 kinds of vibrato, pitching a note and bigger leaps, and singing every word clearly.
Timing and tone
Module 06 · 4 lessons · 22m
Timing in 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8, then your own vocal tone and how to express yourself with it.
Releasing tension
Module 07 · 8 lessons · 30m
The tongue root, soft palate, shoulders and neck, larynx, jaw and face.
Performing
Module 08 · 8 lessons · 44m
Backing vocals and harmony, preparing for a gig, nerves, the microphone, singing while you play, and looking after your voice.
Mixed voice and agility
Module 09 · 5 lessons · 15m
Mixed voice and resonance, then riffs and runs sung cleanly.
Ear training
Module 10 · 12 lessons · 31m
11 intervals from the minor 2nd to the major 7th, each tied to a tune you already know.
- 63Introduction to Ear Training for Singers1:23

- 64Minor 2nd: The Jaws Theme2:57

- 65Major 2nd: Happy Birthday2:18

- 66Minor 3rd: Smoke on the Water2:33

- 67Major 3rd: When the Saints2:32

- 68Perfect 4th: Amazing Grace2:26

- 69Tritone: The Simpsons Theme3:10

- 70Perfect 5th: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star2:35

- 71Minor 6th: The Entertainer2:57

- 72Major 6th: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean2:29

- 73Minor 7th: Somewhere from West Side Story2:47

- 74Major 7th: Somewhere Over the Rainbow3:35

Licks
Module 11 · 9 lessons · 19m
9 short licks to sing along with: scales, vibrato, agility, tone, pitching and pentatonics.
Warm-ups and melodies
Module 12 · 14 lessons · 28m
3 warm-ups, then melodies and drills for breath, pitch, rhythm, tone, dynamics and agility.
- 84Agility Warm-Up1:46

- 85Mixed Voice and Agility Warm-Up3:09

- 86Pitching and Tone Warm-Up: Staccato Notes1:23

- 87Writing a Hooky Chorus1:02

- 88Minor Scale Melody 1: Learning by Ear2:57

- 89Breath Control Melody1:51

- 90Minor Scale Melody 21:07

- 91Major Scale Pitching Melody1:24

- 92Arpeggios and Rhythm: One Note per Beat3:19

- 93Exploring Tone with Vowels4:59

- 94Dynamics Workout: Growing One Note1:34

- 95Major Scale Agility Lick1:43

- 96Minor Scale Agility Lick1:20

- 97Minor Scale Agility Run0:42

Challenges
Module 13 · 10 lessons · 32m
10 challenges in melody, pitching, agility, vibrato, dynamics and backing vocals.
- 99Melody Challenge 2: Turns and Leaps4:15

- 100Melody Challenge 3: Learning a Song by Ear5:46

- 101Pitching Challenge: The Minor Arpeggio2:56

- 102Agility Challenge 1: A Quick Turn3:03

- 103Agility Challenge 2: A Bluesy Octave Run3:07

- 104Vibrato Challenge 1: Straight, Then Vibrato1:29

- 105Vibrato Challenge 2: Switching Without a Gap1:12

- 106Dynamics Challenge: Loud and Soft Through a Scale2:38

- 107Backing Vocals Challenge: Harmonising an Original Song4:11


