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How your voice works

Module 01 · 6 lessons · 21m

Head and chest voice, breathing and posture, and the myths about who can sing.

  1. 02Head and Chest Voice - Lesson3:13
    Practise this1:36
  2. 04Breathing and Posture - Lesson4:17
    Practise this6:34
  3. 06Singing Myths Exposed3:06

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.

  1. 07Warming Up Your Voice8:58
    Practise this5:17
  2. 09Cooling Down Your Voice4:48
    Practise this4:15
  3. 11Tracking Your Progress: Record Yourself1:16
  4. 12How to Practise Singing3:18
  5. 34Intermediate Warm-Ups: Lip Trills and the Edgy M3:23

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.

  1. 13Singing the Major Scale - Lesson4:16
    Practise this3:21
  2. 15Singing the Minor Scale - Lesson3:11
    Practise this1:40
  3. 17Singing Arpeggios - Lesson4:47
    Practise this3:56
  4. 19Working with Your Range - Lesson3:29
    Practise this6:08
  5. 39Singing the Pentatonic Scales - Lesson6:25
    Practise this6:27

Songs and projection

Module 04 · 5 lessons · 30m

Learning a song in layers, projecting without shouting, and writing a first melody.

  1. 21How to Learn a Song6:35
  2. 22Projecting Your Voice6:39
    Practise this4:12
  3. 25Remember to Have Fun0:59

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.

  1. 26Singing with Dynamics - Lesson2:52
    Practise this3:02
  2. 28Singing with Vibrato - Lesson4:51
    Practise this4:29
  3. 30How to Pitch a Note6:29
    Practise this3:44
  4. 32Singing Clearly4:37
    Practise this2:20
  5. 41Improving Your Pitching: Bigger Leaps4:26

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.

  1. 35Improve Your Timing: 4/4, 3/4 and 6/87:15
  2. 36Exploring Your Vocal Tone4:53
    Practise this5:41
  3. 38Express Yourself4:45

Releasing tension

Module 07 · 8 lessons · 30m

The tongue root, soft palate, shoulders and neck, larynx, jaw and face.

  1. 42Tongue Root Tension3:36
  2. 43The Soft Palate3:16
    Practise this4:15
  3. 45Releasing Tension3:49
    Practise this4:47
  4. 47Find and Balance Your Larynx3:42
    Practise this4:22
  5. 49Relaxing Your Tongue, Jaw and Face2:48

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.

  1. 50How to Sing Backing Vocals8:13
    Practise this7:00
  2. 52Performing Live: Preparing for the Gig4:02
  3. 53Dealing with Nerves2:41
  4. 54How to Use a Microphone5:14
  5. 55Giving a Great Performance3:48
  6. 56Looking After Your Voice6:20

Mixed voice and agility

Module 09 · 5 lessons · 15m

Mixed voice and resonance, then riffs and runs sung cleanly.

  1. 57Singing with Mixed Voice - Lesson2:34
    Practise this2:29
  2. 59Improve Your Resonance2:06
  3. 61Riffing with Agility - Lesson5:10
    Practise this3:34

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.

  1. 63Introduction to Ear Training for Singers1:23
  2. 64Minor 2nd: The Jaws Theme2:57
  3. 65Major 2nd: Happy Birthday2:18
  4. 66Minor 3rd: Smoke on the Water2:33
  5. 67Major 3rd: When the Saints2:32
  6. 68Perfect 4th: Amazing Grace2:26
  7. 69Tritone: The Simpsons Theme3:10
  8. 70Perfect 5th: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star2:35
  9. 71Minor 6th: The Entertainer2:57
  10. 72Major 6th: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean2:29
  11. 73Minor 7th: Somewhere from West Side Story2:47
  12. 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.

  1. 75Major Scale Lick2:06
  2. 76Minor Scale Lick1:57
  3. 77Vibrato Lick: Flourishing into One Note1:51
  4. 78Agility Lick: Clean, Separate Notes2:36
  5. 79Tone Lick: Hard Onset to Breathy2:02
  6. 80Pitching Lick: The Octave Jump2:24
  7. 81Slow Minor Pentatonic Lick3:05
  8. 82Jumping Minor Pentatonic Lick2:09
  9. 83Major Pentatonic Lick0:53

Warm-ups and melodies

Module 12 · 14 lessons · 28m

3 warm-ups, then melodies and drills for breath, pitch, rhythm, tone, dynamics and agility.

  1. 84Agility Warm-Up1:46
  2. 85Mixed Voice and Agility Warm-Up3:09
  3. 86Pitching and Tone Warm-Up: Staccato Notes1:23
  4. 87Writing a Hooky Chorus1:02
  5. 88Minor Scale Melody 1: Learning by Ear2:57
  6. 89Breath Control Melody1:51
  7. 90Minor Scale Melody 21:07
  8. 91Major Scale Pitching Melody1:24
  9. 92Arpeggios and Rhythm: One Note per Beat3:19
  10. 93Exploring Tone with Vowels4:59
  11. 94Dynamics Workout: Growing One Note1:34
  12. 95Major Scale Agility Lick1:43
  13. 96Minor Scale Agility Lick1:20
  14. 97Minor Scale Agility Run0:42

Challenges

Module 13 · 10 lessons · 32m

10 challenges in melody, pitching, agility, vibrato, dynamics and backing vocals.

  1. 99Melody Challenge 2: Turns and Leaps4:15
  2. 100Melody Challenge 3: Learning a Song by Ear5:46
  3. 101Pitching Challenge: The Minor Arpeggio2:56
  4. 102Agility Challenge 1: A Quick Turn3:03
  5. 103Agility Challenge 2: A Bluesy Octave Run3:07
  6. 104Vibrato Challenge 1: Straight, Then Vibrato1:29
  7. 105Vibrato Challenge 2: Switching Without a Gap1:12
  8. 106Dynamics Challenge: Loud and Soft Through a Scale2:38
  9. 107Backing Vocals Challenge: Harmonising an Original Song4:11