We get to know each other and set some goals musically and vocally. We ease into singing by starting with posture, talking about singing concepts, some light stretches, breathing, humming and then finally singing. This first lesson is about getting comfortable and assessing what goals we want to set. You will leave having information about your range, strengths, tips, and feeling confident about your voice. We end every lesson with singing a song of your choice and working on our repertoire.
Feeling confidant about about completing and executing vocal and musical goals. By lesson 11 you will have 3-5 songs in your repertoire that you feel confident about and feel connected and empowered to because you will have found your authentic, expressive, healthy, technical and creative voice that is unique to you!
By lessons 4-10 we will be working towards proficiency in our origional goals, while stretching vocal range, dynamics, and maintaining our vocal health. By this time we may have a new set of goals.
By the second lesson I'll have a customized vocal warm up and exercises that address your personalized singing needs. I keep track of lesson progress through notes and after lesson summaries on the app. We will be perfecting and working on feeling good about that original song we chose to work on.
Even the most advanced students, the most famous singers in the world, they all have teachers. For some advanced students taking lessons may just be about having a place and time to have structured practice of new concepts. There's always room to grow. For lessons of all levels and ages generally have the same lesson outline; we get into posture, lightly stretch, focus on breathing, humming, singing, reflecting on past goals and end with working on our rep. However as an advanced student if you already warmed up and want to spend the whole time focusing on your set for your big show, things will be more flexible. The first lesson is all about getting to know each other, easing into things, assessing strengths and setting goals. Also for more advanced players, more music theory and ear training drills are practiced. There are things like, "what are the fundamentals of singing" that I will randomly quiz you on! In a fun no pressure way of course. But I do hold more advanced students more accountable for more general music knowledge and not just vocal fundamentals.
By lesson 11 my goal is for you to have met yours, and have feel no mental blockages surrounding singing. I want you to feel totally confidant in calling yourself a vocalist. Depending on where you are, if you don't have one you will have a full set of song you can perform and feel good about where you are career wise as well. For advanced players who take lessons to help them professionally in their careers I also keep track and help with making sure that those goals are being set and accomplished and important as well. By this time you will have found your authentic, healthy, and unique voice you can fully express yourself with.
By this time we should see improvement in our original goals set, and perhaps are stretching further to create new ones. We will also have added a song or two to our rep. I keep track of progress through my notes and through lesson summaries sent through the messages on the app.
After our first lesson I will develop a customized warm up that directly addresses the goals set in the first lesson. By this time we will have gotten that first song to a place you feel good about.
