12 Hours to Better Singing Teaching
Whether you’re an experienced singing teacher, vocal coach or choir leader, or just starting out, this comprehensive and accessible course covers the core aspects of vocal teaching and techniques.
Learn at your own pace with training spread over 12 hours of self-guided content. Enjoy 24/7 access to over 60 targeted teaching videos covering core essentials including vocal exercises, breathing, vocal registers and breaks, nasality, and more.
Plus practical advice on the real job of teaching including lesson planning.
What you’ll learn
UNIT 1
Why singing teaching is different from performing.
Why words matter, what exercises actually do, and the science behind breathing for singers. Understand what singing teaching is, and what other people think and believe about teaching.
UNIT 2
How breathing works for singers
How your breathing mechanism works, what breath control really means, and why we need different breath patterns for different singing genres. Includes the real facts about the diaphragm and its role in singing.
UNIT 3
How vocal folds work
The in-depth, inside story on how your vocal folds work, their vibration modes, and the keys to understanding different vocal registers and breaks. Discover more about mix, resonance, plus movements of the jaw and soft palate.
UNIT 4
Resonance and Nasality
The reality of nasality and why we’ve changed our minds! Learn how to map tongue positions, SOVT exercises, and solving tongue root tension. Foolproof fixes for diction and consonant use, plus the ‘inside view’ via MRI video of vowels and consonants in real time.
UNIT 5
What is the job of a singing teacher?
How to be client focused and work more effectively with all your students. Learn successful lesson structure and how to achieve diverse lesson goals. Includes creating targeted lesson plans, and how we analyse real singing lessons.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Run more effective online sessions with your students
- See an immediate impact on your students and your teaching
- Troubleshoot with confidence the common vocal problems of breath use, phonation, resonance, articulation and voice-body balance
- Move creatively between a vocal warm-up, a skill-learning exercise and a song coaching session within a singing lesson
- Use language and instruction in a flexible way so that what you say resonates with your students.
Testimonials
“Wow! A wealth of knowledge shared clearly, which detailed many aspects of vocal teaching and the voice. I am ready to take the next step in my creative practice. Excellent!”
“This training was important to me building my confidence as a singing teacher. Linking physiology to diagnosis and problem solving. Eye opening and the start of a world of new learning. Thank you for reigniting my passion for teaching.”
“Thank you for the fantastic course! I found myself implementing new ideas and new ways of teaching things step by step, along the way. It’s taken the pressure off trying to solve or fix everything in one lesson.”
