Do you love to sing? Would you like to improve vocal confidence and ability? If yes, then this 5 week beginner singing course will help you develop more confidence and some vocal foundations to further enjoy singing! No musical or singing experience is necessary as the course will be covering very basic and foundational aspects of singing that will help you develop a foundation for better singing.

The course will explore a variety of foundational vocal concepts including breathing, posture vowels, jaw and tongue use, vocal registers and performance confidence/skills. The course is designed to be inspiring, positive and encouraging so singers feel free to explore vocal abilities and to learn from mistakes which really is the best way to learn.

The course will involve plenty of practising of vocal exercises that are designed to help strengthen and coordinate the different elements involved in healthy vocal production. There will also be group singing of songs. One of the outcomes of the course is for students to perform a song in front of the class in week 5. This is completely optional but it gives students a small goal to work towards in an encouraging space with others in the same boat.

Course Outline:

• Basics of the vocal instrument
• Posture and breathing for singing
• Pharyngeal vowels- Opening throat space
• Neck, Jaw and tongue tension and release
• Vocal registers- Developing and coordinating
• Basic performance skills
• Interval ear training

Learning Outcomes:

• More confidence in singing
• A basic understanding of the vocal instrument
• Using a good posture and achieving good breath use for singing
• Coordinating the body and the voice through breath support/flow
• Developing and balancing vocal registers
• Using pharyngeal vowel forms for more resonance
• Ability to recognise various tensions that can hinder singing and remedy them
• Basic performance skills including dynamics, expressive tools and deliberate movement.
• An opportunity to perform in a lower pressure environment in class.

What to bring:

• Pen/notepad
• Display folder
• Water bottle
• Comfortable clothes (The course will use various body stretches)

About the Tutor:

'Luke has been a musician in various capacities for more than 30 years. In that time he has developed as a singer and instrumentalist in a variety of groups including wind ensembles, A symphony orchestra, rock and pop groups and his musical projects.

In 2009 Luke moved to Sydney to pursue the study of voice and from there he has been taught and mentored by Jeff Alani Stanfill a top NYC based vocal coach. Luke has been teaching voice privately for over 12 years and has worked with beginners through to professional singers with international and national singing contracts. Luke has also been teaching group singing courses at various colleges for over 7 years.

Luke has a passion to help singers unlock their vocal instrument and sing with more freedom no matter what level or what aspirations they have. His teaching motto is ‘excellence in vocal training’.'

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled before the commencement and you will be informed.