Fast-Track Singing

This lesson focuses on how to look after your voice ready for singing. You will see what the vocal cords look like, learn about how to avoid colds, what products to buy to keep your singing voice on top form and understand why even famous singers have had vocal surgery and how you can minimise the risks

A look at how getting mouth shapes wrong can have a devastating impact on your performances, in addition to understanding how mastering the art of great mouth shapes can give you a toolbox of awesome textures to use, to make you sound great.

In this lesson we look at pitch, singing in tune and warm up exercises. We combat issues where people think they cannot sing in tune and you will start improving the way you learn song melodies.

In this lesson we talk about posture. How you should stand as a singer and why. We discuss the different ways people breathe - particularly singers using the diaphragm and look at nervous movements on stage and how to avoid them.

In this lesson we look at warm up exercises that should be completed prior to each practise session to ensure that you stay safe whilst singing and sound the best you can.

We look at the breathing system and an introduction to diaphragmatic breathing, including strengthening exercises. You will also see an introduction to the diaphragm and learn great exercises on how to strengthen this area ready for later lessons and also learn a technique to get more breath in even when you don't know how to breathe from your diaphragm.

In this lesson we will look at range (the number of notes you can sing low to high). We talk about natural ranges and categorisation of singers, falsetto/head voice - where to change into and out of this area of your voice and special considerations for using it to create power in songs. We talk about the changing voices of boys and how females can work to sing lower notes and how both sexes can work to sing higher notes in your chest voice.

In this lesson we look at tone and how you can make yourself sound a whole lot better by understanding your body as an instrument and learning techniques that can change the sound you hear when you sing.

In this lesson we look deeper into mouth shapes and how we can sound better as singers.

Everything you learn in this course could be lost if you don't consider how to practice properly to get the best results. In this lesson we look at the best way to practice so that you protect your voice, retain what you learn and improve on a daily basis.

In this lesson we tackle the sometimes crippling issues of stage fright and mental health. You will learn ways of becoming more confident and secure in your performances.

In this lesson we talk about auditions; an important subject for a lot of singers. You will learn how to choose the right music, how to avoid stress, how to prepare beforehand and how to come across as memorable in the audition so that you can be successful.

In this lesson we learn about falsetto/head voice and how this can be used as an important extension of your 'normal' singing voice.

In this lesson we look at specific techniques on how to use the diaphragm to increase range, power out notes and use the diaphragm to the best of its ability

In this lesson we look at the Brain and all the things that you need to consider as a singer.

In this lesson you will learn how to harness the power of emotion to elevate your singing to a whole new level

In this lesson we will look at microphone techniques for live and studio settings so that you can feel comfortable and confident using both types when you come across them.

In this lesson we look at harmony and how to begin learning this important skill that will lead to better backing vocals and being able to sing to backing tracks that have backing vocals on