Erin S

Introduction Meet your new vocal coach – ME! Begin your training as I ask you to throw away your rule book and share what I have planned for your classes. Inspiration I learned the secrets of powerful performances from music legends like Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. Learn how to gather inspiration, tap into your emotions, and embrace your flaws to better connect with your audience. Warming Up Your vocal cords are like any other muscle—you must stretch and warm them up before a performance. Let’s walk you through the vocal warm-ups and exercises that best suit you to get ready for the show. Protecting Your Voice Your voice is an instrument. Learn to protect it as we talk about things to avoid, adjusting to different environments, and cures to heal a strained voice. Range Expand your vocal range. Learn secrets for nailing those high notes and building your range. Student Sessions: Pop Style Through my student critique, you will learn how changing your vocal placement and posture can add new dimension to your performance. Student Sessions: Simplify I will coach you on projection, and reveal a vocal technique that allows you to emotionally connect with your listeners. Student Sessions: Rock Style Learn the technique I have used to achieve my gritty style on rock style songs. You will see and feel how attitude can transform a performance from pop to rock. Diction Throw away your idea of sounding perfectly polished and learn how to use diction and enunciation to tell a story. Mastering Vocal Techniques Harmony. Belting. Vibrato. Slides. Master these vocal techniques with me. Playing With Textures and Tones You will naturally use different textures and tones, from gritty growl to haunting sadness, to emotionally charge a performance. So let’s find the best one for you! Duets 1: Rehearsal Prep Really all we will do is jam together to help with timing and to perfect rehearsal techniques if you choose to sing with another partner at some point in your musical career. Duets 2: Perfecting the Performance Learn to perfect duets. We will break down the pitch, timing and emotion you'll need to captivate an audience with your partner. The Beat Learn how to develop your inner-rhythm and experiment with beat to reinvent a performance. Performance Anxiety Every singer gets performance anxiety, including me. Learn how to deal with your nerves and center yourself before a show. Overcoming Mistakes We will go over a performance together and talk about what could have been avoided for your sound and talk through letting that self-critic free to pump up your motivation. Advice for Artists We will share thoughts and feeling and I will share my wisdom around finding yourself as an artist, ignoring the haters, and adjusting to the life of a successful artist. Self-Expression Learn how to use your art to express your voice and challenge the opinions of those around you, while staying within your comfort zone. The Journey, The Ride I will share anything and everything I have learned along the way to help get you prepared and excited to start sharing yours with others. Closing Take the next step. Learn how important it really is to continue following your dreams. Make the next performance about you and your audience so it will be the best one yet.