Online Singing Lessons With Camille van Niekerk
Camille van Niekerk is a singer, writer and vocal instructor in Southern California. She loves sharing the beauty and joy of music with others, whether through performance or teaching.
Camille began studying voice and performing in musicals at age seven. In 2010, Camille began working towards her BA in Music Education at Azusa Pacific University, where she studied classical voice with Rebecca Genzink and jazz voice with Kristin Korb and John Proulx. Camille graduated Summa cum laude with a 3.98 GPA. She then earned her teaching credential from San Diego State University and taught classroom choral and instrumental music. Shortly after moving to LA county, Camille began her private vocal studio, providing vocal coaching, ear training, and recording for students of all ages.
Camille is a dedicated musician and a passionate teacher. She is constantly refining her skills and methods for greater versatility and effectiveness. When she is not teaching, Camille enjoys singing with the L.A. Choral Lab and Ensoma Creative. She lives in San Diego with her husband and loves going to the beach, practicing yoga, reading, and cooking.
You can follow Camille on Instagram @camille.music, see Camille’s live, one take covers at https://youtube.com/camillevanniekerkmusic, and follow her singing in Afrikaans at https://www.facebook.com/camillevanniekerkmusic.
TUTORIALS
Get A Better Vocal Tone
By Camille van NiekerkIn this live lesson, coach Camille van Niekerk covers: - How to find your "natural" voice - Modifying vowels to achieve consistent tone quality - Adjusting the lips, tongue and soft palate for better tone
Chest To Head Voice Transition
By Camille van NiekerkPractice transitioning from chest voice to head voice three ways: switching registers, abrupt "flips" or "yodels", and smooth transitions through mixed voice.
Pop Stylization
By Camille van NiekerkGet your questions answered by instructor Camille van Niekerk on pop stylization and more!
Major Scale Riffs
By Camille van NiekerkAfter pentatonic riffs, major scale riffs are the most common. The good news is: you’re already familiar with the major scale! This lesson series will give you plenty of practice singing 3, 4 and 5-note patterns. It’ll be fun!
More Vocal Power!
By Camille van NiekerkLearn a variety of tools and techniques to increase your vocal power without pushing or straining!
Camille's Live Lesson: How to Tell You're Singing In Tune
By Camille van NiekerkToday is all about singing in tune with instructor Camille van Niekerk!
Sustaining Long Notes With Camille
By Camille van NiekerkSustaining a note is objectively more difficult than just hitting that same note. Join Camille as she teaches you the best tips and tricks to sustaining long notes.
Mixed Voice Live Lesson
By Camille van NiekerkJoin Camille for a lesson on singing with a mixed voice: - Defining mixed registration (and why it's so important)- Foundations + prerequisites of mixing - Developing your chest voice mix and head voice mix - Examples of each
Seventh Chords: Intermediate To Advance
By Camille van NiekerkIf you’re into jazz, R&B or rock, you should learn how to recognize and sing 7th chords. While our basic chords, or triads, have 3 notes, a 7th chord has 4, adding the 7th scale degree. This lesson series is perfect for more intermediate to advanced singers, and we recommend completing my other chord tutorials first. If you’re comfortable singing major, minor, diminished and augmented chords, you’re ready for 7ths.
How to Sing In Tune
By Camille van NiekerkImprove your intonation while singing songs by determining the key, singing the scale associated with that key, and listening to the chords while you sing.