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

Breath Support

By Camille van Niekerk

Agenda: - The basics of breathing & breath support - Why it’s important for good singing - Exercises to build good breath support - Visualizations & physical movements that help.

Ear training: Major & minor chords

By Camille van Niekerk

Major and minor chords make up so much of the music we hear! Learning to both recognize and sing major and minor arpeggios will help you sing in tune, eventually build harmonies, and understand the structure of your favorite songs. Join Camille for a fun, interactive lesson series on major and minor chords!

Building an Efficient Warmup

By Camille van Niekerk

In this video, learn: - Why we warm up - When to warm up + length of your warmup - What to focus on & how to know if you’re doing right - Order of exercises - Warming down

Mixed Voice 101

By Camille van Niekerk

Join Camille to learn the holy grail technique, mixed voice! Tune in as she breaks down this topic, and guides you in finding your personal mixed voice.

Daily Chest Voice Workout For High Voices

By Camille van Niekerk

When you’re not used to singing in chest voice, it can feel rather forced. Although it may feel clunky now, your chest voice will eventually help to strengthen the registers above it. Join Camille as she helps you find, develop, and strengthen your chest voice with this daily workout.

Daily Singing Practice Routine

By Camille van Niekerk

If you're unsure about how and what to practice, this lesson is for you. Learn how you can build your own routine to suit your specific needs and goals, incorporating not just vocal exercises, but also listening, ear training, mental rehearsal, self recording and more.

Ear Training for Harmony

By Camille van Niekerk

Today our instructor Camille goes over some key aspects of ear training for harmony. - How to find the key of a song - Singing the pitches within a chord - Hearing + singing thirds, fourths, and fifths - Mapping out the melody - Building harmonies.

Vowel And Vowel Modification

By Camille van Niekerk

We all want to sing with with more ease, and a clear and beautiful tone. One way to achieve this is through vowel modification. Join Camille in this lesson as she provides an overview on singing vowels and vowel modification.

Daily Head Voice Workout For Low Female Voices

By Camille van Niekerk

Head voice is not just for high notes: it’s also for flexibility when you have big jumps, the ability to sing at different volumes and agility for fast passages. Join Camille for head voice workout dedicated to beginning altos and low mezzos. You don't have to be a woman to join in on this tutorial, this is simply the range most women fall in.

Head Voice Explained

By Camille van Niekerk

"Head Voice - Explanation, Favorite Exercises + FAQ's" -Head voice function (compared to chest & mix) -Head voice vs. falsetto -Head voice range for each voice type (contemporary and classical).

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