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
Essential Belting Warmup for High Voice
By Camille van NiekerkIn this comprehensive vocal warmup series designed for high voices, you'll explore the fundamentals of belting, focusing on strength, flexibility, and sustainable sound production. The lesson is divided into three parts: warming up your chest and head voice, achieving a chest-dominant mix, and applying power and resonance strategies. Through a series of targeted exercises, including SOVT techniques and vowel modifications, you'll develop the skills necessary for powerful and expressive belting. Whether you're preparing for performances or refining your technique, this warmup series will equip you with essential tools for vocal success.
Pitch Correction Made Easy
By Camille van NiekerkThis lesson series helps you address common pitch issues, like singing flat or sharp, and improve your overall tuning.
Getting Better Tone
By Camille van NiekerkWhile we all have a general sound that comes naturally to us, we can develop and explore different tone qualities within our voice. In this tutorial, Camille shows you different tones, with tips on how to achieve consistent tonal quality throughout your range.
Pop Vocal Riffs and Runs for Beginners
By Camille van NiekerkLearn a key technique for more clarity in your riffs and runs, with tons of practice on major scale patterns, pentatonic patterns, pulses and bends.
Daily Warmups
By Camille van NiekerkAre you looking for a quick, comprehensive warm-up? If so, check out our daily warm-up tutorial! With just 8 exercises, you can use this tutorial as your go-to warm-up routine to keep your voice in shape.
Style breakdown: Bruno Mars Vocal Style and Technique
By Camille van NiekerkBruno Mars' vocal style is powerful and fun! In this Live Lesson our vocal coach Camille breaks down Bruno's awesome vocal style and vocal technique.
Daily High Voice Vocal Agility Warmup
By Camille van NiekerkIn this comprehensive vocal agility warmup series, you'll enhance your singing skills specifically for high voices, including sopranos, mezzos, and altos. The lesson is divided into three parts, focusing on essential techniques to improve your vocal range, control, and clarity. You’ll begin with wide-range patterns, including major and 1.5 octave scales, then progress to mastering large leaps with exercises that emphasize vowel adjustments and pitch accuracy. Finally, you'll refine your speed and clarity through staccato and legato techniques using the descending major and pentatonic scales. Each exercise is designed to be flexible, allowing you to mix and match for a personalized warmup routine. Join us on this vocal journey to develop agility and elevate your singing!
Stronger Head Voice
By Camille van NiekerkThis lesson series is designed to help you develop a stronger head voice—a goal for many singers! Head voice or falsetto is naturally lighter than chest voice and often underutilized in daily speech, making it weak and breathy. Using “Amazing Grace” as our example song, you’ll learn exercises and techniques to strengthen your head voice.
30 Day Beginner Course Level 2 With Camille
By Camille van NiekerkJoin Camille van Niekerk for level 2 of the beginners course! This course builds upon her previous 30-day course, so we recommend completing that first. Camille will review concepts as you go, but you’ll get the most out of this course once you’ve completed level 1.
Mastering Vibrato
By Camille van NiekerkVibrato adds life and expression to singing. Camille is ready to show you how to develop your vibrato naturally in this tutorial.