Description:
Welcome to week 1: Establishing a consistent practice!
In this tutorial we are going to categorize our main vowels and consonants so that we can keep better track of them in our songs. We will do a systematic review of our vowels in a way that helps you build a stronger and more specific muscle memory connection to each type of shape. The 5 main vowels eee, ooo, aye, oh, and ah which are formed with our tongue and lips.
We will divide up the main consonant sounds into three main zones in the mouth where they are formed. The first are the lip consonants M, B, P, and W. The second group are hard palate consonants T, D, L, N, and R. Lastly, we have our soft palate consonants, where the heel of the tongue comes up to meet the soft palate for NG, G, K, and Y
Exercises for day 2:
- Circle of Vowels
- Mah, Bah, Pah, Wah
- Ta, Dah, Lah, Nah, Rah
- NG, Gah, Kah, Yah
Your homework for the day is to download the Mp3's and practice today's exercises. In our next lesson we are going to condition the voice and work on activating our vocal support a little more, I’ll see you there!
Lessons:
- Day 1: Welcome & What To Expect
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Day 2:
Resonance & Alignment
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Day 3:
Dynamic Support
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Day 4:
Vocal Tension Release
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Day 5:
Head Voice
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Day 6:
Mixing Registers
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Day 7:
Belting
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Day 8:
Rest day +New Song + Student Session Work 1
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Day 9:
Finding Your Vibrato
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Day 10:
Developing Your Vibrato
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Day 11:
Slides & Scoops
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Day 12:
Vocal Runs 3-note Riffs
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Day 13:
Falsetto Style
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Day 14:
Back Phrasing
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Day 15:
Rest Day+ Student Work Session 2
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Day 16:
Singing The Major Scale
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Day 17:
Singing The Minor Scale
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Day 18:
Major and Minor Pentatonic Advanced Runs
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Day 19:
Major & Minor Chords
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Day 20:
Harmonizing
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Day 21:
Building Your Own Harmony
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Day 22:
Rest day+ Song work+ Student Session Work 4
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Day 23:
Song Choice
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Day 24:
Workshopping Your Song
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Day 25:
Interpretation
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Day 26:
Memorization
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Day 27:
Rehearse & Record + Student Session Work 5
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Day 28:
Performance & Debrief + Student Session Work 6
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Day 29:
Artist Development
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Day 30:
Congratulations & What’s Next
Instructor: Abram Poliakoff
Abram Poliakoff is a singer, guitarist, pianist, teacher, conductor, and composer. He received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music and has been teaching music for 8 years. He is currently both the Associate Artistic Director and a tenor in the L.A. Choral Lab, which recently released its first studio album Sonic Visions in the fall of 2019. Abram teaches and performs a wide range of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk and Popular music in the Los Angeles area. He has also sung with the San Francisco Opera and Pocket Opera in the Bay Area. His teaching mission is to help his students utilize vocal technique to find their authentic and healthy voice while maximizing genre flexibility and a naturalness of expression.