Putting it together (pulse/bend + 3-note riff)
From: Easy Beginner Riffs and Runsby Camille van Niekerk
Description:
Now that you’ve learned pulses, bends, and 3-note riffs, we’ll put them together! We’ll return to our first exercise from part 1, walking up the major scale, but this time we’ll start each 3-note riff with a pulse.
Let’s learn this, listen & repeat style. I’ll sing the descending pattern, you repeat; then ascending, you repeat; and last, I’ll sing both and you repeat!
Listen & repeat:
DTL, LTD
RDT, TDR
MRD, DRM
FMR, RMF
SFM, MFS
LSF, FSL
TLS, SLT
DSD
DTL, LTD
RDT, TDR
MRD, DRM
FMR, RMF
SFM, MFS
LSF, FSL
TLS, SLT
DSD
Let’s try putting all of that together!
And now, we’ll try it in a different key to cover a wider range.
[Exercise: 3-note riffs up the scale, starting with a pulse]
[Exercise: 3-note riffs up the scale, starting with a pulse]
Take that same exercise, but this time start with a bend! Same as before, we’ll listen and repeat with each pattern: ascending, descending, and both.
Listen & repeat:
DTL, LTD
RDT, TDR
MRD, DRM
FMR, RMF
SFM, MFS
LSF, FSL
TLS, SLT
DSD
DTL, LTD
RDT, TDR
MRD, DRM
FMR, RMF
SFM, MFS
LSF, FSL
TLS, SLT
DSD
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Instructor: Camille van Niekerk
Camille van Niekerk is a singer, writer and vocal instructor in Southern California. 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. 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. 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.