Runs and Embellishments for Low Voices
by Abram Poliakoff
Description:
In Runs and Embellishments for Low Voices, Abram guides you through a hands-on, sing-along focused tutorial designed to build agility, control, and stylistic finesse in your lower register. After a quick daily warmup, you’ll explore foundational embellishments like scoops, falls, pulses, and bends before progressing to clean, controlled 3-note runs using the major and pentatonic scales. In Part 3, you’ll master 4-note turnarounds commonly heard in pop and R&B, learning a step-by-step method to practice runs slowly, accurately, and then at speed. The lesson concludes by applying all these techniques to “Amazing Grace,” helping you incorporate expressive onsets and polished runs to elevate your overall vocal styl
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
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2:
Embellishments
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3:
3-Note Runs
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4:
4-Note Turnarounds
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5:
Conclusion/Amazing Grace
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.