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How to Sing – an audio CD Course for Beginners

These audio CD singing lessons teach beginners how to sing in a clear, direct and engaging manner. The 3 classes teach the basics of how to sing and use your voice well and with enjoyment. Created by New Zealand singer and singing teacher Barbara Ann Grant, these CDs ares suitable for those with little or no previous singing experience. They are also suitable for those called upon to use their voice in any public setting where the voice must carry with good clear vocal production and support. The classes work to create a non-judgemental space in which you can explore and experience your voice with joy and wonder. If you want to learn how to sing but don’t know where to start – these audio classes are for you!

How to Sing for Beginners Class 1

The Miracle of Your Voice: Class 1 – Registration – NZD $35.00

Audio singing lessons New Zealand

This first CD in these singing lessons covers the basics of good posture for singing and speaking and the registrations of your voice. The intent of this course is to give you a, ‘feeling sense’ of making sound with playfulness and without harsh self-criticism. The first class runs for 40 minutes with an additional 10 minute ‘quick reference’ guided voice practice at the end. The guided practice summarises the key points and exercises on this CD. Devised and created by New Zealand singer and singing teacher Barbara Ann Grant.

The exercises on this CD have the following format:

•  physical warm-up – the ‘washing machine’, the ‘hippy dippy’, the ‘rooster’, the ‘albatross’, ‘push up ceiling, push down floor’, ‘puppet on a string’
• brief vocal warm-up – ‘coming into sound – let the voice show you how it is today’
• chest registration – ‘the tarzan’, the ‘swooping tarzan’
• head registration – ‘kissy lips’, the ‘baby coyote’
• head, chest and middle registration – ‘sirens and sound balls’ – throwing a ‘sound ball’
• quick reference, guided vocal practice

Download your free PDF guide book here The_Miracle_of_Your_Voice_Class_1_Guide_Book

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