*NEW FOR
2012*
VOCAL COURSE
- WEEK TWO
In the first ever jazz vocal course at Monteton
Paola
Vera will be your tutor for the second week. A classically
trained professional pianist; composer; arranger as well as
an accomplised singer; Paola has the complete range of skills
needed to take your singing skills to the next level and beyond.
Paola's teaching experience includes work from school level,
through adult education workshops and a stint as tutor on
the Trinity Conservatoire jazz summer school alongside respected
vocal jazz educators Pete Churchill and Iain Mackenzie. Paola
is musical director of Wye Community Groove Choir and is a
member of the The
British
Voice Association. As a fluent Spanish speaker Paola welcomes
applicants from Spain and Latin America.
The classes will explore a wide variety of repertoire and
improvisation approaches whilst also dealing with physical
vocal technique and song interpretation.
Lessons will include:
- How to rehearse songs and find your ideal key
- How to transpose
- Improvisation - how to get started; how to improve
- How to communicate lyrics with an emphasis on song interpretation
- How to communicate groove when you sing
- How to manage your band !
Vocal techniques:
- Intro to physical warm-ups
- Basic voice production technique
- Applying voice production technique to performance
- Development of a personal vocal style through technique
