Singing Popular Music
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Singing Popular Music at Coursera Overview
Duration | 12 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Singing Popular Music at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 2 of 4 in the The Singer Songwriter Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 12 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Singing Popular Music at Coursera Course details
- You've been studying the greats, working on improving your vocal skills, and building vocal technique. Now it's time to take the next step in your singing career to shine as a vocalist. Singing Popular Music provides you with the essential skills to define your own unique vocal style and sing healthfully. The course begins with devices to support and alter your sound including vowel quality, tone production, and breathing techniques. From there, you will learn how to use techniques like mix voice and belting in contemporary singing styles. Then you'll take a cover song and make it your own. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to confidently and healthfully sing in your desired vocal style as well as understand how you can alter your singing to match other contemporary styles.
Singing Popular Music at Coursera Curriculum
Welcome to Singing Popular Music!
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What You'll Learn in Lesson 1
Focusing on Two Vowel Shapes
Breathing Techniques
Consonants
Legato, Staccato, and Vibrato
How Vowel Shapes Affect Tone Quality
Altering Vowel Quality
The Anatomy of Breathing
Join Your Study Group
Submitting Your Projects
Vocal Styles and Tone Quality
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Practice Exercise Vowel Shapes
Mix Voice in Contemporary Singing
What You'll Learn in Lesson 2
What is Mix Voice?
Practicing Mix Voice
Continuing to Identify Your Style
What is Mix Voice?
Identifying Mix Voice
Practicing Mix Voice
Knowing When to Use Mix Voice
Identifying Your Style
Join Your Study Group
Mix Voice in Contemporary Singing
SELF-ASSESSEMENT: Mix Voice Performance
Singing Powerful Styles
What You'll Learn in Lesson 3
Belting
Healthy Belting
What is Falsetto?
What is Belting?
Vocal Anatomy of Belting
Practice Exercise: Neutral Singing Warm-up for Belting
Understanding Voice Registers
Join Your Study Group
Singing Powerful Styles Healthfully
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Using Powerful Singing Performance
Developing Your Sound: Style Awareness and Integration
What You'll Learn in Lesson 4
Selecting a Genre
How to Begin Improvising
Improvisation in Different Genres
Twist on a Cover
Selecting a Genre
Improvisation in Different Genres
Improving Your Improvisation
The Value of a Cover Song
Making a Cover Song Your Own
Join Your Study Group
Developing Your Sound
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