MIX VOICE FOR THE CLASSICAL SINGER

Added: 11.05.2008 | Coach: Jesse Nemitz | Artist: Arielle Warner

Difficulty: Beginning

Arielle Warner is a classically trained singer, but she wants to be able to sing more than just that particular style. She is looking to sing more than just in her head voice. Jesse walks Arielle through several vocal exercises to help find her mix, and be able to sing what she wants. You can see a change starting as she works through a Carrie Underwood song near the end of the lesson.

DEVELOPING A GREAT RADIO VOCAL

Added: 10.08.2008 | Coach: Brett Manning | Artist: James Gardner

Difficulty: Beginning

In a continuation of their previous lesson, Brett works with James on connecting his head and chest voice to gain absolute control when singing. Brett shows several exercises to connect the two. He also talks about how dynamics, refinement, and note delineation can all help you control your voice so you can make it more “commercial”, or radio friendly.

Brett gives away secrets to become a great singer, and stresses the importance of continued innovation: to stay relevant and take your voice to the next level.

PREPARING THE VOICE TO SING

Added: 10.03.2008 | Coach: Brett Manning | Artist: James Gardner

Difficulty: Beginning

In this update Brett sits down with new Brett Manning Associate, James Gardner. James is an accomplished pianist and producer and has the potential to also be a talented vocalist. Brett explains that "you can grow a week in a year, or a year in a week." James is proof that a voice can be developed very quickly.

Brett examines James' voice and gives him some vocal exercises to help smooth out the rough edges and prepare to sing. This lesson also deals with jaw tension, and how to loosen up the muscles that restrict the voice. This is a must see for all new singers and for anyone who wants to refine their voice.

TONE QUALITY FOR THE BEGINNER VOICE

Added: 09.24.2008 | Coach: Chris Keller | Artist: Tiffany Portis

Difficulty: Beginning

Chris Keller is a very talented and gifted Associate of Brett Manning, and has some of the best tone you can find in a voice. Tiffany has great vocal tone in her low range, but loses it when she goes for high notes.

Chris takes Tiffany through several vocal exercises to help produce a better tone quality in her voice throughout her range. He explains what many of the exercises actually do for your voice, and shows how to translate those exercises into songs. Watch as Chris totally transforms a quiet, timid voice to a loud and powerful one with great tone.

FROM VOCALIZING TO APPLICATION

Added: 09.03.2008 | Coach: Sophie Shear | Artist: Danny Hartman

Difficulty: Beginning

In her Singing Success Online teaching debut, Sophie Shear has the challenge of making it easier for her student, Danny Hartman, to sing a song. Danny is having to push and strain to hit a couple of the notes, making his voice wear down over the course of the performance.

Sophie takes Danny through several vocal exercises that will help him reach the high notes needed with ease, and then applies those exercises to the song. The before and after difference is amazing!

GOOD OPERA, BAD OPERA – BONUS UPDATE!

Added: 08.01.2008 | Coach: Tom McKinney

Difficulty: Beginning

Introducing a long-time friend and colleague of Brett’s, Singing Success Online presents Metropolitan Opera Singer Tom McKinney. As an established artist and coach, Tom compares and contrast great operatic singing and technique with bad university training which is so prevalent in our Americanized operatic vocal technique.

Tom explains the incorrect application of the “cover” or “cupo” and gives plenty of demonstrations to go along with his informed advice for any up-and-coming singer.

JORGE IS AN ARTIST

Added: 07.23.2008 | Coach: Dave Brooks | Artist: Jorge Roman

Difficulty: Beginning

Jorge Roman is a naturally gifted R&B singer who has only been singing for a few years; mainly depending on his raw talent. After coming second place in Eric Arceneaux’s YouTube Vocal Competition, Jorge finds himself flying to Nashville to study with the Singing Success Online coaching team.

This time around, Dave discusses the importance of vocal compression and control over vibrato in order to authentically communicate a song through a vocal. Jorge learns many industry trade secrets as he finds out exactly what separates the men from the boys. This is an amazing inside look at artist mentoring you won’t want to miss.

TAYLORS VOCAL THERAPY

Added: 07.16.2008 | Coach: Brett Manning | Artist: Taylor Pey

Difficulty: Beginning

Taylor Pey lights up Singing Success Online with an update featuring a vocal therapy session she recently had with Brett. The focus is on repairing a voice that’s been damaged from over-singing. Taylor has developed a small nodule on her cord.

This lesson highlights the slow process of getting a voice back to easy compression if the singer is carrying too much weight into the head voice. The slight damage will cause a glitch in the closure of the cord and special exercises need to be used to rediscover correct compression. The goal is to be able to sing from the bottom to the top without any effort and Brett gives Taylor a great head start with this exclusive warm up session.