Sing!
Now available at VocalFitnessStudio.com and the Amazon Bookstore
Self-guided for the Individual
Are you looking to kick off your vocal training, dust off your vocal cords, or just seeking some fresh ideas to help you improve your voice and vocal fitness?
This book teaches you a solid vocal technique to strengthen and build your voice with simple concepts and terminology through well-constructed vocal exercises. Based on the professional teaching methods developed by Jane Edgren at the Vocal Fitness Training™ studio, this book teaches skills in breathing, articulation, tone, and resonance in the low, middle and medium high range, with an emphasis on vocal fitness.
There are 20 self-guided singing lessons, and 12-months of free online access to over 140 vocal exercise audio tracks and 30 instructional videos, using the special code provided within the book. Additionally, each lesson has corresponding Practice Plans so you don’t have to figure out what to practice on your own. Each Practice Plan has a daily interactive playlist you can use with your smart phone, tablet or computer through the VocalFitnessStudio.com website.
Student Edition
Sing! Voice Student’s Edition is for those who taking instruction from a voice teacher or vocal coach using the Teacher’s Edition of Sing! This edition has the vocal theory and science materials, vocal exercise instructions, as well as access to worksheets to reinforce the learning concepts in the course.
Your voice teacher or vocal coach will teach you the vocal material and exercises from the Teacher’s Edition curriculum. They may also assign you reading and worksheet to do prior to each lesson, and indicate each week after your lesson which Practice Plan to use.
This book is a course of study that teaches you a solid vocal technique to strengthen and build your voice with simple concepts and terminology through well-constructed vocal exercises. This curriculum is an introduction to vocal training, and develops basic skills in breathing, articulation, tone, and resonance. It is a program that offers teachers and students a foundation upon which to build further singing study.
Teacher’s Edition for Voice Teachers and Vocal Coaches
Sing! 16 Singing Lessons to Teach Your Students – Teacher’s Edition provides basic instruction to start a student on a program to improve their voice. Based on the professional teaching methods developed by Jane Edgren, this curriculum is an introduction to vocal training and develops basic skills in breathing, articulation, tone, and resonance. It is a program that offers teachers and students a foundation upon which to build further singing study.
The teaching plan presented in this Teacher’s Edition uses a model of 16 thirty-minute weekly lessons to instruct the student fully in the basic vocal technique to develop the low, middle and medium high range, with an emphasis on vocal fitness. Sing! Teacher’s Edition also offers 12-months of free online access to over 100 vocal exercise audio tracks and 30 instructional videos, using the special code printed on the copyright page.
Similar in design to piano methods, it introduces vocal exercise in a progressive manner with step-by-step instructions. This specially designed curriculum for the voice teacher or vocal coach guides them through the teaching of the lessons, includes easy to understand vocal science explanations, and 12 worksheets to reinforce the student’s learning.
Lesson Plans. Each weekly lesson plan spells out the material you will cover with your student, including assignments and reading in the Student Edition of Sing! for the following week. The lesson plans themselves include introductory and/or background information about that week’s content and the tools necessary to convey the concepts to your student successfully.
Vocal Exercises. The curriculum covers eight basic vocal exercises on nine common vowels. Most exercises use a simple five note descending scale to cover a reasonable section of the vocal range.
Forty Practice Plans. Each Practice Plan contains four or more exercise tracks and presents a week’s worth of practicing for your student. They are assigned based on the material covered in the Lesson Plan. Additionally, each lesson has corresponding Practice Plans so your students don’t have to figure out what to practice on their own. Each Practice Plan has a daily interactive playlist they can use with their smart phone, tablet or computer through the VocalFitnessStudio.com website.
Demonstration Videos.
Instructional videos help to reinforce the written instructions, and give a more in-depth view on the proper execution of the vocal exercises.
Teaching Tips. Helpful hints and background information to assist you with your presentation of the material in your studio.
Support for Student Learning.
Similar to piano teaching methods, additional resources are available for your students which will support their learning and practicing. The Sing! Voice Student’s Edition: Vocal Theory and Exercise Instructions book contains the material presented in the lessons,the vocal exercise instructions, and 12-months of online access to the vocal exercise audio tracks, instructional videos and student worksheets at the VocalFitnessStudio.com website.