Sing a song in different styles
musical ability. Live sessions online.
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- Start Date: 17 Jul 2025End Date: 07 Aug 2025Thu (Evening): 19:00 - 21:00OnlineFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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What is the course about?
We will look at the various options to interpret and present songs, slow/fast, straight/swing, reggae, rock, bossa nova, improvised… Sessions 1, 2 and 3 will use songs chosen by the tutor for their suitability, session 4 is your choice of song.
What will we cover?
- singing along to a piano accompaniment or an instrumental backing track
- rhythm and groove, phrasing, song arrangement, song delivery, improvisations
- practice routines and voice maintenance
- prepare your song for session number 4 where you will perform in two genres/styles.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- develop as a creative musician
- have awareness of good breathing and vocal technique
- perform a variety of singing exercises well
- perform the songs you have worked with
- present the songs in different music genres.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You should have completed at least a level 1 singing course, or have equivalent experience and ability. Technically assured singers are welcome to this course as the focus is on music styles.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Tutor demonstration, group practical study and some time to study alone, solo singing in class. Listening and learning as audience and performer.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
You need to know how to access and find your way around Google classroom and how to make a zoom call. Access and download course material before each class.
You need a webcam and computer/ Ipad, Bluetooth speaker or additional sound source is of advantage, headphones can improve quality of sound.
Swiss-born Colette has been teaching singing for thirty years in all sorts of musical styles from rock and pop to jazz, from total beginners to advanced levels. She has taught at various colleges around London and Southend and has worked at City Lit since 1994, teaching a variety of singing courses. For the past six years she has also been teaching musical style singing to 6-18 year olds at a theatre arts school. Colette trained as a pianist from a young age and in her early twenties she studied various courses from jazz and pop singing, drama and studio recording at Goldsmiths College. This enabled her to build her own recording studio, where she still spends a lot of her time perfecting her songwriting. Being a performer, singer songwriter and musician playing piano and guitar gives her a unique outlook and connection with her students. She enjoys teaching and encourages her students to explore new territories and express themselves to get in touch with their inner selves. Her experience and background enables her to relate to her students, giving her a great advantage as a teacher.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.