Introduction to Singing

Introduction to Singing

Ever wondered if you can sing but never had the confidence to find out?

This class will demystify the basics! Find your voice and learn to sing healthily in a friendly environment. You will develop great breathing habits and good posture, as well as having fun with a wide range of music.

All levels welcome.

Start your journey here at this introductory-level singing class and discover the essentials of singing technique. You can learn to sing healthily in a friendly environment as well as having fun with a wide range of music. You will not be asked to un-mute yourself, giving you the freedom to sing your heart out without fear of judgement!

“Hello, I’m Tanya – singer and singing tutor. I’d like to bust a few myths about singing that you may find encouraging. If you feel that you can’t sing or you haven’t got a ‘good’ voice, take some comfort in knowing that there are lots of people who feel exactly the same way. As a long-standing singing teacher, I can tell you that nobody, but nobody is born with a bad voice; A beautiful sounding voice is the consequence of a singer having learned, formally or instinctively, how to use the muscles of their throat, mouth and lips to ‘shape’ their sound. The outcome of singing with a tight jaw or with tension in your tongue, both of which are extremely common, is likely to be described as ‘not very good’ or less politely, ‘a bad voice’ and sadly, these correctible mistakes can define a person’s relationship with their singing voice for life. I have witnessed countless times, at first hand, the miracle of people who couldn’t hit a single note in tune transform into self-confident singers with ‘good’ voices. And they feel great!”

Not only will you be working on developing your skills, you will also be exercising all the muscles required for singing, including the abdominals and the many muscles of the vocal tact - a fully body work-out, no less! You can practice everything in your own time at home, along with my warm up videos.

The songs we sing are extremely varied to cater for all tastes and taken from traditional folk, blues, musical theatre & rock and pop.

This is what you can expect from these lessons:

• Focus on the fundamentals of posture, breathing and tone.
• Learn how to access all the notes in your range, develop your musicality and sing consistently well with technique.
• Discover how different styles of music require different ways of singing them.
• Avoid making the most commonly made mistakes by singers.
• Understand why we need to warm up our voices, what we should expect from our voices as we age and why maintaining good vocal health is essential to wellbeing".

(This class was formerly called Get Vocal which is still available on Mondays).