Singorama - Essential Guide To Singing

Dear Singing Student, If you'd like to take your singing voice from ordinary to extraordinary, make a signature song all your own, increase your vocal range, hit every note with professional precision and learn every nitty-gritty detail about auditions, singing in a band, harmonizing and more, then this might be the most important letter you'll ever read.
Here's why: You won't believe how much you don't know about your singing voice and how easy it is to improve it. No matter what level you are at (beginner, intermediate or advanced) this information applies to you. Even if you have had difficulties in singing before (increasing vocal range, singing in harmony, hitting the right notes on time, and so forth), you are in for a pleasant surprise! We've spent a lot of time designing a solution to learning to sing that's easy to use and produces results fast... But it seems everywhere we've looked, all we've found is company after company trying to pass off the same old, run-of-the-mill learn-to-sing courses as a "revolutionary" new program. And the shocking part is, they're all selling the same damn thing:

• Their systems can teach you basic warm up exercises, they can make you very comfortable with singing in the range you already have, and perhaps even teach you how to sing solos.

... But give me a break! Are these the features that have the potential to allow you to learn how to sing like a professional? What you REALLY need is the ability to...

1. Get the best performance possible out of your vocal range! In our interactive audio course, you'll get to practice along with our singers as we guide you through to a vastly increased vocal range! You'll also discover the one thing your voice needs to function at its best; this is very important as it will fasttrack you on your vocal range building! AND find out how to hold a microphone, choreograph movements on a stage, even deal with stage fright - Don't just SING like a professional, LOOK like one!
2. Pick and choose from dozens of practical exercises to improve your voice and vocal control. We provide you with a multitude of vocal exercises in order to develop your range, increase your power, encourage your natural vibrato, learn to sing in harmony and more, hence allowing you to absorb good singing technique that will transform your voice!
3. Practice singing with original songs! Listen and practice singing original songs written and recorded in our own studio right here at Singorama. We also teach you step-by-step how to craft your own unique sound by learning how to break down a song into its vocal components. Best of all, included exclusively in the Singorama package is the Singorama Mini Recording Studio software, which is part of the Singorama package. This comes with a range of tools, including a virtual piano for you to practice scales and songs with - and is guaranteed to keep you on key! AND by using Singorama's Perfect Your Pitch Pro software, you'll soon be hitting the right note every time - this is really high-tech stuff
4. Develop your sight music-reading ability. We have created numerous stories, starting at a very basic level, that increase in difficulty as you progress through the course. Just as a child learns to read, first by reading basic books and then progressing through to reading the newspaper and novels when they are older, you will learn to sing at your own pace, while you are progressing through our Singorama course.
5. Practice singing in harmony with other singers. With our sophisticated course, you can practice singing with us and in harmony with other singers. How can you do that? Well, we have recorded numerous audio tracks to go with the course. These include tracks of the exercises, songs and harmony tracks. Listen to these and then record your own voice with the Singorama - Mini Recording Studio software; that way you can compare your voice to what it should sound like - and it's all so easy! You don't have to be a computer expert!
6. What you need to know if you are going to sing in a band! Ever dreamed of singing in a band? Even if you do already, you'll learn valuable insights and secrets.
7. Gain a competitive edge by following our step-by-step guide to practicing for auditions. Not only does our step-by-step guide include numerous audio files and practical exercises to reinforce your learning, Singorama includes exclusive songs to sing and practical exercises so that you can perfect your vocal range in a variety of situations. Master controlling your vocal range, and you will do well on your auditions.
8. Get personal help with specific problems you may have. Singorama members get an exclusive free email consultation so that if you have any specific questions, you can simply ask us what you need help with and we will personally give you guidance as to what we think you should be doing. These have been extremely popular, so if you have something specific you are working towards, let us help!

... and you want it to be EASY! The great news for you is that we've created our comprehensive Singorama 2.0 Interactive Audio course with YOU in mind so that you'll get immensely satisfying results fast! Here's a run down of the core set of 28 audio lessons (yes, there is a lot more in this course beyond these lessons also):

• Audio Lesson 1: Introduction and how to understand your own voice

  This first section will help you Get Started as a Singer. You'll come to understand your own voice, where you are at, what you are capable of, and you'll find out what exercises you need to do to warm your voice up, before we get into the more nitty-gritty vocal technique.

• Audio Lesson 2: Warm ups and strengthening the voice

  In this, the second lesson, we will focus on warming up and teach you some great vocal strengthening exercises. We hope that you are excited to get into the great content we have for you. This lesson is going to be so beneficial to you as a singer. The warm-ups and strengthening exercises we have for you in this lesson can be learned and when you have mastered them they will keep your voice strong and ready to sing. The ability to warm up and the strengthening your voice are paramount. You will dramatically improve most areas of your voice if you take the time to practice these techniques.

• Audio Lesson 3: Breathing and Posture

Your breathing will affect your vocal tone as well as your pitch. That's why today we are focussing on Breathing and Posture. In Lesson 2 you will have learned some incredibly easy and effective warm ups that will help to strengthen your voice and give it more flexibility This 3rd lesson is about breathing technique and correct posture for singers.

In the last couple lessons we talked a little about breathing and just how important it is to have the correct support and control. Your breathing affects you as a singer so much because the reason you can even produce your sound in the first place is through the flow of air!

So the goals for this lesson are to: • Understand the importance of correct breathing technique and posture,
• Learn how to breathe from your entire body,
• Learn the effects of using proper breathing techniques, and
• Learn how to "ground" yourself to produce a fuller sound.

• Audio Lesson 4: Tone

  Now we're moving on to the nitty-gritty of vocal technique. In this next section of lessons, you're going to learn everything you need to know about tone, pitch, and your chest and head voices. It's all the stuff that seems easy to brush over, but these lessons will actually give you the best basis for producing a professional sounding voice. And the basis is really what's most important.

• Audio Lesson 1: Introduction and how to understand your own voice

  This first section will help you Get Started as a Singer. You'll come to understand your own voice, where you are at, what you are capable of, and you'll find out what exercises you need to do to warm your voice up, before we get into the more nitty-gritty vocal technique.

• Audio Lesson 5: Pitch, Staying in Tune

The first goal for this lesson is to understand the difference between pitch and tone, terms which are often confused with each other, and how to avoid singing sharp or flat. We will teach you how to use your newly acquired support and control techniques to achieve this. Then we'll tell you about perfect pitch, which is a rare gift, and "relative pitch," which is something every singer can aspire to and achieve. So the overall goal for this lesson is to develop your own "mental ear." Then you can understand relative pitch and hear when a sound, most importantly your own singing voice, is not reaching notes or singing over the pitch it should be.

• Audio Lesson 6: Chest voice and head voice

  This next lesson is about your two different voices: your chest voice and your head voice. The overall goal for this lesson is to understand the difference between these two so-called "voices" you have. But more importantly you want to learn how to bridge and blend your two voices so you have a connected voice throughout your entire vocal range.

• Audio Lesson 7: Bad Habits to AVOID

  There are probably bad habits that you can't help but make and will be destructive to your voice. Here is where you discover all the most common bad habits that many singers have, so that you become aware and can avoid them in the future when you are singing. The goals for this lesson are to recognize bad habits, learn what to do to avoid them and finally to establish good overall practice habits for your singing.

• Audio Lesson 8: Extending your vocal range: Part 1

  Although other lessons in the Singorama course will certainly help improve your vocal range, this lesson, along with Lesson 22, are specifically focused on how your vocal range actually works, and includes several powerful exercises that you can practice along with that will increase your vocal range ... most likely by at least an octave!

• Audio Lesson 9: Time signatures, key signatures and rhythm

This is the first lesson in the next section of the course, which is about the technical side of music. The goals for this lesson are really important and will be very worthwhile to you if you wish to train further as a singer. After this lesson you should: • Understand the different technical elements of a piece of music and be able to
• Learn how to visually recognize different time signatures
• Learn how to hear the difference between different time signatures
• Learn how to identify the key signature of the music
• Learn the different types of musical notes and
• Understand how to learn the rhythm of a piece of music

• Audio Lesson 10: Major and minor keys; Solfege

By this lesson, we'll be well into learning about the technical side of music and music theory. This lesson will tell you all about major and minor keys and scales, as well as a system called Solfege. Much of this lesson will be building on things that we talked about in the previous lesson on time signatures, key signatures and rhythm. The goals for this lesson are to understand the difference between major and minor keys and scales and to be able to hear the differences as well. Also, an important goal is to learn and understand the Solfege system and how it can help you in your singing training now and in the future.

• Audio Lesson 11: Intervals and Solfege

n this lesson we focus on the Solfege system and how to ingrain it into your memory. As you grasp hold of Solfege and put it into practice, you will find that reading music, picking up harmonies and learning songs will become a breeze. We have taken the difficulty out of all that dry music theory and come up with some fun and easy ways to get the competitive edge on all those other singers out there. The goal for this lesson is to understand the importance of learning Solfege when trying to "memorize" intervals and learn the tricks for remembering different intervals. We will be teaching you the tricks to learn a song without having to hear it first. This will help you greatly and improve your musical ear as well as help you with harmonising and singing the correct notes in the right keys.

• Audio Lesson 12: Different styles of singing

This lesson provides an overview of some of the different ways you can use your voice to produce different sounds. We will be exploring how to manipulate and change your voice to produce exciting and different effects. If you flick through a whole lot of different radio stations like country or rock, opera, jazz musical theatre or pop you will find an amazing variety of different sounding songs and voices. The art of manipulating your voice and accompanying differently arranged backing instruments is something that you can learn. When you learn to how to use your voice more fully, you will increase your versatility as a singer and make yourself more employable to boot! The ability to sing a variety of different styles can be especially useful when auditioning for musical theatre. Often performers will need to sing a range of styles within a show.

• Audio Lesson 13: How to Become Sensational At Singing Harmony - Everyone will want to sing with YOU!

Very few singing courses deal with harmony, as it is not as easy as it sounds. Luckily, we break it all down and make it easy for you to understand, AND we provide numerous tracks for you to listen to and practice with. With Singorama you'll discover how to make your harmony sound like a true professional. we'll also familiarize you with different chord progressions and cadences, so that hearing melodies and their harmonies within the chords will eventually become like second nature. You'll also learn the important things to avoid when singing harmony, in order to ensure that their is no clashing between parts and so that you can sing your harmony to the composer's desired effect! There are many reasons why you may wish to learn harmony, whether you are singing as part of a choir in church, or perhaps even part of a barbershop quartet. Whatever your reason, Singorama's harmony section contains a comprehensive practical guide to the topic.

• Audio Lesson 14: How to Sing Different Genres of MusicWe will look at how vocals are used in different genres and some of their defining characteristics. We will also touch on the difference between different styles of singing and different genres of music.
  Although other lessons in the Singorama course will certainly help improve your vocal range, this lesson, along with Lesson 22, are specifically focused on how your vocal range actually works, and includes several powerful exercises that you can practice along with that will increase your vocal range ... most likely by at least an octave!
• Audio Lesson 15: Understanding the meaning of a song - Part 1 lyrics and overall tone

These next few lessons will cover everything you need to know when it comes to learning a song from scratch right through to adopting your own style of performance and of course we will give you some great tips on how to make a song your own. So the goals for this lesson are: • Understand the significance of learning the meaning of a song — you want to make a connection with the audience
• Learn how to read into the meaning of the lyrics themselves and understand the message
• Learn how to recognize the overall tone of the piece The most amazing musical performances (whether live or on a recording) are those where the performer makes a connection with the audience, through the words and music, and conveys a message through the song.

• Audio Lesson 16: Understanding the meaning of a song (Part 2): emotions conveyed through music and how to put your personality into a song

In Lesson 15 we began looking at understanding a songs meaning. We focused on the lyrics and the overall tone of a song. By this lesson you will have already interpreted three poems and decided on the writer's overall feeling and message, which will enable you to can move onto the second part of understanding the meaning of a song. This lesson is about conveying emotions through music and how to put your personality into the song. Now that you know the overall feel of the music and have the lyrics, its time for you to know how to express them to the audience The goals for this lesson are to: • Understand the role of the singer — that is to convey a message to the audience,
• Learn how to recognize the different emotions expressed in a song through both the music and the lyrics,
• Learn how to understand the flow and movement of the song, and
• Learn how to express the emotions in your own performance of the song.

• Audio Lesson 17: Making a song your own

In this lesson we will show you how to change a song, add to a song, and use stylistic aspects to turn the song into something that you can be remembered for. The goals for this lesson are: 

• Use what you will learn in this lesson so you can personalize a song,
• Understand the importance of having your own interpretation of a song, and
• Learn how to let your personality come through when you are singing.

Think of American Idol: the judges always tell the contestants about how they want to "see their personalities come through when they are singing." They don't want them to just stand and recite a great song. They want the WOW factor. They want to see something that elicits emotion and makes people remember their performance For this lesson we really want you to get excited about what you as a performer can do with a song. Coming up, you are going to learn the technical aspects of how to learn a song. While the technical aspects are essential, they certainly aren't as much fun as putting your stamp on a piece of music. So this is the precursor to the critical technical foundation.

• Audio Lesson 18: Learning a full song - Part 1

Singing a song isn't as easy as following the notes. In addition to all the vocal training a singer must do to get his or her voice to produce the best possible sounds, a singer must study a piece of music like an actor would study a script! Not only must you figure out the key that the music is written in, you must figure out its tempo, dynamics, and style. You must figure out the meaning of the lyrics, where to emphasize certain words or sounds, and where to take a breath. You may wonder ... why bother with all this, when I can just listen to a recording of the song and copy it? That's perfectly fine -- if you don't what to become a real singer. Could you imagine someone playing Hamlet by copying other actors' performances, rather than reading and understanding the play? You need to understand what makes a song tick, where its heart lies, and where it offers un-mined opportunities for your unique vocal qualities to shine. By breaking down a song yourself, you'll become the expert -- rather than passing the buck on to another singer. As a result, your vocal interpretation will be creative, unique, and entirely your own. In this vital lesson we will be teaching you the first four steps for learning a song. These first four steps cover the technical elements of a song. These is important to grasp first before you add your style and make the song your own When you have mastered these steps you will be able to put everything you have learned from Lesson 17 into practice. The goals for this lesson are to: 

• Understand the different elements of a song,
• Learn the first things to look for when you see a song for the first time, and
• Learn the first four steps for learning a song: the technical side
• Audio Lesson 19: Learning a full song - Part 2

This lesson will give you the final four steps to learning a song. In it, we are going to focus on stylistic features. Also, we will introduce you to three songs we have written for you to learn. Now, we understand that not everyone that wants to know how to sing has the same taste in music. As a result, we have written a funky pop song, a classic old rock song and a slow yet powerful ballad.

The goals for this lesson are to: 

• Understand the parts of a song which are beyond the technical elements,
• Learn how the stylistic elements are what makes the performance of a song unique, and
• Learn the final four steps for learning a song: the stylistic side
• Audio Lesson 20: Solutions to common problems

Now that you have all these new skills to perfect, we want you to be aware of how to fix them if they go a little bit wrong. This lesson is focused on solutions to common problems. Have you heard the saying, "A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing?" Well, it very much applies to singing. We wouldn't want you to know how to use all this new knowledge without showing you how to get your voice back on track if problems arise that you haven't yet encountered. The goals for this lesson are: 

• Learn how to get around common roadblocks,
• Understand the importance of setting goals and learning the basics before trying to do too much too soon, and
• Understand the need to keep up your overall confidence in your abilities as a singer (while still being objective!).
• Audio Lesson 21: Your Future as a Singer

In this lesson we focus on the possibilities for your future as a singer. There really are endless possibilities for you to be in the public spotlight and performing. You just have to decide how far you want to take your singing. In this lesson we are going to look at some options for you as a singer. Whether you want to perform in a choir, branch out into musical theatre or chase a professional recording contract, there are steps you need to take to make those goals a reality.

• Audio Lesson 22: Extending your vocal range: Part 2

In this lesson we re-focus on one of the aspects of singing, how to extend your vocal range. With Part 2 we will be looking at what you have done how much progress you have made and if there are any problems so far. This lesson is going to be slightly different to the rest. We want you to be able to do a self assessment on your technique and understand if you are singing the extension exercises correctly. You'll get to practice some more powerful exercises and discover how to extend your vocal range to its fullest potential.

• Audio Lesson 23: Performance tips

By this lesson you should be putting all the vocal range extension exercises to good use. You'll need to keep practicing these and record the progress you are making. In this lesson we will be focusing on performing: how to do it right and what to do if it all starts going wrong. We will look at saving a bungled audition, what to do if you can't hear yourself on stage, and what to do if you forget the words to your song. By the end of this lesson you should feel confident that you can perform in any situation you may be called to. You should also be prepared with some ways to counter any mistakes you might make when on stage.

• Audio Lesson 24: Auditions and how to Ace them!

Every professional singer must go through auditions at some stage in their life. Just like in a job interview, interviews provide potential employers proof of you singing skills as well as an indication of you suitability for what they have in mind. In this lesson you're going to discover everything you need to know to have the best audition to secure that part you have always wanted.

In the commercial arena, singing is not just about vocal talent. It is about appearances as well - and first impressions matter most!That's why it's so important that Singorama covers in detail how to prepare for auditions, how to stay calm and focused, as well as how to choose a song and what to do after an audition!

• Audio Lesson 25: Writing Your First Song

By this lesson you should be feeling confident about auditioning and feel ready to stride into a room full of judges and give them a great and memorable performance. In this lesson we will be looking at writing your first song. This can be great fun as you get a chance to express your ideas and tell your own stories. It can also be quite daunting as you may have no idea where to start or what to do. There is no point in having these creative ideas if you can't produce something from them In this lesson we will look at how to start writing songs, and we'll concentrate on two ways most people get their inspiration.

• Audio Lesson 26: How to sing with a band

Singing with a group of talented and like-minded people is one of the best experiences you can have as a singer. Getting out on a stage and performing original or cover songs to an amped audience brings a tremendous amount of satisfaction. When you are performing to an audience, you get to experience their instant feedback. And you know straight away whether you are connected to them and doing a good job with your performance. Once you start singing with a band, you'll find that you need to know a lot more than just how to sing. You need to know how to communicate with your band members, how to adjust your vocals to the accompaniment, and how to rehearse effectively. Additionally, if you're the backup singer, you'll need to know how to harmonize. With Singorama's tips for a band-singing success, you'll discover secrets about how to find a band, look at what sort of band will suit you as a singer and make sure you are aware of some of the challenges a band brings with it. Some of these challenges include managing different schedules and different personalities within the band and the different dynamics when it comes to performing with others.

• Audio Lesson 27: Performance Anxiety

Now, if you have auditioned or performed on stage or maybe just in a karaoke bar, you may be familiar with some of these symptoms… …shortness of breath, churning stomach, shaky hands, weakness of the knees, a quickened heartbeat… Performance anxiety affects different singers in different ways. It can range from simply having a few nerves or feeling a bit jittery before going on stage, right through to full blown panic attacks that leave the singer unable to even get on the stage in the first place. So in this lesson we will look at some of the signs and triggers for performance anxiety and help you overcome any performance anxiety that YOU might experience through listening to a unique relaxation track that has been specifically designed for singers.

• Audio Lesson 28 Final Overview

This lesson is a comprehensive review of the entire Singorama course. You'll also find out what to do from here and you'll need to continue to practice the numerous vocal and warmup exercises that we've covered. By the time you reach this lesson, if you've taken this course seriously and mastered the various exercises along the way, you will be a MUCH more accomplished singer and performer. You'll have a vastly increased vocal range, you'll be hitting those notes with professional precision, and you'll be able to sing songs across a variety of genres. Not to mention that you'll now have the technical expertise to take your singing to even greater heights in the future! Click below to get yourself prepared: http://freecollegetuitionusa.blogspot.com

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