Online Western Music Classes

Western Vocals (Contemporary)

Sonu Nigam | Faculty Head
Preparatory

Listening and pitching skills are the foundational level skills for anyone who wishes to pursue Western Vocals (or for that matter, any singing course). This course aims at introducing students to concepts of rhythm, pitch, scales to help understand and develop one’s vocal range and skills. Through the right warm ups, techniques and exercises, build a strong singing voice to be able to perform your favourite songs & mould your abilities for the Intermediate Level by the end of the course.

Delve deep into specific genres of Rock, Pop, Jazz, Blues and more to build a strong foundation towards being a performer. The course progresses through learning songs of incremental advancement in the level of complexities using singing techniques such as sustain, vibrato, belting, trills and more that characterize the contemporary style. With extensive attention to pitch accuracy, deliver lyrics effectively with the use of expressions and vocal power. Develop your voice and muscle memory to sing spontaneously and improvise with notes!

This course takes the student into a deeper understanding of various technical aspects of Western music such as forms, compositional devices, all the seven modes, harmony and improvisation along with genre specific skills and techniques such as glissando, melisma, vocal fry. The Advanced course, allows students to select their preferred genre of specialization across genres of Rock & Pop, Classical and Jazz genres in the further learning.

A basic appreciation of any music culture
The learner aspires to develop a deep understanding of Music
Normal hearing abilities (normal human auditory perception)

No previous experience or training is required. However, basic knowledge, a general interest in, and exposure to Western Contemporary Music as a listener, would help the student learn faster
The student should have a natural or trained sense of pitch and rhythm

Having Completed the Artium Academy’s Intermediate level Western Vocal Course
Trinity Gr 5 level equivalent training in the recent past
Basic Improvisation skills both on melodic and rhythmic dimensions
Knowledge and understanding of fundamental theory and terms that are necessary to have a proper conceptual understanding of the art

session 1-12
  • Preparatory level songs of your own choice and suggested by the teacher
  • Musical Time & Melody
  • Pitch Recognition and maintaining Tempo
  • Time Signatures - 4/4, 2/4, 3/4
  • Dynamics for vocal throw and projection, loudness & softness
  • Exploration & Awareness
  • Breathing and Posture
  • Vocal Warm-ups
  • Voice Techniques & Exercises
  • Ear Training
  • Theory & Knowledge
  • Natural Major Scale
  • The Octave- Nomenclature and knowhow
  • Notes in Ascent and Descent
  • Understanding Whole, Half & Quarter Notes

session 1-40
  • Intermediate level songs of your own choice and suggested by the teacher, understanding song structures
  • Sight Reading
  • Reading Time Signatures and Notes on the Treble Clef
  • Vocal Exercises & Techniques
  • Vibrato, Belting, Sustain & Glissando
  • Better enunciation using fricatives and tongue twisters
  • Exercises for strengthening Chest Voice
  • Bridge Voice and how to shift
  • Stronger ear training for more flexibility and accuracy in voice & pitch

session 1-50
  • Advanced level songs of your own choice and suggested by the teacher, understanding song structures
  • Historical and socio-political background of the chosen style of music
  • Excellent proficiency in singing major and minor scales ascending, descending and in 3rds
  • Aural recognition of the major, natural, melodic and harmonic minor scales, and all 12 intervals played harmonically.
  • Sight singing - Level 3 Song
  • Reading rhythms: Excellent proficiency in sight reading up to the 16th notes and rests fluently.
  • Major and minor key melodies with the learned note values
  • Writing rhythms: Transcribe rhythms up to 16 bars long consisting of whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes and rests.
  • Aurally recognise major, minor and diminished triads in any inversion, and augmented, sus2 and sus 4 triads in root position.
  • Sing major, minor and diminished triads in any inversion.
  • Study the 7 modes in music:
  • Ionian.
  • Dorian.
  • Phrygian.
  • Lydian.
  • Mixolydian.
  • Aeolian.
  • Locrian.

    1
    Responding : Pitch recognition skills in the right rhythm & Beat Pattern recognition
    2
    Performance : Ensure accuracy in pitch, rhythm, and volume. Sing natural scales across various keys. Develop the ability to adhere to simplistic variations in tempo
    3
    Vocal Range : Discovery of own voice and range & Establish vocal exercise routine for self

    1
    Will have knowledge and understanding of fundamental theory and terms that are necessary to have a proper conceptual understanding of the art.
    2
    Will have a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to take advanced training in the Rock & Pop/Classical/Jazz etc. and develop into a promising Western Contemporary Vocalist.
    3
    Will have adequate capacity to give creditable solo performances in Cover Bands/Labels, begin experimenting and improvising with own ideas.
    4
    Music Reading: Staff notation- Developed Reading proficiency the Grand staff
    5
    Sight singing: Ability to sight sing the level 1 songs.
    6
    Proficiency in using own voice effectively as an instrument with full awareness of own strengths and having built on the same.
    7
    Would have acquired deep acquaintance with scales for melodic ideation, improvisation and composition.
    8
    Would have ignited and developed improvisation skills both on melodic and rhythmic dimensions, along with knowledge of and skill in a variety of formal improvisation techniques.

    1
    Deep knowledge & understanding of the scales harmony and the seven modes along with their parallels with other music cultures of the world (including Indian Music) and the performance accuracy thereof.
    2
    Excellent proficiency in finding and singing all the intervals of the major and minor scales starting on any note
    3
    Proficiency in Sight singing
    4
    Be able to spontaneously Improvise using scat syllables
    5
    Sing in the advanced genres of blues, ballads, jazz, bossa nova and bebop
    6
    Seamlessly navigate through rhythm changes
    7
    Develop the art of storytelling through music with lyrics, improvisation, style & emotions
    8
    Emulate but not imitate great jazz and soul singers, using their techniques to incorporate into your own unique sound
    9
    Create an interesting standalone set list and one based on a theme or occasion
Preparatory
This short course helps the learners gain proficiency in the rudiments of Western Vocals. At the end of the course the learner will be able to: ~ Produce Musical Notes correctly ~ Sing Rhythmically, and gain ~ The foundations level skills necessary for the Intermediate level Course.
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session duration
60 mins
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1-1 with Teacher
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certification
On course completion
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masterclass
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Number of Sessions
12 Sessions
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Intermediate
Artium’s Western Vocal Intermediate Course is designed to train the students in the technical and interpretive vocal skills necessary to master the styles of pop/rock greats, such as John Lennon/Paul McCartney, Janis Joplin, Robert Plant, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Madonna, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Tori Amos, Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, and many others.
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session duration
60 mins
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format
1-1 with Teacher
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certification
On course completion
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masterclass
Included
Number of Sessions
40 Sessions
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Advanced
This course is for the vocalist who wants to be a well-rounded Rock & Pop Vocalist and it helps accomplish this through a natural progression from the intermediate level course. Throughout the course, you will advance your understanding of the genre, the improvisation skills and build a strong foundation for gaining mastery over the subject.
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session duration
60 mins
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1-1 with Teacher
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certification
On course completion
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masterclass
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Number of Sessions
50 Sessions
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