Online Singing Lessons With Abram Poliakoff
Abram Poliakoff is a singer, guitarist, pianist, teacher, conductor, and composer. He received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music and has been teaching music for 8 years. He is currently both the Associate Artistic Director and a tenor in the L.A. Choral Lab, which recently released its first studio album Sonic Visions in the fall of 2019. Abram teaches and performs a wide range of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk and Popular music in the Los Angeles area. He has also sung with the San Francisco Opera and Pocket Opera in the Bay Area. His teaching mission is to help his students utilize vocal technique to find their authentic and healthy voice while maximizing genre flexibility and a naturalness of expression.
TUTORIALS
Emotion and Vocal Expression
By Abram PoliakoffIn this lesson we will go over tips and tricks to bring more emotion into your voice using both vocal technique and some mental tricks used by actors to better stimulate and convey emotions while performing.
How To Grow Your Voice
By Abram PoliakoffThis class is about the process of developing your voice. I will discuss range extension and voice size for both the lower and higher registers and what types of routines are most effective to achieve this.
Minor Scale Exercises
By Abram PoliakoffThis class is all about the minor scale. I'll teach the minor scale pattern and then adapt a bunch of exercises to this scale.
Music Theory For Beginners
By Abram PoliakoffThis lesson is a beginner friendly intro to music theory and why it's so important for intonation, harmony, and reading music. We will go over notes, intervals, scales, and some basics about key and time signatures.
Consonants and Vowels
By Abram PoliakoffIn this lesson we are going to map out our main vowels and consonants, discussing the most efficient way to sing each shape and what habits to avoid.
Head Voice Troubleshooting
By Abram PoliakoffThis class is for those struggling with head voice. We are going to focus on how to identify what is out of balance with tone and support and lots of tricks to sing comfortably in this register.
Pop Vocal Warm Ups
By Abram PoliakoffWorking on your pop singing style? There are specific sounds and techniques used in pop vocals. Here are some warm ups to help you sound like the pop singing greats!
How To Belt the RIGHT Way
By Abram PoliakoffWorking on your vocal belting? Learn to get that volume and power without adding strain or damage to your voice. Develop healthy singing habits which allow you to belt it out!
Classical Singing Exercises
By Abram PoliakoffAre you working on your classical singing voice? Looking for a stylistic challenge? In this live lesson Abram will break down classical vocal tone, classical singing techniques and much more!