Description:
Welcome to 30 Day Singer’s beginner course, level 2 with Abram! This course is faster and packed with information. Make sure you watch this introduction all the way through for answers to our most frequently asked questions, in depth information about what topics this course will include, a review of exercises, and a warmup.
Before starting this course, you should already be: matching pitch with the piano, accessing chest voice & head voice, and developing some “mix” or connection between those registers. If you are an Alto or Soprano - or if you prefer to learn from a female instructor, then check out Camille’s level 2 beginner course.
Topics and skills covered in level 2:
Before starting this course, you should already be: matching pitch with the piano, accessing chest voice & head voice, and developing some “mix” or connection between those registers. If you are an Alto or Soprano - or if you prefer to learn from a female instructor, then check out Camille’s level 2 beginner course.
Topics and skills covered in level 2:
Week 1: Mastering your mix
Week 2: Elements of style
Week 3: Training your ears
Week 4: Performance preparation
Exercises included in Abrams warmup routine:
Exercises included in Abrams warmup routine:
- Breathing Hiss
- Hum
- HUH (1, 2, 3, 2, 1)
- YAH: (3, 1)
- WEH-YUH (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)
- MAH: (5, 3, 1)
- Cooldown: Gentle Sirens
Lessons:
- Day 1: Welcome & What To Expect
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Day 2:
Resonance & Alignment
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Day 3:
Dynamic Support
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Day 4:
Vocal Tension Release
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Day 5:
Head Voice
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Day 6:
Mixing Registers
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Day 7:
Belting
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Day 8:
Rest day +New Song + Student Session Work 1
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Day 9:
Finding Your Vibrato
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Day 10:
Developing Your Vibrato
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Day 11:
Slides & Scoops
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Day 12:
Vocal Runs 3-note Riffs
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Day 13:
Falsetto Style
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Day 14:
Back Phrasing
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Day 15:
Rest Day+ Student Work Session 2
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Day 16:
Singing The Major Scale
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Day 17:
Singing The Minor Scale
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Day 18:
Major and Minor Pentatonic Advanced Runs
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Day 19:
Major & Minor Chords
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Day 20:
Harmonizing
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Day 21:
Building Your Own Harmony
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Day 22:
Rest day+ Song work+ Student Session Work 4
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Day 23:
Song Choice
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Day 24:
Workshopping Your Song
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Day 25:
Interpretation
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Day 26:
Memorization
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Day 27:
Rehearse & Record + Student Session Work 5
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Day 28:
Performance & Debrief + Student Session Work 6
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Day 29:
Artist Development
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Day 30:
Congratulations & What’s Next
Instructor: 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.