Sing! Teacher's Edition

Book excerpt: Sing! 16 Singing Lessons to Teach Your Students - Teacher's Edition provides basic instruction to start a student on a program to improve their voice. Based on the professional teaching methods developed by Jane Edgren at the Vocal Fitness Training studio, this curriculum is an introduction to vocal training and develops basic skills in breathing, articulation, tone, and resonance. It is a program that offers teachers and students a foundation upon which to build further singing study. The teaching plan presented in this Teacher's Edition uses a model of 16 thirty-minute weekly lessons to instruct the student fully in the basic vocal technique to develop the low, middle and medium high range, with an emphasis on vocal fitness. Sing! Teacher's Edition also offers 12-months of free online access to over 100 vocal exercise audio tracks and 30 instructional videos, using the special code printed on the copyright page. Similar in design to piano methods, it introduces vocal exercise in a progressive manner with step-by-step instructions. This specially designed curriculum for the voice teacher or vocal coach guides them through the teaching of the lessons, includes easy to understand vocal science explanations, and 12 worksheets to reinforce the student's learning. Lesson Plans. Each weekly lesson plan spells out the material you will cover with your student, including assignments and reading in the Student Edition of Sing! for the following week. The lesson plans themselves include introductory and/or background information about that week's content and the tools necessary to convey the concepts to your student successfully. Vocal Exercises. The curriculum covers eight basic vocal exercises on nine common vowels. Most exercises use a simple five note descending scale to cover a reasonable section of the vocal range. Forty Practice Plans. Each Practice Plan contains four or more exercise tracks and presents a week's worth of practicing for your student. They are assigned based on the material covered in the Lesson Plan. Additionally, each lesson has corresponding Practice Plans so your students don't have to figure out what to practice on their own. Each Practice Plan has a daily interactive playlist they can use with their smart phone, tablet or computer through the VocalFitnessStudio.com website. Demonstration Videos. Instructional videos help to reinforce the written instructions, and give a more in-depth view on the proper execution of the vocal exercises. Teaching Tips. Helpful hints and background information to assist you with your presentation of the material in your studio. Support for Student Learning. Similar to piano teaching methods, additional resources are available for your students which will support their learning and practicing. The Sing! Voice Student's Edition: Vocal Theory and Exercise Instructions book contains the material presented in the lessons, the vocal exercise instructions, and 12-months of online access to the vocal exercise audio tracks, instructional videos and student worksheets at the VocalFitnessStudio.com website.