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David has been much in-demand for masterclasses and vocal workshops dealing with style, interpretation and vocal technique, as well as guest professorships and teaching residencies throughout Europe, Japan, USA and Australasia.
Master classes and vocal workshops dealing with style, interpretation and vocal technique, as well as guest professorships and teaching residencies throughout Europe, Japan, USA and Australasia feature largely in his current professional activities.
- Step 1: Getting to Know Your Student
- Step 2: Covering The Basics
- Step 3: Getting to Know Your Student’S Voice
- Step 4: Set Expectations
Ask “getting to know you” questions
The teacher-student relationship is just that – a relationship. Just like with any other relationship, it takes some work, intentionality, and planning. This first voice lesson is an excellent place to start building the foundation of trust on which successful teacher-student relationships are built. I’ve found that many students are nervous during their first voice lesson – which is completely normal! It’s a new skill they are learning with a new person, I know that I am nervous in those kin...
Ask about their goals
I like to ask the student about their goals separatefrom their parents. Especially with kids, the parents can be an unhealthy driving force (this is not always the case, but it is unfortunately something I see regularly). It is so important for the student to take ownership of their musical journey and have their own reasons for studying music. If they are not bought in, every lesson and every practice session will be a struggle, and the student will get burned out. So I like to cover the goa...
This is going to be an overview of the basics I cover in my first voice lessons – if you’re looking for a more in-depth look at these, visit this Singing 101 post!
The voice is an incredibly personal instrument, not only because it’s a part of us, but because each one is unique to us! No two people have the exact same voice, and that makes it so much fun to work with, but also a little bit more complicated to teach than other instruments, like pianoor guitar. Your first lesson with a student is an awesome opp...
We like to say that one of the biggest reasons relationships fall apart – especially teacher-student or teacher-parent relationships – is undefined expectations. No one can be held accountable to what they do not know, so it is important that you take the time in the first voice lesson to go over your expectations with both the student and their pa...
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This is a complete 30-minute warm-up routine, but also can be utilized as a full vocal workout to strengthen every part of your voice, from low to high, chest to head voice, soft to loud. The exercises show how to use the checklist, which you can download as a PDF on the right.
In addition to his prolific performing activities, a deep interest in vocal technique and performance style has led to the development of an immensely successful vocal coaching practice.
The exercises aim to address problems with vocal production, breathing, pronounciation and offer assistance how to diagnose and fix them.
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Nov 26, 2016 · Joett Vocal Drills Volumes 1-7 are vocal warmup and voice conditioning exercises that come with the book 101 Letters from a Vocal Coach by Joett, available in paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Lulu. Video Demos that will show how to do the exercises are on my Facebook page here.
