As highly trained voice-production experts, our goal is well
balanced voices that are strong, flexible, mobile and healthy.
Our course is a no-nonsense approach to improving your singing
by improving the way your voice operates, using exercises
and group singing.
Aim: Poor vocal technique generally makes it difficult
or tiring to sing. In 'Part A' we will encounter the barriers
that may be hindering or weakening your voice, and begin the
process of overcoming them. You will quickly understand the
basics of good vocal function, and lay a solid foundation
for your future enjoyment of singing.
Notes: The courses are not only an enjoyable
and very effective way of learning your Vocal Foundations, they
also work so well to overcome the barrier all students face: singing
in front of others. By the end of Part B you will be if not nonchalant, at least developing
confidence to sing in front of fellow students. From there it
is a short step to singing in front of the whole school and friends
at one of our Performance
Parties. You can do just Part A: it will give you
the basics to be going on with, but we do
recommend that you carry on to the end of
Part B in order to work through all the issues
at foundation level. By the end of Part B
we would like you to have a functioning voice,
the tools to develop it further, and the courage
to sing.
Part B continues from where the Part A course left off, but the smaller class size makes it a quite
different experience. The focus is very firmly on you as an individual singer: You will be doing more of the exercises
on your own, and each getting as much individual voice work as
time will allow. This will build your understanding of your voice
and firm up your foundation vocal technique.
`You will start to realise the power of the techniques we use
in the course, and see the changes reflected in your voice and
the voices of the others around you. This is generally a time
of great excitement and rising expectations as students realise
that real progress can be made and that even more persistent vocal
difficulties can be understood and smoothed away. Lots of "wow
I didn't think I could do that!"
You will also be building relationships in Part B that may be
important to your singing in the future. Firstly you will be making
friends with other singers and no doubt sharing a pint and chat
in the next-door pub after one or two of the classes. For the
many students who stay on at Voxbox attending various courses
& classes, their Part B group is the the one they often remain
attached to, and join up with later at parties and in group classes.
Getting to know Voxbox directors Leon or Lucy is great as you
will be meeting them again in later groups and perhaps lessons.
They will always be interested in your progress, and they will
understand your vocal issues. During the course you will also be working on your singing skills,
developing a song project for presentation at the end. Plus some
class singing, and maybe even a spot of harmony singing, time
permitting.
