Online Singing Lessons With Camille van Niekerk

Camille van Niekerk is a singer, writer and vocal instructor in Southern California. She loves sharing the beauty and joy of music with others, whether through performance or teaching.
Camille began studying voice and performing in musicals at age seven. In 2010, Camille began working towards her BA in Music Education at Azusa Pacific University, where she studied classical voice with Rebecca Genzink and jazz voice with Kristin Korb and John Proulx. Camille graduated Summa cum laude with a 3.98 GPA. She then earned her teaching credential from San Diego State University and taught classroom choral and instrumental music. Shortly after moving to LA county, Camille began her private vocal studio, providing vocal coaching, ear training, and recording for students of all ages.
Camille is a dedicated musician and a passionate teacher. She is constantly refining her skills and methods for greater versatility and effectiveness. When she is not teaching, Camille enjoys singing with the L.A. Choral Lab and Ensoma Creative. She lives in San Diego with her husband and loves going to the beach, practicing yoga, reading, and cooking.
You can follow Camille on Instagram @camille.music, see Camille’s live, one take covers at https://youtube.com/camillevanniekerkmusic, and follow her singing in Afrikaans at https://www.facebook.com/camillevanniekerkmusic.

TUTORIALS

Start Singing Today! Your First Singing Lesson

By Camille van Niekerk

Don't wait any longer, start singing right now! Join us for your first singing lesson.

14-Day Pop Vocals Course With Camille

By Camille van Niekerk

Do you love pop? Then this is the course for you! This course focuses on our basic pop tone, agility, with exercises for falls & scoops, “turnarounds”, and riff patterns with up to 5 pitches. You will focus on distinct registration including falsetto, pop flips, and different types of onset, like vocal fry. We’ll use two mini-songs called “This is the time” and “Never leave you” to practice each technique.

How To Sing In Tune

By Camille van Niekerk

Learn to tell if you're singing in tune - first with a chromatic tuner, then by listening for "dissonance"! This lesson is especially helpful for beginners and people who are learning to sing without a private teacher.

Strengthen Your Voice

By Camille van Niekerk

Strengthening your voice is very different from strengthening other muscles in your body. Learn exercises and principles to strengthen your voice without pain or strain!

Fix Your Nervous, Shaky Voice

By Camille van Niekerk

Work with your body and learn the "rule of opposites" for a more stable sound. Plus: learn how mental rehearsal and visualization helps your body stay calm during performance!

Pop Vocal Riffs and Runs for Beginners

By Camille van Niekerk

Learn a key technique for more clarity in your riffs and runs, with tons of practice on major scale patterns, pentatonic patterns, pulses and bends.

Agility Exercises for All Genres

By Camille van Niekerk

Improve your agility in any genre with exercises covering staccato to legato articulation, stepwise movement, and large leaps.

Build Your Head Voice

By Camille van Niekerk

Build a stronger head voice with onset training, "bright" vowels, "cry" quality, and twang!

14-Day Performance Course With Camille

By Camille van Niekerk

This course is designed to give you lots of tips and strategies to improve your ability to perform with ease and confidence. Even if you don’t plan on being a professional performing musician, learning to perform with charm and grace can be a skill that transfers to many other aspects of your life.

Your First Singing Lesson With Camille

By Camille van Niekerk

Welcome to your first singing lesson! In this lesson Camille will guide you through a beginner warmup, discuss key terms, and cover the most important basics of posture and breathing. We’ll also learn some easy and fun exercises along the way!

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