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
Vocal Care: Health And Maintenance For All Singers
By Camille van NiekerkLearn how to keep your voice healthy and functioning well, from essential exercises to the biggest things to avoid.
Song Work Series (1/3) - Folk Songs
By Camille van NiekerkWork through some classic American folk songs, from learning the melody to planning phrases, troubleshooting tricky pitches, and modifying vowels for improved tone quality.
Song Work Series (2/3) - Jazz Tunes
By Camille van NiekerkUsing jazz standards, we'll learn some more complex melodies & rhythms and will walk through jazz stylization.
Song Work Series (3/3) - Classical Pieces
By Camille van NiekerkGet ready for some beautiful melodies! We'll practice our phrasing, vowel shaping, and free vibrato on some classical pieces together.
Agility Singing Exercises - LIVE
By Camille van NiekerkWalk through the pentatonic scale to build longer riff patterns with confidence!
How To Sing Lower - LIVE
By Camille van NiekerkLearn exercises, vowel modifications and concepts to help you extend your comfortable chest voice range for easier low notes.
Sing Better for Beginners - LIVE
By Camille van NiekerkTroubleshoot common issues with tone quality and learn helpful exercises & practices to sound better.
Find A Good Key For Your Voice - LIVE
By Camille van NiekerkLearn how to find the ideal key for your voice (on a specific song), with an intro to transposing tracks.
Vocal Harmony Series - Week 1 of 3
By Camille van NiekerkTrain your ear to pick out different pitches within a chord, laying the foundation to learn and create your own harmonies!
Vocal Harmony Series - Week 2 of 3 - LIVE
By Camille van NiekerkPractice harmonizing with simple exercises, and begin building the skills to provide backing vocals!