Description:
Agility! Our first exercise takes a descending major scale and turns it into a riff.
Try once with Camille, listen & repeat style, and then keep going on your own.
Try once with Camille, listen & repeat style, and then keep going on your own.
Exercise: Riff/run agility: 8-765, 5-4321
Another way pop singers stylize is by falling from one pitch to the next, Practice this on a descending 5-tone scale. Think of the pattern like a waterfall, rather than stairsteps.
Exercise: Quick “falls”: 54, 43, 32, 21, 1
Our final exercise combines a fall with a short riff pattern.. Let your voice “fall” off of the pitch, like you’re calling to someone across the street, and then we have defined pitches for the riff.
Exercise: Hey (called), hey 5–43
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
- 2: Warmup
- 3: Agility
- 4: Mix Belting
- 5: Register Work
- 6: Conclusion
Instructor: Camille van Niekerk
Camille van Niekerk is a singer, writer and vocal instructor in Southern California. 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. 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. 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.