Journal Moment #30

Journal Moment #30

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Introduction

  • COPYRIGHT NOTICE
  • FOREWORD
  • Choose your "Course Song"
  • Your Course Journal
  • Drip Feed Schedule

Module 1 - Breaking Down the Components of Belt

  • WHAT IS BELT?
  • PART 1 - BELT IS PRIMAL
  • Monkey Pose & Elements of Primal Voice Alignment - VIDEO (4' 20)
  • Journal Moment #1
  • Exploring Primal Voice
  • PART 2 - BELT IS BRIGHT
  • Exercise 1: Brightening and Darkening Notes (Audio)
  • Journal Moment #2
  • PART 3 - BELT IS OPEN
  • Exercise 2: Making Narrow Vowels "Splatty" (Wide) - AUDIO (3' 25)
  • Widening the mouth shape is crucial to belt
  • Steven Tyler I Don't Want To Miss A Thing acoustic live
  • Journal Moment #3
  • The Emotional Imperative
  • PART 4 - BELT IS HIGH ENERGY AND HIGH EMOTION
  • Exercise 3: Experiencing the Emotional Driver for Belt - AUDIO (3' 30)
  • Journal Moment #4
  • PART 5 - BELT IS TWANGY
  • What is Vocal Twang? - VIDEO (13' 40)
  • Singing With Vocal Twang - VIDEO (11' 20)
  • What is Twang? - VIDEO (13' 55)
  • Is Twang the Same as Nasality? - VIDEO (5' 10)
  • Applying Twang Qualities - VIDEO (12' 50)
  • Journal Moment #5
  • PART 6 - BELT IS OF A PARTICULAR PITCH RANGE
  • Journal Moment #6
  • PART 7 - BELT IS PERCEPTUAL
  • Journal Moment #7
  • Module 1 Revision Quiz: What is Belt?

Module 2 - Before Belting

Delayed 7 days

  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART 1 - ALIGNMENT
  • Exercise 4 - The Whispered Ah -VIDEO (7 mins)
  • Exercise 4.1 - How to Free the Voice by Restructuring it in Silence - VIDEO (10' 45)
  • Discovering the Head-Neck-Back Relationship
  • Exercise 4.2 - The Head-Neck-Back Pattern - VIDEO (4' 30)
  • Journal Moment #8
  • Alignment Transforms the Voice
  • Exercise 5 - Alignment Warm ups for Musicians Part One - VIDEO (36' 50)
  • Journal Moment #9
  • PART 2 - ESTABLISHING CLEAN, EASY TONE THROUGHOUT THE RANGE
  • Exercise 6 - The APC: Piano & Spoken Guide to the Pattern in Bb
  • Exercise 6a - The APC: Piano & Spoken Guide to the Pattern in Eb - AUDIO (1' 20)
  • Instructions for Using the APC
  • What to Listen for When Using the APC
  • Exercise 6.1 - The Initial APC Vowel Sounds & How to Apply Them - AUDIO (5' 40)
  • Exercise 6.2 - The APC on NG, in the Key of Bb - AUDIO (3' 35)
  • Exercise 6.3 - The APC on NG, in the Key of Eb - AUDIO (1' 25)
  • Journal Moment #10
  • PART 3 - WARMING UP
  • Exercise 7 - Shoehorning - VIDEO (4' 55)
  • Working on the Sticking Points
  • Exercise 7a - Straw Phonation for the Sticking Points - VIDEO (20 secs)
  • Journal Moment #11
  • Ready to Move On

Module 3 - Impulse: the Emotions and the Imagination

Delayed 14 days

  • PART 1 - EMBODYING THE SOUND
  • PART 2 - IMPULSE
  • Impulse - The Origin of Vocal Sound, by Jean McClelland
  • Impulse Cannot be Taught, or Learned - Only Experienced
  • The Impulse to Sing, by Justin Petersen
  • We Cannot Reason Our Way to Belting
  • Journal Moment #12
  • PART 3 - THE SINGER'S KINESPHERE
  • Exercise 8 - Seeing, Feeling and Activating Your Kinesphere - AUDIO (3' 40)
  • Singing With 360 degrees of Awareness
  • Exercise 9 - Exploring Your Peripheral Vision - VIDEO (5' 35)
  • Don't Throw the Ball Away!
  • Journal Moment #13
  • Module 3 Revision Quiz: Impulse - The Emotions and the Imagination

Module 4 - The Physiological Set-Up

Delayed 21 days

  • PART 1 - BREATH AND SUPPORT
  • Exercise 10 - Alignment Warm Ups for Musicians (Short Version) - VIDEO (10' 15)
  • The Inhalation
  • Exercise 11 - The In-breath - VIDEO (7' 55)
  • The Supported Exhalation
  • The Supported Out-Breath - VIDEO (6' 45)
  • A Deep-Dive into Breath Support
  • Better Breath Support - Full webinar with Elissa Weinzimmer - VIDEO (1 hour 30 mins)
  • Journal Moment #14
  • PART 2 - ANCHORING
  • Exercise 13 - Finding an Effective Head-Neck Anchor - AUDIO (3' 20)
  • More Ways to Explore Anchoring
  • Journal Moment #15
  • PART 3 - LARYNGEAL HEIGHT
  • Exercise 14 - Locating the Main Structures of the Larynx - VIDEO (2' 50)
  • Anchoring & Laryngeal Height - VIDEO (13' 20)
  • Journal Moment #16
  • Take a Breath
  • Journal Moment #17
  • Module 4 Revision Quiz - The Physiological Set-Up

Module 5 - The Magic of Consonants

Delayed 28 days

  • PART 1 - ONSETS
  • Exercise 15 - Voiced Consonants in Speech - AUDIO (5' 30)
  • Exercise 16 - Glottal Onsets: OH NO! - AUDIO (5' 10)
  • Exercise 17 - Balanced Onsets in Speech - HEY, YEAH! - AUDIO (5' 30)
  • Practising with 'Easy Belt' Configurations
  • Journal Moment #18
  • PART 2 - GETTING STARTED WITH CONSONANTS
  • Exercise 18 - Voiced versus Unvoiced Consonants - AUDIO (9 mins)
  • Exercise 19 - Writing and Using a Consonant Map
  • Journal Moment #19
  • Exercise 20 - Allowing Consonants into the Mouth Space
  • VIDEO: Allowing Consonants into the Mouth Space - VIDEO (2 mins)
  • Exercise 21 - Partial De-Nasalising of Consonants - AUDIO (3' 10)
  • Exercise 22 - Words Beginning with H - AUDIO (2 mins)
  • Journal Moment #20
  • Module 5 Revision Quiz - The Magic of Consonants

Module 6 - Tips & Tricks for Better Belting

Delayed 35 days

  • PART 1 - PLACEMENT
  • Forward Placement - VIDEO (13' 25)
  • Journal Moment #21
  • PART 2 - Exercise 23 - VOWEL & CONSONANT COMBINATIONS - AUDIO (3' 30)
  • Further Vowel Explorations
  • Journal Moment #22
  • PART 3 - BEYOND THE RUDIMENTS: DEMONSTRATING vs FEELING
  • Demonstrating vs Feeling - VIDEO (1' 30)
  • Journal Moment #23
  • PART 4 - Exercise 24 - TOP-DOWN TRAINING - AUDIO (1' 45)
  • Journal Moment #24
  • PART 5 - SILENT PRACTISE
  • Silent Belt - VIDEO (2' 50)
  • Journal Moment #25
  • Vowel Modifications (What to do with Small Vowels) - VIDEO (4' 30)
  • Journal Moment #26
  • PART 7 - LOOK UP, CHIN UP; DON'T COLLAPSE!
  • Look up, chin up - engage the back of the neck - VIDEO (1' 20)
  • Journal Moment #27
  • PART 8 - SHOW US YOUR TEETH!
  • Snarl or Smile - VIDEO (20 secs)
  • Journal Moment #28
  • PART 9 - YOUR VOICE IS A MIRROR
  • Journal Moment #29
  • Module 6 Revision Quiz - Tips & Tricks for Better Belting

Module 7 - Why Movement is Essential in Belting

Delayed 42 days

  • PART 1 - STILL BODY, CONSTRAINED VOICE
  • Journal Moment #30
  • PART 2 - MUSIC, MOVEMENT & THE BRAIN
  • PART 3 - FIGHT, FLIGHT & FREEZE
  • Journal Moment #31
  • PART 4 - THE SINGER'S THINKING BRAIN vs THE BODYMIND
  • Journal Moment #32
  • Module 7 Revision Quiz - Why Movement is Essential in Belting

Module 8 - Belting & Registers

Delayed 49 days

  • PART 1 - THIS BELT IS AVAILABLE IN MANY COLOURS
  • Comfort Zones & Power Zones
  • Exercise 25 - Singing from Comfort Zone to Comfort Zone (sung example) - AUDIO (3' 45)
  • Exercise 25a - Piano guide: Comfort Zone to Comfort Zone in Eb (for female voice) - AUDIO (2' 20)
  • Exercise 25b - Piano guide: Comfort Zone to Comfort Zone in Ab (for male voice) - AUDIO (25 secs)
  • "Singing with Power" vs Belting
  • Journal Moment #33
  • PART 2 - CHEST VOICE BELT (FEMALE SINGERS)
  • Examples of Female Chest Voice Belt up to B4 (compilation) - VIDEO (1' 25)
  • PART 3 - (Whisper it...): MALE & FEMALE VOICES AREN'T THE SAME!
  • Examples of Male Middle Voice Belt up to B4 (and one sneaky C#5)! - VIDEO (1' 25)
  • Journal Moment #34
  • PART 4 - UNDERSTANDING THE BREAK
  • PART 5 - NEWSFLASH! MALE HEAD VOICE & FEMALE MIDDLE VOICE BELT FEEL & SOUND THE SAME
  • Middle Voice Belt (Female) and Head Voice Belt (Male) - An Exploration
  • Exploring Box B Audio Guide - An Overview - AUDIO (4' 25) and written instructions
  • Wildly Different but Just the Same
  • Female Middle and Male Head Voice Belt Comparisons (Compilation) - VIDEO (4' 25)
  • PART 6 - BRIDGING
  • Journal Moment #35
  • PART 7 - FAKE BELT
  • Belt is 50% Performance - VIDEO (1 min)
  • Journal Moment #36
  • Module 8 Revision Quiz - Belting & Registers

Module 9 - Let's Review!

  • Introduction
  • How to Sing with a Belt Voice - VIDEO (9' 45)
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 1 - WHAT IS BELT?
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 2 - BEFORE BELTING
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 3 - IMPULSE; EMOTION & IMAGINATION
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 4 - THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SET-UP
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 5 - THE MAGIC OF CONSONANTS
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 6 - TIPS & TRICKS FOR BETTER BELTING
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 7 - THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVEMENT
  • SUMMARY: CHAPTER 8 - BELTING & REGISTERS
  • IN CONCLUSION
  • WHERE TO NOW?
  • YOUR COURSE QUICK-REFERENCE GUIDE
  • A GIFT FOR YOU

REFERENCES

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  • Primary References (Online)
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