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How to sing jazz
Would you like to sing jazz? With confidence? With ease? Here’s how.
A step-by-step guide to singing jazz with ease.
- Jazz Sound – how to get that jazzy sound
- Timing – how to rhythmically place your notes to get the desired effect
- Variations – how to make basic variations on the melody
- Learning a song – how to get the most out of your repertoire – every facet explained in detail
- Technical challenges – how to overcome technical challenges
- Improvisations – how to develop a basic feel for improvisation
- Your style – how to develop your style to get the most out of your talents
With loads of instruction videos and handy checklists. Includes assignments.
Daily Routine
Shake, breathe & articulate
We start with ‘shaking your body awake’, followed by one of my favorite lower breathing exercise and finish with some fun ways of sharpening your articulation skills.
Basic voice training
To keep your voice in shape, here are some of my all-time favorite exercises for you. Ranging from humming to singing chromatic lines and singing larger intervals.
Workout
Here’s a sing-along exercise that goes places. Don’t let the easy opening fool you. It becomes quite challenging.
Vocal health
That feeling of sheer joy, lightness and freedom is a beautiful thing to attain and to hold on to. But sometimes it’s nearly impossible. Especially in winter… How can you make sure that you keep your voice in excellent condition?
Ear training & voice exercises
Learn to recognize the sound of chords while doing voice exercises.
Theory Guide
Tailor-made for jazz singers. No need to learn stuff you’ll never use!
Keys – Major scale – Numbers – The system – More scales – Modes – Intervals – Chord charts – Chord symbols – Notes
iRealPro repertoire (bonus)
50 tried & tested standards for the popular iRealPro app (iOS & Android). If you don’t have this app yet, check it out on your app store. It’s an essential practicing tool!
