You've been studying the greats, working on improving your vocal skills, and building vocal technique. Now it's time to take the next step in your singing career to shine as a vocalist. Singing Popular Music provides you with the essential skills to define your own unique vocal style and sing healthfully. The course begins with devices to support and alter your sound including vowel quality, tone production, and breathing techniques. From there, you will learn how to use techniques like mix voice and belting in contemporary singing styles. Then you'll take a cover song and make it your own. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to confidently and healthfully sing in your desired vocal style as well as understand how you can alter your singing to match other contemporary styles.
This course is part of the The Singer Songwriter Specialization
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About this Course
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Identify and practice using appropriate breathing technique while singing.
Identify and practice using your head voice, mix voice, and chest voice while singing.
Learn healthy ways to perform powerful singing/belting.
Incorporate improvisation techniques in your singing style.
Skills you will gain
- Popular Music
- Breathing Techniques
- Belting
- Music
- Singing
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome to Singing Popular Music!
Vocal Styles and Tone Quality
Mix Voice in Contemporary Singing
Singing Powerful Styles
Developing Your Sound: Style Awareness and Integration
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- 4 stars21.23%
- 3 stars1.36%
- 2 stars1.36%
- 1 star4.79%
TOP REVIEWS FROM SINGING POPULAR MUSIC
I became more confident in my singing after enrolling this course. It really helped me. Thank you so much to Professor Jeannie Gagne! :)
It was a good experience and i also learnt many new things Thankyou:)
That was Awesome Course with Great Teacher. Learned So Many Techniques for Vocal Practice and Using Vocal at right place. Thank You Coursera and Berklee College of Music
The instructor is very talented and provided outstanding examples and models to follow
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