Vocal Performance
In this series, students get to experiment with the most fundamental of all musical instruments: their voice. Through learning of vocal techniques, students embark on a journey of self-discovery, while at the same time experiencing the joy and challenges of working and singing in a group. This series focuses on honing students’ sense of rhythm, pitch and blending.
| VP001 |
Vocal Master |
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| Students will be exposed to the fundamentals of proper vocal techniques in popular music. They will learn correct breathing techniques and exercises, correct pitching and rhythmic sense, and be able to sing contemporary pop songs. Training for both solo singing and group singing will be provided. For group singing, vocal harmonization will be taught so that different voices can blend well together. Opportunities for showcases at the end of the course will be provided. |
| VP002 |
Vocal Percussion / Beatboxing |
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| More popularly known as beatboxing, vocal percussion allows students to express their creativity through experimenting with their vocal chords, lip formations to produce percussion sounds such as the bass drum, snare, cymbal and even scratching on the turn-table. This course develops students’ sense of rhythm and originality in creating and combining such sounds. At the end of the course students can either produce a solo act or form a percussion ensemble with their group mates. |
| VP003 |
Vocapella |
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| A cappella is a form of music that does not use any musical instruments except the human voice. In this course, students will be exposed to a higher level of harmonization, pitching and blending exercises. They will learn how to work together as a group to break down a piece of simple pop music, and re-produce it into a version which can be performed completely with just the human voice. Basic vocal percussion will also be introduced to help support the piece of music rhythmically. |
