Target group and prerequisite skills
This course is for you who are 18 years old and up. Course builds on the foundational knowledge already learned.
Course content
- Discovering the possibilities of your own voice by increasing vocal health, range, strength and stability.
- Applying the proper breathing technique and use of support according the style of music.
- Developing skills further in voice registers like chest voice, head voice, falsetto and mixed voice applied in different music styles.
- Learning different voice qualities like speech, vocal twang and belting.
- Discovering and learning different songs in popular music genres (pop, rock, rhythm’n blues, soul) and the interpretation in different music styles.
- Singing in different harmonies / duetts.
- Discovering the joy of singing and learning together in a safe group setting.
- Building up the self confidence towards solo singing.
The teacher chooses the songs together with the group accordingly. Note that the actual course content depends a lot on the group’s skills and previous experience. It is advisable to talk with the course instructor about any special wishes you have concerning the course.
Schedule
The course is scheduled for June Tuesday 3, Thursday 5 , Tuesday 10, Thursday 12, Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18.
Continuation possibilities
All of our singing courses offer continuing courses where you can further develop your voice. The recommended continuing course is Sing it! Level 3. It is also advisable to take this course again since the courses never end up being identical with each other. Each individual is expected to set new goals at the beginning of each course. If you want to learn to accompany yourself on guitar or piano or try your abilities in music production, we provide courses to help you get started.
Tip
Take your smartphone with you and record the sessions! Singing in front of others may make you nervous at first, but we will work on that as well. Our teachers let everyone develop at their own pace.
Kursledare
Sanna Ruohoniemi
Sanna Ruohoniemi är turnerande jazzsångare, kompositör och sångpedagog med lång och bred erfarenhet som lärare. Hon har masterexamen från både Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm och Sibelius Akademin i Helsingfors.
Sanna har undervisat sång i olika musikskolor ända sedan 2010 och har bred kunskap och erfarenhet som sångare i olika genrer, både i olika grupper och som bandledare. Hon har släppt två kritikerrosade skivor – den senaste "Start from Nothing" släpptes hösten 2018.
Sannas undervisning består av olika sångtekniker, grundläggande musikfärdigheter och uttryck; rytm, harmoni, melodi, improvisation, komponering, ensembleledning. Huvudfokus för henne som lärare är att hjälpa varje sångare att hitta verktyg för att bli än ännu bättre sångare utifrån sångarens behov och mål. Att hitta sin egen röst och sitt unika sätt att uttrycka sig på genom musiken är viktigt för Sanna, både som pedagog och när hon musicerar själv.
In English:
Sanna Ruohoniemi is a vocalist and a singing teacher. She has graduated as a Master of Music and has studied in three different schools; Kungl. Musikhögskolan in Stockholm (KMH), Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark.
Instructor for: Song and choir
Sanna is specialized in the field of jazz, she has gathered strong knowledge from variety of rhythmic music. She has also been teaching for several years.
Sanna's teaching consists variety of singing techniques, basic music skills (rhythm, harmony, melody, improvisation, composing, leading a band) and expression of singing. The main focus for her as a teacher is finding tools for each singer so, that she/he could be free to sing as her/his own needs and will as a guide. Finding one's own voice and the freedom to express oneself in music is important to her both in teaching and in music, as is the joy itself while learning by doing.
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