Vocal Basics - Episode 1

A. BREATH
– Some Do’s and Don’ts

B. VOICE
– Getting your shruti right
– Warm-up and cool down
– Singing in tune – some tools
– Range drills

C. MOUTH
– Diction
– Mouth position and emotion

D. EAR
– Ear Training
– How to listen actively

D. Q & A

Course Content

Vocal Basics Episode 1 – Recording
This section contains the entire Vocal Basics Episode 1. It has been categorized into sections for easy viewing.

Introduction – About me

03:45
The Good Song Recipe

02:24
How does singing work?

03:13
The Four Pillars

00:53
Main Contents of this Episode

00:48
Basics of Indian Classical Music

10:52
BREATH

13:48
VOICE

37:51
MOUTH

13:41
EAR

13:49
BONUS – Imagination

03:51
BONUS 2 – How to listen to your voice while singing – Sine Wave Shrutis Youtube Video

15:25
Closing Notes

01:25

Resources

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Q & A
This section contains transcripts from the questions asked during the live class.

Is it too late to start ear training?
How can I sustain higher pitched notes better?
How to understand chest voice and head voice and how to transition smoothly between them?

01:54
I am resuming singing after a long break. My range has narrowed. How do I get it back?

00:31
Is 15 minutes of practice enough? What should I include in those 15 minutes?

01:28
If I have more time, what should an ideal practice session look like?
How to deal with difficult sections of a song?

03:27
I find it difficult to sing notes other than the Major Scale (Bilawal or Shankarabharanam). How do I approach komal swaras?

00:55
In the course video it said not to push your lung capacity beyond 60-70%. Why was that?

02:46
Can you suggest some music that will help us in Ear Training?

01:29
I lose my guitar strumming while singing and vice versa. Any tips to improve on that?

03:50

A course by

Karthik Sekaran

Student Ratings & Reviews

5.0

Total 2 Ratings

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Ankush Soni

4 years ago

Very informative course with a great teacher. Listens and clears all the doubts patiently and gives detailed and minute information as well. Also, a very well structured course.

amanjotbaaz

4 years ago

A very insightful course that covers vocal basics in very engaging way. Karthik goes in-depth, is patient even if the class is running beyond the time, and his examples are very helpful. Looking forward to more classes like this.

Price:
₹499.00
Instructor:Karthik Sekaran
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Lessons:27
Students:80
Level:Beginner