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What’s in the course?

This comprehensive course has 3 levels/ parts, each representing a one month study period, for a total of 12 videos, with detailed text files containing material from videos, plus valuable extra information. The total duration of the videos amounts to 3 1/2 hours.

Parts 2 and 3 include special overtone notation and audio of exercises. These are provided according to each vocal range.

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PART 1

Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION

  • Principles of overtone singing
  • Important mental/ visual concepts
  • Preparing the voice for overtone singing

Lesson 2:

  • The horizontal technique

Lesson 3:

  • The vertical technique and variation

Lesson 4:

  • The diagonal technique and variation

Lesson 5:

  • The turtle technique

PART 2

Lesson 6:

  • The harmonic series explained in detail
  • Interval recognition
  • Isolating overtones with horizontal and vertical techniques
  • exercises

Lesson 7:

  • isolating overtones with diagonal and turtle techniques
  • the gong technique (glottal)
  • combinations of the 4 techniques
  • exercises

Lesson 8:

  • Optimization techniques (breath/control, overall tone, clarity/ separation of overtones)

Lesson 9:

  • Introduction to polyphonic overtone singing (counter movement)
  • left brain/ right brain synchronization
  • introduction to polyphonic overtone notation
  • exercises in beginner polyphony
  • BONUS material:
    • downloads of notated exercises
    • audio of exercises in all ranges

PART 3

Lesson 10:

  • musical embellishments (vibrato, dynamics)
  • harmonic yodeling (2 styles) with exercises
  • falsetto overtoning (male or female)
  • overtone humming
  • finding overtones in ‘normal’ singing
  • BONUS material:
    • downloads of notated exercises
    • audio of exercises in all ranges

Lesson 11:

  • more musical embellishments (portamento, delaying harmonics)
  • Analytical and Intuitive overtone singing (numbers vs. melody)
  • exercises in intermediate polyphony
  • introducing examples of improvised variations
  • BONUS material:
    • downloads of notated exercises
    • audio of exercises in all ranges

Lesson 12:

  • exercises in advanced polyphony
  • introducing further elements in examples of improvised variations
  • overtone parts in specific songs (according to each range)
  • BONUS material:
    • downloads of notated exercises and song scores
    • audio of exercises in all ranges
    • audio of full original songs and karaoke versions (according to each range)