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·t is so important to make your student feel comfortable at their first session. Meeting new people is nerve wracking, and when the student knows they will need to sing in front of you as well it makes things worse! They are likely to be very nervous and are probably (unless they have had singing lessons before) not be able to sing as well as they do at home.
·Spend the first portion of the session really getting to know your new student and allow them to get to know you. Complete the contact sheet at the same time. This can take up quite a bit of the session, but its fine, honestly! You are not just doing it to waste time and have a natter, it is important for their development. The more your understand them as a person, the easier it will be for you to teach them.
·Show the student their student file and give an overview of the included handouts. Allowing them to take them home and read them again.
·Make a point of reading through the first section of ‘Preparing for your lesson’. This really sums up the atmosphere Vocaltutor wants to create.
·Read through the Learner Agreement with the student if you have time, so they can see what this learning process entails. The Learner Agreement does not need to be signed at this point. Vocaltutor suggest it is done as part of Lesson 3. You will need to amend the agreement so it has your name on it.
Lesson Content:
·Introduce yourself to the student and discuss the student’s expectations and influences. Why do they want to sing?
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·Explain what Vocaltutor offer and tell the students about yourself then ask the student to tell you a bit about them
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·Give them their folder and explain the contents
·Vocal Assessment (see notes earlier in this document)
·Ask the student to sing something she knows to evaluate their capabilities
THE VOCALTUTOR ASSESSMENT:
The Vocal Assessment really depends on the student and their confidence level. If they are fairly relaxed, do a few vocal warm ups with the student, such as the Lip Roll – (Level 1) and some vowel exercises (Level 1) and maybe some articulation exercises, for example—Mama Mia Fettuccine (Level 3).
Feel free to use your own exercises. You can play them yourself on a piano or keyboard or use the supplied levels on CD. Currently the Vocal levels do not have sheet music to accompany the exercises although they are relatively easy to work out.
The vocal assessment can take anywhere between 10 minutes to half an hour.
The exercises you chose need to be fun yet technical enough for you to assess their vocal ability.
Obviously you are not going to be able to know everything there is no know about your students voice in just one session, but it will give you a good starting point.
Following the exercises ask your new student to sing something they know, it does not need to be a whole song, just a section so you can listen to how they use their voice.
·How does the student breathe when singing?
·How well do they use their resonance spaces?
·Do they have good timing?
·Do they have good pronunciation?
·Is their Vocal tone clear or husky?
If the student is very nervous about singing in front of you for the first time, sing with them and then soften your voice so you can listen to theirs and drop your voice out occasionally to listen.
The most important aspect of the first session is to get to know the student. To develop an understanding of their vocal capabilities
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