| Warm up |
A key part of our singing course, we show you vocal exercises to get your vocal chords in to shape and deliver a great singing performance without straining your voice. Very important if you are serious about your career.
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| Live performance |
You wanna rock the crowd? Well you are gonna need stage presence, confidence and your own image. Plus live microphone techniques, wireless mic’s and how to set up monitor mixes. |
| Studio performance & recording techniques |
The singing course covers studio techniques used for recording vocals; Sound checking; Headphone mix; lead & backing vocals; double tracking; harmonies and ad libs. Very important for the working sessions singer.
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| Microphone technique |
How to sing into the microphone to enhance your performance; reacting to the level of your voice against other instruments; dynamics. |
| Lyric writing |
Lyrical content, subject matter and use of rhyme. Understanding the writing process. Writing original material and finding inspiration. |
| Songwriting skills |
How songs are structured; what makes a song work? Verse, chorus and middle eights / bridges. Hooks, drops and outros and how they combine to form a coherent song structure. |
| Demo CD |
As part of the singing course, record a song in a studio with a Point Blank engineer and take away a demo CD at the end of your course. |
| The business |
Getting started in the music industry; copyright MCPS/PRS, royalties, record companies distribution companies and white labels. |
| Publishing company |
Well situtated in the heart of London, Point Blank has a deal in place with Universal Music Publishing and is always on the look out for talented MC’s, Singers and Songwriters |