Penny Nichols – Singing! Basic Vocal Technique

Penny Nichols – Singing! Basic Vocal Technique

This course will benefit anyone who likes to sing! Whether it’s rock and roll, bluegrass, folk, pop or show tunes, these lessons are guaranteed to increase your vocal range, tone, power and stamina Through essential relaxation and warm-up exercises, Penny Nichols helps you to develop breath control, articulation, volume and projection. You’ll improve your ear as well as your voice, and “transform your body” so that your singing becomes natural and easy. Learn to summon the energy you need to sing properly; get rid of annoying vocal cracks; develop a strong vibrato; create a “ribbon of sound” to do trills, melismas and other vocal ornaments; add rhythm and phrasing to your vocal performance; work on scales and intervals to reach those “hard to hit” notes, and much more.

Penny Nichols is a professional singer, composer, producer and educator. She has performed with Jackson Browne, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt, Jennifer Warnes and many other folk and pop legends. Penny’s powerful vocals earned her a platinum record with Jimmy Buffett, a Grammy nomination record with Arlo Guthrie and a Silver Ami Award for best motivational performance. She has a doctoral degree from Harvard’s School of Education and continues her research on pitch perception. Penny also records music for both children and adults, and teaches in a variety of public and private settings.