Advanced Certificate in Singing/Songwriting

Vocals 15 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Mic Usage: Recording vs live

Maximising your performance

Other voice tips

Bonus content: Breathing

Action plan 1: Vocals

Action plan 2: Vocals

Assessment: Vocals

Analysing personal strengths & weaknesses 7 Topics | 1 Quiz

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What are my personal strengths ?

What are my personal weaknesses ?

Strategies for maximising strengths

Strategies for minimising weaknesses

Be proud of who you are, work with what you have

Other notes regarding strengths & weaknesses

Action plan: Analysing personal strengths & weaknesses

Assessment: Analysing personal strengths & weaknesses

Establishing your own unique brand & sound 13 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Uniqueness: What is it?

Why is it so important?

Examples of artists who show uniqueness

What is your uniqueness?

What is your natural sound?

What is your natural look?

Do those things go together?

How to connect brand with sound

How important is your appearance?

How important is your sound?

Other ways to establish brand & sound

Other important notes

Action plan: Establishing your own unique brand & sound

Assessment: Establishing your own unique brand & sound

Goal setting & vision board 10 Topics | 1 Quiz

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What is goal setting?

What is a vision?

Why is goal setting so important?

Why is having a vision so important?

Establishing worthwhile, achievable goals

Daily habits and their importance

Establishing the vision

Establishing goals

Being accountable & finding accountability partners

Action plan: Goal setting & vision board

Assessment: Goal setting & vision board

Basic instrumental training 6 Topics | 1 Quiz

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What is instrumental training?

Why is using an instrument so important for singers/songwriters?

Advice for learning the basics

Guitar vs piano

Other important considerations

Action plan: Basic instrumental training

Assessment: Basic instrumental training

Songwriting 50 Topics | 6 Quizzes

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What are songs?

Why music connects

The importance of original music

The most amazing songwriters

Assessment: Songwriting (lessons 1-4)

The basic principles of songwriting

Why is the effective use of language so crucial?

Top 10 tools for effective lyric writing

Keeping things emotive

Things to know before writing a song

How to know if a song is any dood

Examples of incredible writing & use of language

Assessment: Songwriting (lessons 5-11)

What are themes?

Why are themes so important?

How to craft a theme

How to work with ideas effectively

What is Poetic License?

Fashioning themes into songs

How to know when a song is ready?

Writer’s block

How to combat writer’s block

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Boosting your profile through effective collaborations 4 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Collaborating with other artists

When collaborations go wrong and how to avoid

The benefits of collaborating

Action plan: Boosting your profile through effective collaborations

Assessment: Boosting your profile through effective collaborations

Toplining vs arrangement vs production 11 Topics | 1 Quiz

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What is toplining?

What is arrangement?

Define What is production?

Why it’s important to know the difference

Examples of talented topliners?

Examples of talented producers?

The value of a talented topliner

The value of a talented arranger

The value of a talented producer

How to work best with each

Action plan: Toplining vs arrangement vs production

Assessment: Toplining vs arrangement vs production

How to get paid from songwriting 7 Topics | 1 Quiz

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What is publishing?

What kind of people make great publishers?

How to know when you’re ready for a publisher?

Pros & cons of having a publisher

Examples of industry publishers

Other income streams

Action plan: How to get paid from songwriting

Assessment: How to get paid from songwriting

Recording your own material & presenting ideas 7 Topics | 1 Quiz

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What do I need to record my own material?

What’s the best way to get started?

Presenting your ideas

What is needed to present your ideas

What should my expectations be?

Examples of presenting ideas (successes and failures)

Action plan: Recording your own material & presenting ideas

Assessment: Recording your own material & presenting ideas

Building performance sets for events 7 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Knowing what songs to choose

Having extra songs up your sleeve

Testing material on unsuspecting audiences

Understanding set dynamics

Interacting with your audience

Understanding the encore & finishing strong

Action plan: Building performance sets for events

Assessment: Building performance sets for events

Marketing yourself effectively 5 Topics | 1 Quiz

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The importance of marketing yourself

Common marketing mistakes

Top modern marketing tips

Being tactical vs being Strategic

Action plan: Marketing yourself effectively

Assessment: Marketing yourself effectively

Crowdfunding 5 Topics | 1 Quiz

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What is Crowdfunding?

Advantages of crowdfunding?

Common mistakes

Other things to be aware of

Action plan: Crowdfunding

Assessment: Crowdfunding

Dealing with Booking Agents & getting paid gigs 12 Topics | 1 Quiz

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The role of Booking Agents

Things you need before reaching out to Booking Agents

Organising photo shoots

Organising video content

Establishing your profile

What is an EPK?

Organising your EPK

Proper etiquette

Taking the good with the bad

Crappy gigs

Additional content re Booking Agents

Action plan: Dealing with Booking Agents & getting paid gigs

Assessment: Dealing with Booking Agents & getting paid gigs

Live equipment: The basics 9 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Equipment you need to familiarise yourself with

What is foldback?

What is feedback?

The role of the mix engineer

Equipment you will be expected to supply

How to use a mic stand properly

Having spare items (be prepared!)

Other pro tips

Action plan: Live equipment: The basics

Assessment: Live equipment: The basics

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