Saturday, October 8, 2016

Trainings And Experiences Of A Voice Coach

By Sandra Martin


A voice coach or also called as a vocal coach is the one who teaches and instructs the singers on how they are going to improve some of their techniques in singing and also, on how to develop and take care of their voice. There are some coaches who may teach lessons, workshops, and master classes to individual singers privately. They can also guide a singer who is having a practice or may be having a recording. Most coaches focus on popular or classical music, while some provides singing techniques such as breathing, pronunciation, and diction.

A voice coach often is the one who writes and produces the arrangements of vocals for the harmony of backup singers and also in developing the melodies of the secondary singers. There are some who advises band and singer for writing the lyrics of a musical production. There are some criticisms on some issues about some famous recordings where in the singer is the one credited for the work of a voice coach Los Angeles, thus, not acknowledging the coach who writes the lyrics for the singer.

In year 2000, there is already a number of soft wares used for recording that contain the different types of algorithms for the vocal processing and also pitch correction devices. The soft wares have made a reduction in works of vocal coaches. Producers before hires a person who would sing the song even without skills, and the producer would let him or her undergo vocal coaching for weeks for learning the song and improving tone and diction.

In Los Angeles, CA, training and education of the coaches varies widely. Most are former singers professionally and some also are singers currently. Some of them have formal trainings such as Bachelors of Music, Masters of Music, having Conservatory Diplomas, and having degrees related to posture techniques, foreign languages, breathing methods, and even human kinetics.

There are some who may have little experiences only of formal trainings which is the reason why they enhance their skills through performing experiences. Others are not under any trainings and they are usually in the music styles and in the classical milieu. Examples of it are language speakers moving into different countries to teach diction to vocal students, thus, they may develop their singing styles.

Others are having a profession which is musically related such as the rehearsal pianists found in the musical theaters. While some professions do not have any relations to music. Examples are yoga techniques and some other aspects that involve medically the throat and vocal cords.

This kind of field is very competitive most especially in higher or professional levels. The salary may vary on work conditions. Though there are some who have the freedom to command their own rates.

Most of them, such as the music and art professionals may have salaries lower than the average salary of other professions. This may possibly happen even if they both require the same amount of experience and education. Other professions may include bank managers and economists.

Work conditions vary widely. It depends upon having a part time job or freelance job in the opera or recording companies. Contracts are given for full time workers in most universities and companies of musical theaters.




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