Sing: Hollitown’S 4 Steps Video & Note Discrimination Course

Learn to sing using the Hollitown Method of Voice Instruction (4 Steps) & learn to hear and match notes with accuracy.

What you’ll learn
Learn how to hit notes when singing by matching the mid-tones, using the Hollitown 4 Steps Method and note discrimination techniques.
Develop note discrimination skills (determine whether 2 notes are the same or different even if they are being played on different instruments).
Learn to define timbre, and to use your understanding of timbre to improve note discrimination.
Learn how to hear (and match) the mid-tone of a note despite timbre differences between instruments or singers’ voices.

Requirements
Singers should have a keyboard (or tuned piano) to use when taking this course.

Description
Learn to sing with proper support and to hit notes with accuracy, using note discrimination skills you will develop by taking this course. This information packed 8 week Hollitown course is taught by pro-focused, high-performance coach Holli Willibey, and it includes access to the video introducing you to the revolutionary Hollitown Method of Voice Instruction (4 Steps)! You will learn to define timbre, match notes using mid-tones, & much more.This course is for beginner to intermediate singing students that need help improving their ability to differentiate between notes in order to sing better. 8 weekly lessons include a minimum of one video lecture and one assignment. Video content covered includes: The Hollitown (4 Steps) Method of Voice Instruction, Timbre and Timbre Interference, Timbre and the Chest & Head Voices, More on Timbre in Voice & Instruments, Creating Vocal Timbre Changes, A Vocal Timbre Detailed Listening Assignment, Exploring Octaves, Consonance and Dissonance, and Simple Harmonies.Students will need a keyboard or a tuned piano to effectively participate in course activities and assignments. And, students are strongly encouraged to video record themselves when practicing to get the most out of each of their weekly practice sessions.Student outcomes: Students can expect to have a better understanding of what timbre is, how to match notes using mid-tones, and how to make timbre changes during vocal performances. Simple harmonies will be explored, and the exploration of note-matching in simple harmonies is encouraged so students can learn how to even more effectively tune into particular notes over others, then switch focus to immediately match new (formerly “competing”) notes. If a student puts in the work to really get the most out of this course, s/he can expect to increase note discrimination skills exponentially.

Overview
Section 1: Week 1

Lecture 1 Hollitown (4 Steps) Method of Voice Instruction Video

Lecture 2 Timbre and Timbre Interference

Lecture 3 Week #1 Homework Assignment

Section 2: Week 2

Lecture 4 Timbre and the Chest & Head Voices

Lecture 5 Week #2 Homework Assignment

Section 3: Week 3

Lecture 6 More on Timbre in Voice & Instruments

Lecture 7 Week #3 Homework Assignment

Section 4: Week 4

Lecture 8 Creating Vocal Timbre Changes

Lecture 9 Week #4 Homework Assignment

Section 5: Week 5

Lecture 10 A Vocal Timbre Detail Listening Assignment

Lecture 11 Week #5 Homework Assignment

Section 6: Week 6

Lecture 12 Exploring Octaves

Lecture 13 Week #6 Homework Assignment

Section 7: Week 7

Lecture 14 Consonance and Dissonance

Lecture 15 Week #7 Homework Assignment

Section 8: Week 8

Lecture 16 Simple Harmonies

Lecture 17 Week #8 Homework Assignment

Lecture 18 OPTIONAL: Submit your course reflection to Holli.

This is a beginner through intermediate level course. Anyone who wants to learn to use the Hollitown 4 Steps Method and / or who has trouble with note-matching can benefit.