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Vocal Coaching
Benn Willis
Singer songwriter and Producer Benn Willis has worked in the industry for over 20 years and with the likes of David Gray, The Sugababes, Tom Hingley (The Inspiral Carpets) the late Little Richard, and legendary music producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Chris Cornell, Crowded House, The Killers). He has also worked with Fame Academy & X-Factor vocal coach Carrie Grant and trained under the world renowned Line Hilton.
Most recently he has co-written with Grammy award winning artist Amy Wadge (Ed Sheeran, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Camila Cabello) and performs on the song 'Just The Same' for her new EP 'When Did You Get old?' As a professional vox coach of over 12 years Benn has worked with some of the leading figures within the industry, such as Line Hilton, Joshua Alamu, Guy Babusek, Angela Durrant and Carrie Grant.
Introduction
Vocal Coaching with Benn Willis course is a 12-week course of live online classes with a maximum of 12 students per course to allow for small group and solo development work.
The course uses a unique scientific approach developed by tutor Benn Willis based entirely on vocal anatomy research. The aim of the course is to strip away the guess work and focus on what is actually going within the anatomy of the larynx and work out how vocalists can best ‘connect’ their vocal folds. In order to do this we need to isolate two muscle groups, the Cricothyroid (CT) and the Thyroarytenoid (TA) muscles whose jobs are directly related to high notes and low notes. When we understand the operation of these muscles, it quickly becomes apparent that there is no up or down when using the voice as a singing instrument, merely forward and back.
Educating vocalists on these functions is paramount to understanding how to operate the voice in a neutral and balanced manner without tension or loss of both performance and function. This is often referred to as ‘Low Larynx Technique’ and is now believed to be the most comprehensive singing technique adopted by modern professional singers in the world today. The success of the individual with regards to understanding and demonstrating these techniques is largely based upon practice and solid instruction.
What you'll learn
- Anatomy of the Voice
- Operating the Voice
- Vocal Control
- Using Vowels and Consonants
- Bringing Techniques Together
- Using Vocals in a Song
Vocal Coaching Course will consist of:
12 x 2hr live online classes
All classes recorded for use during the course
Complete weekly vocal training tasks
Join live group playback and advice sessions
Testimonials
"He has the kind of voice that you can just happily drift away with. It just occupies the space brilliantly. A truly great singer and lovely songwriter" Tom McRae (Sony/BMG)
"Not only is Benn a fantastic musician and songwriter but he is a brilliant vocalist with the ability to adapt to all sorts of genres. His energy and passion for what he does is infectious so anyone who is lucky enough to be taught by him will no doubt learn a great deal" Amy Wadge, Grammy Award winner co-writer "Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran, Warner Chappell Publishing
"As one of the UK's leading language & speech therapists we see a lot of problem voices. Anything singing related we refer them to Benn" Tor Spence (Voicefit UK)
"Benn has provided top quality singing coaching to many of our clients, we wouldn't use anybody else" Carole Blade (Sound Progression Ltd)