Overtone Singing Course Contents
This comprehensive course has 12 lessons/ videos in 3 levels, each level
representing approximately a one month study period (though students can
study at their own pace). Detailed downloadable text files contain material
from videos, plus valuable extra information. The total duration of the
videos amounts to 3 1/2 hours.
Parts 2 and 3 include special overtone notation and audio of exercises.
These are provided according to each vocal range.
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PART 1
Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION
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Principles of overtone singing
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Important mental/ visual concepts
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Preparing the voice for overtone singing
Lesson 2:
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The horizontal technique
Lesson 3:
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The vertical technique and variation
Lesson 4:
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The diagonal technique and variation
Lesson 5:
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The turtle technique
PART 2
Lesson 6:
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The harmonic series explained in detail
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Interval recognition
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Isolating overtones with horizontal and vertical
techniques
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exercises
Lesson 7:
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isolating overtones with diagonal and turtle techniques
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the gong technique (glottal)
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combinations of the 4 techniques
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exercises
Lesson 8:
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Optimization techniques (breath/control, overall tone, clarity/
separation of overtones)
Lesson 9:
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Introduction to polyphonic overtone singing (counter movement)
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left brain/ right brain synchronization
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introduction to polyphonic overtone notation
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exercises in beginner polyphony
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BONUS material:
◦ downloads of notated exercises
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audio of exercises in all ranges
PART 3
Lesson 10:
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musical embellishments (vibrato, dynamics)
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harmonic yodeling (2 styles) with exercises
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falsetto overtoning (male or female)
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overtone humming
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finding overtones in ‘normal’ singing
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BONUS material:
downloads of notated exercises
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audio of exercises in all ranges
Lesson 11:
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more musical embellishments (portamento, delaying harmonics)
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Analytical and Intuitive overtone singing (numbers vs.
melody)
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exercises in intermediate polyphony
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introducing examples of improvised variations
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BONUS material:
◦ downloads of notated exercises
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audio of exercises in all ranges
Lesson 12:
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exercises in advanced polyphony
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introducing further elements in examples of improvised
variations
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overtone parts in specific songs (according to each
range)
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BONUS material:
◦ downloads of notated exercises and song scores
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audio of exercises in all ranges
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audio of full original songs and karaoke versions
(according to each range)