Music Used In Lesson

This is a link to the chords and lyrics used within the Vocal Lesson. This type of resource is used by all students.

Below shows a particular students choice of song 'Sweet Disposition' by 'Ellie Goulding'.

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/e/ellie_goulding/sweet_disposition_crd.htm

Teaching Resources

Below are some of the teaching resources I use and reference during vocal lessons and to create the lesson plan. These are in the form of books, CDs and websites.

Copyright

This is information I found out about copyright in the music industry.
Below is the link to Berklee Music, where I learned lots of information about copyright from.

http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/copyright

Contracts

This is a link to information I found out about contracts in the music industry, this is very important within the Vocal Teaching Business.

http://www.music-law.com/contractbasics.html

CV

I have added my CV into the very end of my portfolio to help me with employment oppertunities.

Health and Safety

This is a collection of links to websites in which I found out information about Health and Safety within my Vocal Lessons, including age of student, place of lesson etc.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37

http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk/

www.hse.gov.uk

http://home.scotland.gov.uk/

Student Questionaire

I have created a Student Questionaire which will allow me to get feedback from my students after their Vocal Lesson, this will help me with improvement and development within my lessons.

Lesson Plan

This is a copy of  my lesson plan I created to help carry out my Vocal Lessons.

AMANDA CHARLESON - VOCAL TUITION – LESSON PLAN

1.     BASIC WARM UP EXERCISES – based on pitch, tone and volume to allow the student to warm up their vocal chords and feel comfortable with the singing conditions in the lesson.

2.     VOCAL ONSET – basic vocal technique used for the student to feel the start of the sound within their voice.

3.     MESSA DI VOCE – more complex vocal technique used to gradually change the volume on the students’ voice to develop breath control.

4.     BREATH SUPPORT – programme of different vocal exercises to help improve breath support

5.     STUDENTS CHOICE OF SONG(S) – time for the student to sing a song of their choice, accompanied by the piano and with relevant feedback given at the end.

6.     QUESTIONS – time for the student to ask any occurring questions.

7.     QUESTIONAIRE – a small prepared questionnaire for the student to fill in, to allow me to improve and develop the lesson.

* Lesson plan can be altered to suit the student and length of the lesson.

YouTube Channel

This is a link to my YouTube Channel which has a collection of videos which showcase my musical abilities.

http://www.youtube.com/user/amandacharlesonmusic?feature=results_main

Musicians Union

This is a link to the Musicians Union website, this is a benefical union to join when setting up a Vocal Lessons as it works as a extremely good networking aid.

http://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/

Carrying Out Vocal Lesson

Today I carried out a vocal lesson and recorded it for evidence. The student was a 19 year old girl who has some previous singng experience. I taught a various amount of vocal exercises for different purposes and also allowed her to sing a song of her choice and gave her relevant feedback.

Additionally I gave the student a questionaire to fill out to improve and develop my vocal lessons for the future.

Poster

This is a poster I have created and handed out to shops/schools and community centres in my area.

Networking

This is a link to Liverpool Sound City, a range of festivals/conferences which have a countless number of networking oppertunites for musicians within the Creatives Industries.

http://www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk/

Website

This is a link to my website I have created to advertise my Vocal Lessons online.

http://amandavocaltuition.webstarts.com/index.html

Funding/Finance Information

Below are links to the funding/ finance information researched for the development stage of my portfolio.

http://www.creativescotland.com/investment/talentdevelopment/professionaldevelopment

http://www.bankofscotlandbusiness.co.uk/business-finance/business-loans

Video of First Gig

This is a link to my first college gig, a cover of 'Only Girl In The World' by Rihanna.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1bDEK8MNrs

Live Performance

This is a picture from my first college gig in the Cafe Continental, Gourock. This shows my ability to perform a 5 song set well and it also shows I can work well with other musicians.

Business Cards

26/04/2012

This is a template of my Business Cards which will be used to advertise my Vocal Tuition.

 I will be handing these cards out to local schools and shops to enhance the publicity of my Vocal Lessons.