Precollege Programs: Vocal Intensive

Achieve personal vocal growth by learning a healthy vocal technique!

Grades 9–12

Have fun working on solos and groups songs, playing theater games, and participating in master classes and lively discussions about style and performance techniques

Discover how to be an engaging, dynamic performer

Learn about phrasing, expression, interpretation, dynamics, vowel color, diction and tone quality

Understand how to approach a song from the basic learning stages—accuracy of notes and rhythms—through to a polished, thoughtful, and musical performance of the song

Explore vocal technique by doing a variety of exercises designed to tone and strengthen your voice and help you reach your full and true potential

Emerge with a true sense of your own vocal possibilities, musicianship, style, and artistry

Typical Day - 2024

9:30 – 10:15am

Vocal Technique

We hit the ground running daily with a 45 minute to an hour group vocal warm-up and technique session that includes upper body stretching and breathing exercises.

10:15am – 12:00pm

Performance and Music Practice/Technique

Each day we will delve into any combination of the following:

Music theory: notation, theory practice sheets;
Rhythmic and harmonic exercises/games, conducting, beginning sight reading;
Approaching your song: learning what every mark on the page means;
Discuss and learn about different singing styles and analyze popular singing artist’s voices and performing styles;
Musical Bag of Knowledge: over 65 musical ideas and terms will be introduced and discussed daily and you will practice these throughout the session. Your bag, which will be filled with an immense amount of musical knowledge, will be yours to keep and use as you pursue your singing!

12:00 – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00 – 3:30pm

Solo/Group Singing

Warm-ups and stretching;
Solo song learning and coaching - incorporate techniques learned in morning session as you work on solo pieces both with the instructor and in master class style;
Work on group songs;
Various lectures/discussions apropos to imminent vocal needs of students.

Program Details

YTH 9351 / Vocal Intensive
Session II: July 14 – July 25, 2025
Monday – Friday, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm (10 sessions)

Vocal Intensive 2024

Directed and edited by Alex Dognin (2024 Filmmaking Institute student); Camera Work by Jordan Perez (2024 Filmmaking Institute student) and J. P. Morgan (Filmmaking Institute Lead Instructor). Full credits can be found at the end of the video.