
Explore the foundations of singing by learning through sensations first, five minutes a day for four weeks, to build pitch and breath control and a singer's toolbox.
Unlock your singing potential by leveraging neuroplasticity and a self-guided practice system: design your space, attach new routines to existing habits, and use the singer's growth formula and toolbox.
Explore barrel breath, wall lean, and peppermint cues to deepen diaphragmatic breathing, note torso sides engagement, and learn how standing can affect breath control.
Develop a deeper singer's breath by moving through breathing positions—standing, folded over, and side expansions—focusing on back and rib expansion, nose in, mouth out, and transference of sensation.
Explore the singer's breath by lying down to relax the abdomen and expand the lungs, then practice transitioning to standing with a four-dimensional breath and color visualization.
Engage in warm air exhale and a sustained lip trill, explore larynx sensations in different positions, and recognize gradual practice and neurogenesis as keys to singing growth.
Practice a five-position breathing sequence—ground face up, ground face down, wall press, standing with arms extended, and standing—to develop freer inhalation and abdominal and back expansion.
Master deep diaphragmatic inhalation and full-body expansion across positions to support singing, then use three inhalations with the phrase 'the sky is blue, water is wet' to refine breath.
Develop diaphragmatic breathing and body awareness to support singing. Practice nose inhalations in floor, back, wall-lean poses; focus on inhalation before phrases and engage the abdominal muscles (appoggio) for power.
Guides a diaphragmatic warm-up and leg-driven breath support by training the kick-out lower abdominal muscle as the power source, using a backpack squat and the long s-h sound.
Practice deep, free inhalation and a strong s-h sound powered by the kickout abdominal muscle, using backpack and belt resistance to build controlled singing and record progress in your toolbox.
Develop deep nasal inhalations and free exhalations while training with a weighted backpack to engage the kick out muscle, using the long s sound and singer's toolbox for mindful reflection.
Develop breath control from ground to standing, prime the kickout muscle for singing, then use a straw to buzz for steady phonation while singing scales.
Warm up with nasal breaths and lung inflation, relax abdomen, then alternate between straw use and not singing, keeping the tongue against the back teeth to connect singing and speaking.
Warm up with deep breathing, posture, and straw singing to connect vowels, present to your instrument. Experiment with vowels a, e, o, oo on a pitch, and record your vowel.
Join straw vowel exercises with a backpack and belt to lower your center of gravity, activate the kick-out muscle, and treat the body as the instrument through free, easy singing.
Join a warm-up that blends breathing, straw vowels, and backpack weight to support phonation and build continuous air with precise tongue position; practice the sky is blue phrase.
Combine breath work, straw buzzing, and progressive posture from floor to standing, using a backpack and belt for resistance, to develop appoggio, breath support, and intentional action in singing.
Set a single intention to deepen breath and body awareness through posture shifts, straw vowel work, and backpack-weighted squats. Reflect on progress, trust your unique anatomy, and adapt with practice.
Lead your own vocal warm-up with straw buzzing, intentional vowel-to-cup transitions, and backpack-assisted squats to build breath control, resonance, and a low center of gravity for singing.
Start with a warm-up and a single intention to maximize inhalation before each sound. Use straw, a one-syllable word, and backpack weight to deepen breath and feel gravity in singing.
Develop intentional action through daily reflection and deliberate practice to advance singing. Singing is athletic first, academic second; move from mind to body with breath support, straw phonation, and articulation.
MASTER THE SINGER'S BREATH IN 5 MINUTES A DAY
Learn how to train your body with its unique history to breathe for better singing, in just 5 minutes a day of guided practice for 4 weeks. Taught by Edward Atkinson, internationally recognized and award winning teacher. Edward brings 3 university degrees and 20 years of experience leading choirs from all-volunteer to all-pro touring ensembles.
HOW THIS COURSE WORKS
For 4 weeks, practice for 5 minutes a day using the guided practice in this course. Follow along while paying careful attention.
That's it!
REQUIRED MATERIALS
A notebook
A straw
A backpack or bag
A belt
Something heavy (e.g. books!) to put in the backpack or bag
TESTIMONIALS
"It is so, so hard to find quality voice teachers online. Edward does a fantastic job of teaching, and explaining difficult concepts in a simple way. He's able to put himself in the students point of view, and has a very enjoyable way of teaching compared to most other "salesman" singing teachers. Would absolutely love more courses! 10/10"
Nikolai Fredriksen, Student
“Edward’s humor and personable character gives way to a comfortable and productive environment in which to create music.”
Brandon Pafford, Piano Instructor, Houston's First School of Fine Arts
“Edward has a beautiful tenor voice. His musical skills are impressive as well as his ability to connect dramatically with text. As a colleague, Edward is hard working, generous, and outgoing and he is well liked and respected by his peers as well as others with whom he works. I am happy to give Edward my enthusiastic recommendation as a singer, as a musician, as a teacher, and as a human being.”
Patricia Havranek, Associate Professor of Music, Jacobs School of Music
I would say that whoever ends up working with Edward is lucky, but it's more than that. Whoever ends up working with Edward, colleague or student, is changed. They are changed as people for the better.”
Summer Aebker, Lecturer of Voice, Ohio Northern University