
Indetectingtwo
notesatonce
Concones50Lessons,
aclassicforvoicetraining.
Addyourfavoritetunes.
Itchecksyourpitch,givesyoueffectivepracticetools,andprovidesimmediatefeedback
onyourprogress.Designedspecificallyforvocalists,itsatuner,metronome,trainer,
accompanistandrecorder‒allinthepalmofyourhand.
Bringyourpersonalvocaltrainerwithyou.
Practiceharmonizing
Ms.AnnePeckham
VoiceDept.Chair
BerkleeCollegeofMusic
photobySusanWilson
TheVT-12hasallofmywarm-upsandvocalexercises
programmedintoit.Ithinkitsanindispensabletool
forvocaltrainingforteachersandstudentsalike.
TheVT-12'sbuilt-inmetronome
helpsyoupracticerhythmsatasteadypace.Youcan
usetheTapfeaturetosetthetempoquickly.
Listentothe12
programmedreferencenotesofthescaleandpractice
vocalizingthesamenotes.Thepitchindicatorlights
letyoucheckyourintonationvisually.
Theincludedinstruction
bookprovidestrainingoncorrectpostureandbreathing,
explainshowtovocalize,andalsohaspointersonhow
topracticewiththetracks.
Intune Outoftune
Learntosingcorrectly.
Trainyoursenseofpitch.
Improveyourtime.
Checkyourpitchwhileyousing.
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Practicelikeapro.
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Seeandheartheresults.
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Developinggoodintonationisanimportantskillforall
vocalists.ThetunerintheVT-12,designedspecifically
forthehumanvoice,detectspitchanddisplaysthenote
youresinging.Thenotenameilluminatesbrighterthe
closeryouaretothecorrectpitch,andgetsdimmerthe
fartherawayyouare,soyoucancheckyourpitchata
glance.
Dailypracticeisessentialforimprovement,butbasicdrillsarentalwaysfuntosing.
TheVT-12comesprogrammedwithavarietyofexercisesindifferentstyleswith
backingtracks,whichmakespracticingmoreenjoyable.
Developallyourmusicalskills.
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Whenyouplayabuilt-inpracticetrackorusersongontheVT-12,itautomaticallyrecords
yourvocalperformance.Soeverytimeyousing,yougetinstantfeedbackonyourprogress,
whichgivesyouarealsenseofyourimprovementandboostsyourmotivationaswell.
*Recordedvocalscannotbesaved.Assoonasyouplaythesamesong,itwilloverwritethepreviousrecording.
InChordmode,thepitchindicatorcandisplay
twonotesatoncesoyoucantuneintervals
andperfectharmonies.TheVT-12supports
bothequalandjusttemperamentsforperiod
musicandacappellasinging.
Concones50Lessons,Op.9forMediumVoiceistheworldstandardforvocalinstruction
inmodernandclassicalstyles.TheVT-12includesaccompanimentforall50etudes
forthosewhowanttobuildasolidfoundationinvocalperformance.
Youcanalsoconnectyourportableaudioplayerorotherdeviceand
recordyourfavoritesongsintotheV T-12.Teacherscanaddtheirown
exercisesforstudentstopracticeandstudentscanaddtheirown
musictosingwiththetuner.
*Copyright©2006byBerkleePress,www.berkleepress.comBERKLEEPRESSisatrademarkof
BerkleeCollegeofMusic,Inc.Usedwithpermission.AllRightsReserved.
Increasetheeffectivenessofyourpractice
bylooseningyourmusclesandbymaintaining
goodposture.
Exercise
Stretch
Warmyourvoicewith6Warm-uptracksforoptimalendurance
withoutvocalstrain.
Warm-up
StepsintheVocalWorkouts
Controlyourbreath,expandyourrange,anddevelopyourintonation.
Youcanimproveyourtechniquewith20tracksincludingrock,jazz,
andLatinindifferentvoiceranges.
Atried-and-truevocalmethod,
instructionbook,andavarietyofpractice
trackstosupportyourtraining.
TheVT-12comeswith"VocalWorkoutsfortheContemporary
Singer"publishedbyBerkleePress,apublishingactivityof
BerkleeCollegeofMusic‒oneoftheworldsmostprestigious
musicschools.Inadditiontobreathingtechniquesand
methodsforvocalimprovementprovidedinthebook,theVT-12
comeswithbackingtrackstoaccompanytheexercisesin
thebook.Withasolidcombinationoftheoryandapplication,
youcanworktowardimprovingyourvocalskillsandhave
funintheprocess.
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byBer k le e P re ss
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