Voice Training Classes to Boost Versatility

This course aims to prepare your voice to render diverse vocal techniques and styles. To become a versatile singer, your voice should be agile and flexible. You have to develop a good vocal range and also the ability to render the various vocal improvizations and modulations such as gamak, meend, etc. 

Also, different musical genres require different ways of projecting the voice. For example, Qawwali demands very bold and strong voice projection while Ghazal touches upon myriads of tender emotions.

This course will help the students prepare their voices in such a way that they will be able to use their voices to the best of their ability while singing multiple musical genres. Your mentor Dr. Shruti Sargam will use songs from different genres as the medium to inculcate the following voice culture regime -

• Breath control is fundamental to singing. You will learn exercises to develop good breath control such as diaphragmatic breathing which is essential to hold a note. 

• Regular Vocal warm-up exercises including scales, arpeggios, and "Alankaars" will be used for vocal strengthening and range enhancement.

• Pitch accuracy, intonation, vocal projection, and improvisation skills will be taught.

• Useful techniques to bring emotions in singing will be shared.

• Sargam behind the key phrases will be explained to help students decode complex compositions with ease.

• Regular listening and feedback sessions to ensure progress and timely completion of each music piece.

About the Teacher

Dr. Shruti Sargam is a trained Ghazal and Sufi singer. Born in an illustrious lineage of Dhrupad vocalists from the Darbhanga tradition, she was privileged to grow up in a musically rich atmosphere where she explored different genres of music.

Specializing in Ghazal singing, Shruti has completed "Sangeet Shiromani" from the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi. She also holds a Senior Diploma in Hindustani Classical Vocal music from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad.

She has performed live across India in numerous stage shows. She was the guest artist on the popular weekly show, “Shukra hai Shukravar hai” on AIR FM Rainbow. She was awarded "Sur Sartaj" in 2012. A versatile singer with varied experience in the music industry, she has lent her voice to various radio and TV jingles like Mega Cabs, Discovery Channel’s Incredible India Campaign, Tupperware, Big Bazaar, and Dabur Gulabari, to name a few.