The 1-year course is currently available in Copenhagen and Online.
At the moment we do not know yet when the 1 year will be conducted in Oslo, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Vienna and Zurich.

1 Year, “LIVE AT CVI = IRL in CPH”

This course will be entirely in real life (IRL) teaching at the Complete Vocal Institute, where singers travel to Copenhagen (meet up physically) for all 6 seminars and have regular live teaching, as we have always conducted earlier.

1 Year, Online

The other 1-year course is entirely Online (seminar 1- 6).

This means that the singer does not need to travel at all.

Our Online teaching works very well and resemble teaching as usual from CVI, just through a screen. We still create the possibility for great singing, great teaching, having discussions and sharing thoughts online. It is a great way for all to continue learning and teaching in a safe environment. We have already run full seminars online for the 3-year education, and everyone who tried it have responded overwhelmingly positively to it. All the subjects on the schedule work well online, and we will teach “live” online.

Please note that the course will follow CET time (Central European Standard Time).

1 Year, HYBRID

Teams conducted entirely as a hybrid, being both an IRL course as well as an online course. The participants can decide if they want to attend the course fully online or IRL for every seminar, or mix of both (IRL & online), offering flexibility and convenience.

Please note that the course will follow CET time (Central European Standard Time).

Contact Info

Contact Michelle directly at info@shout.dk for any question regarding the course

CVI Copenhagen
Kompagnistræde 32 A • 1208 Copenhagen K • Denmark

DK-1208

Mail: office@shout.dk
Phone: +45 33 32 77 24
Fax: + 45 33 32 77 25

The course fee within Denmark is DKK 43.570 / € 5838
The course fee outside Denmark is DKK 45.505 / € 6098

A deposit of 25 % of the full course fee is to be paid within 2 weeks after you receive your invoice. Please read our standard terms.

You can make an installment plan when the deposit of 25% is paid:
There are 3 different payment options to choose between (A, B & C);
A: The rest tuition fee 75% . Pay full course fee 2 weeks before start and get a Discount (Denmark: DKK 2.000 / € 270 | Outside: DKK 1.000 KR / € 135)
B: The rest tuition fee 75% Payment in 3 installments: 1/9; 1/1; 1/4
C: The rest tuition fee 75% Payment in 8 installments: 1/9-1/4

Minimum age limit is 18 years. To qualify for the course, it’s recommended that applicants have read and understood the book Complete Vocal Technique, but it’s not a must. Singers should prepare 3 songs (or parts of songs) for each seminar.

You will study with p to 10-12 international singers in your group.

The teachers are Authorised CVT Teachers and they will teach their specialist subject. Only highly qualified and experienced teachers of the highest professional standard will teach on the course.

The 1-year CVT Singer Education counts 20 ECTS-points for the full course.

Working hours per semester
Attending classes: 6 seminars x 3 days x 6 hours = 108 hours
Singing practice = 5 hours per week = 240 hours
Homework studying CVT = 5 hours per week = 240 hours
Total hours of study: 588 hours

Subjects per semester
Personal vocal development and education: 4 points
Musical and artistic approach to singing: 6 points
Training auditive analysis, recognition of singing techniques: 4 points
Solving common technical vocal issues and problems i.e. hoarseness, prevention of problems, and emergency aid: 2 points
Different learning types their practical application: 2 points
Music business related issues and exchanging of experience: 2 points
Please note that your specific institute of education must approve these points.

Please note that your specific institute of education must approve these points.

ECTS coordinator: Susanne Meyer, susanne@shout.dk

The course language is English.

This mean that you should be able to both understand and communicate in English, as well as having the ability to receive teaching in a professional language.

If not complying with the above mentioned, we recommend:

1. An intensive English course before starting your education.
2. The possibility to bring along an interpreter for the entire course.

The 1-year CVT Singer Course is aimed at singers who wish to improve their singing skills. The course is open to singers from all genres of music. On completion of the course, the participants will have achieved a higher professional level of singing ability. Improvement of the individual singer’s technical and artistic development will be the primary goal of this course.

The components of the course

• Personal vocal development
• Solving one’s own and other singers’ common technical vocal issues
• Different teaching methods and their psychology and practical application
• Training auditive analysis, recognition of singing techniques and common issues.
• Stydying of vocal problems i.e. hoarseness, prevention of problems, and emergency aid.
• Musical and artistic approach to singing
• Music business related issues and exchanging of experience

The course will be taught in groups in an atmosphere of openness and trust. Participants will share in-depth knowledge about the learning processes, and artistic strengths and weaknesses of the other participants. The course is intense and efficient, and it will enable the individual singer to use his or her skills immediately after completion.

Personal vocal development
Focus will be on the individual singer’s technical as well as artistic development. Each singer will acquire thorough knowledge of his/ her own voice, and will be able to realize the potential of his/ her voice, as well as dealing with issues.

Solving common vocal issues
Study of singing technique includes the use of The Three Overall Principles, and the four modes Neutral, Curbing, Edge, and Overdrive, in singing as well as speaking. Working with sound colour and effects will be included. Emphasis is put on self-study. Participants should decide on areas they wish to work with, how this is done and which results they wish to achieve. A plan will be produced during the course. Different learning methods and practical application How to practise, muscle memory, parameters for defining notes, ready-and-able skills, and centering will be introduced and discussed.

Training auditive analysis, recognition and use of singing techniques
It is important that singers are able to recognize the various modes used live and on recordings in order to achieve a desired sound.

Studying for vocal problems i.e. hoarseness, prevention and emergency aid
Identifying and solving hoarseness, nodules, irregular mucus excretion, and throat constriction. Training prevention and cure.

Musical and artistic approach to singing
The singer’s technique should facilitate the message. Therefore, working on expression and performance is central to the course. Included will be work with intonation, improvisation, phrasing, and other means of expressions.

Music business related issues
The course will include discussions on business related subjects, in order to enable the participants to navigate in the artistic and the commercial parts of the business. Topics such reviews, and ambitions.

The course
Emphasis will be put on the participants’ individual vocal work. Participants will study singing theory and methods in detail:

• Support. Working with supporting muscles, understanding the very backbone of support, different sensations of support, support training, understanding the necessary energy needed, detailed study of using support.
• Anatomical and physiological study of the vocal organs, the importance of having unhindered vocal cords.
• Detailed study of pronunciation and the importance hereof.
• Principles for completing a note and for various attacks.
• Study of different volumes and safe methods of producing them.
• The Three Overall Principles
• Theoretical and practical study of range and types of voice.
• Principles of intonation.
• The importance of physical exercise and introduction to the 4 vocal modes: Neutral, Curbing, Overdrive, and Edge. In-depth exposition of these modes in connection with pitch, sound colour, volume and vowels. Transitions between the modes giving the participants general overview of the modes.
• The modes in different singing styles. Modes related to different musical genres. Combined with the different types of sound colour, this serves practise better recognition and understanding of the potential of the voice.
• Exposition of sound colour and the importance of the vocal tract, specifically the possibilities of epiglottis funnel and adjustments of the larynx, the tongue, the mouth, the palate, and the nasal passage. Furthermore, various sounds will be combined in order for the participants to get a full overview of the possibilities of sound colour.
• Microphone technique (optional).
• Study of various effects in theory and practice: distortion (sounding hoarse without being hoarse), growling, vocal breaks, air added to the voice, screams, creak, creaking, vibrato, and ornamentation technique.
• Introduction to interpretation and performance. Solving of difficulties in hearing your own voice and the pratical challenges of singing. The differences in using the modes in acoustic singing, studio singing and live singing. We will focus on the artistic resources and limitations of the individual participant, and support him/ her in finding his/ her identity as a singer.

Study groups
All participants are encouraged to form groups for the duration of the course. Working in study groups will help all singers in pracitising and developing.

Methods
The course will combine work on practical singing technique with theoretical lectures. Included will be exercises in solo singing, as well as singing with others. Working in groups will be oriented towards process as well as result, and theory will relate to the techniques and exercises worked on in the group. From the start of the course onwards, the participants will be singers as well as audience in the group.

Talks, introductions, discussions
Classes will include talks about theory of singing, and the participants will also be able to put theory into practice. Various subjects the participants feel should be included will be introduced and discussed.

Pianist
A pianist will be present for accompaniment during certain parts of the course.

Evaluation during the course
All subjects will be evaluated and adjusted according to these evaluations, as well as according to the individual participant’s abilities.

Auditive analysis
Auditive analysis will be introduced during the class as singing exercises recorded on CD as well as a via live performances.

Preparation for seminars
Singers should prepare 3 songs (or parts of songs) for each seminar.

Graduation concert
There will be a graduation concert during the 6th seminar at a venue in the city where the course has taken place.

Info about the sign up procedure

If you wish to sign up, we will ask you to complete an online application form. The form will ask you to enter information about your education, singing history etc.

Our admission team will soon contact you to let you know if you are accepted to the course. You can also contact us at info@shout.dk for any questions regarding the course.

The sign-up form is not financially binding until you have confirmed your spot at the course by email. The admission board will first send you an acceptance letter giving you some time to confirm on  email if you wish to accept the spot at the course.

Our sign up form is also to make sure we as a company follow EU’s personal data law (GDPR).

GDPR is a set of data protection rules for all companies operating in the EU and all personal data must be processed in a lawful and transparent way to make sure every person’s data is handled with care and protected properly. This means that we as a company must ask you for your consent to keep your contact details and information you share with us.

Problems with sign up

Should you experience problems with the sign up please try and fill in all the boxes with small stars (eg. Name: *). Make sure the music/ singing files you try to attach(recordings) are mp3 or mp4 format. For videos or other bigger music files you can send these to info@shout.dk by using wetransfer.com (or other provider) and make the sign up without the attached files.