Jazz crooning

About this course

Participants study the easy-listening and crooning styles associated with singers including Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee and Dean Martin. The course explores breathing, projection, vocal styling, song form and arrangements, alongside swing, Latin and ballad feels. Teaching combines tutor demonstrations and recordings with group song learning and individual singing supported by a piano accompanist. Participants work on counting in songs at an appropriate tempo and time feel, and on terminology used when communicating with an accompanist.

What you'll learn

• Apply breathing, projection and stylistic techniques to jazz singing
• Recognise and perform swing, Latin and ballad feels
• Identify song forms and communicate effectively about arrangements with an accompanist
• Sing a selected arrangement in a suitable key with live piano accompaniment
• Expand a repertoire of classic jazz songs

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for improver-level singers who can sing in tune and in time. It involves learning songs in a group, singing individually with piano accompaniment and preparing songs for performance, so participants should be willing to sing solo.

• Accurate singing in tune and in time is essential
• Individual singing with a piano accompanist forms part of the course
• Participants should be prepared to learn songs for performance

Before you go

• The tutor supplies everything needed for the course.