DB VOCAL WORKSHOP

Are you ready to take your singing career from amateur to PRO?

DavidB is a singer, songwriter, and vocal coach with a passion for helping others reach their full vocal potential.

His approach to coaching is centred on empowering his students to embrace their unique voices and unlock their full potential, and he is committed to helping each student achieve their individual goals.

Whether you're an aspiring vocalist looking to hone your technique or a seasoned performer seeking to take your skills to the next level, David's expertise and passion for the art of vocals make him an exceptional coach and mentor.

When DavidB is not teaching, he is a recording and performing artist with 3 solo EPs to his name.

Check out his music here.

Ways to work with me

Are you an aspiring singer wanting to enter a singing competition?

Are you passionate worshipper ready to join your church choir, but want to make sure you are vocal skills are top notch?

Or perhaps you just enjoy singing for your own pleasure but want to improve your breathing, tone and technique?

I'm excited to be bringing you 3 new ways you can work with me from June!

There is something to suit every person and budget:

DB 8-Week Vocal Academy

STARTS 13th AUGUST

8 weeks
Group Coaching
Virtual Training and Exercises

₦‎70,000

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DB Athlete Community

STARTS 26th AUGUST

DB Vocal Athlete Community
Monthly Membership
Access to new training videos every month
Exercises to improve your vocal skills

₦‎7,500/ per month

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Practice along with DavidB

Warm Ups
Riffs & Runs
Breath Management
Ear Training
Vocal Registers

Buy each training separately or as a bundle

₦‎9,999

per video

or ₦‎39,999 for all 5 videos

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Want to work with DavidB on

a 1-2-1 basis?

- Sessions are tailored to you: We agree on your goals and set milestones.

- Awareness: My job as your coach is to give you as many lightbulb moments as possible, expose you to the numerous possibilities of your voice, and foster a solid understanding of the “why?”

- Application It’s one thing to have the knowledge; it’s another to apply it. I’ll teach you how to apply all the techniques, you’ve been exposed to, in a myriad of scenarios. Basically help you make sense of all the theory in the reality of performing/recording a song.

- Control: You’ve now acquired so much knowledge and possess the adequate tools necessary for application, but control is what makes you THE ARTIST.

Can you turn on & off technique on demand, based on your taste and how you’re feeling? I’ll help you with mastering that!

My greatest mission at the end of it all, is to help you understand you as a vocalist, give you the freedom to make choices you want, and boost your vocal confidence.

Practice Along With DB

These are literally what the name says.

You get to practise along with me in 5 different areas.

Because I know you’re watching, I’ll also explain what I’m doing and what the intended outcome is.

The 5 areas

Warmups

I’m sure you’ve heard how important it is to warm up. But what should you be doing and for how long? You’ll see me do a variety of warm up exercises through a variety of keys in my vocal range. Although this is an essential routine for every serious vocalist, I understand how boring it can be. My mission is to make it as exciting as possible and less lonely as we’ll be doing it together.

Registrations

Smooth transitions between vocal registers is a highly coveted skill. In this video, I’ll cover a number of exercises to help build the bridge between your chest voice and head voice. Flexibility in this area is key for more freedom in singing so let’s work on it together. Because our ranges are different, I’ll work through a variety of keys to suit as many singers as possible.

Riffs and Runs

Everyone, well most people, strongly desire the ability to do riffs and runs and contrary to popular belief, every singer can learn to do riffs and runs in my opinion. I’ll go over a number of exercises, from simple to complex, to help work on your agility and flexibility in moving through a sequence of notes. Again, training can feel overwhelming and daunting but we’re doing it together so you won’t feel alone.

Ear Training

Your ears are super vital for this singing thing. Let’s work on our relative pitch together. I’ll talk you through and show you some basic music theory concepts that will help you with training your ears. If you’re consistent with the exercises in this video, you’ll become better at identifying notes when you hear them. This is a game changer because now, you won’t only sound good, you’ll also know what you’re doing - such a major flex!

Breathing

The engine of the vocal machine! Let’s build and expand on our inhalation and exhalation capacities together. Learn to sustain notes properly and effortlessly by engaging the relevant breathing muscles.

An athlete needs consistent training and you’re no different. These videos are to help and motivate you to practise very often without you feeling like you’re all on your own! If you’re consistent with these, the changes and improvements in your singing will be evident.

8 Week Vocal Bootcamp

So you attended my workshop and you learnt so much! That was just the surface as there’s only so much we can cover in 2 hours right?

This Bootcamp is designed to go more in-depth in specific aspects of singing.

7 topics will be taught and discussed in detail over 7 sessions (one per week).

In the 8th session, we’ll be wrapping up by putting all the different pieces together.

The general format of the Bootcamp is as follows:

lecture
practical exercises
assignment/assessment (to be submitted latest 24 hours before the next session)

Here’s a breakdown of what will be covered in the 8 weeks:

Week 1

Vocal Warmups

how to create your own warmups
SOVTEs
vocal health and voice care maintenance

Breath management

How should we breathe for singing?
Exercises to manage inhalation and exhalation
Sentence breathing using songs as case study

Week 2

Week 3

Dynamics/Colours in Singing

Vibrato/Straight tone
Larynx Positioning
Soft Palate work
Trills
Volume control
Song case study

Vocal Registrations

Chest/Head/Mixed Voice
Abduction/Adduction work
Song case study

Week 4

Week 5

Music Theory for Singers

Notes in Music and how to identify them
Intervals; accidentals
Scales (major, minor, pentatonic, chromatic
Relative Pitch Building

Vocal Agility

Exercises to help build speed
breaking down riffs and runs
system to create your own melodic sequences and patterns

Week 6

Week 7

Vocal analysis

vocal anatomy
how to analyse the voice
song/performance case study

piecing it all together
Q&A
final assessment/quiz

Week 8

DB Vocal Athlete Community

If you’re serious about your singing then you SHOULD have a vocal coach! Most people think that they only need a vocal coach when they want to acquire knowledge on a particular subject/aspect of singing. The truth is, having a vocal coach is so much more than that. Just having someone that you’re consistently accountable to is immensely beneficial to your overall growth as a singer. Someone to act as a mentor and care for your mental and emotional needs as a singer as well as your voice itself, is invaluable to your artistry.

This is the thing though, not many are able to have a vocal coach on a retainer because it isn’t cheap!! So one way around this is to join my Vocal Athlete Community. You get to meet with me as your vocal coach at least twice a month (one in a group setting and then one personal check in call with me). You will have access to training materials, you’ll be able to ask your questions and get answers regularly. You will be in the company of other likeminded vocalists like yourself which is super helpful because let’s face it, the road to vocal greatness can feel lonely. You’ll also get free/discounted passes to workshops, boot camps, courses that I organise. I’ll basically be your vocal mentor and you won’t have to break the bank for it.