What Makes The Powell Method Different?

With The Powell Method, singers don't just get classical (also called "legit") technique alone.  Additionally, singers don't just study contemporary techniques. Legit is a vital technique to learn and master but it is merely the beginning of the versatility of the human voice.  Singers interested in singing genres such as pop, country, rock, R&B, musical theatre, jazz, and gospel need both a solid foundation of legit as well as a variety of contemporary techniques which go beyond the limits of legit.  The Powell Method offers singers all of these valuable tools under the instruction of a professionally certified Powell Method Instructor. 

Students of The Powell Method start with a legit foundation and then move on to the two contemporary techniques of belt & mix.  Once the three techniques have been learned, students will begin studying the genres of musical theatre, country, rock, pop, jazz, gospel, and R&B.  Then students have the opportunity to select a genre on which to focus their studies and they begin to hone their craft in that genre.  All throughout lessons, students will gain vocal health tools to prevent loss of voice, nodules, and soreness.  Plus, students will also learn how to connect emotionally and communicate the story of their songs.

The Powell Method is Simple but Effective

It is completely unnecessary to try and impress singers with confusing vocal mumbo-jumbo in order to teach them how to sing.  There are tons of methods out there that make singing way too complicated.  The Powell Method is simple to learn so students not only learn quickly but they also actually understand what is being taught.  Hear what these students had to say:

"All my years of singing I have had difficulty finding my vibrato. Within one session, I was already hearing it a little, thanks to The Powell Method! The explanations make sense to me, and it's easier than ever to sing. The Powell Method is worth every second of my time!" -Breanna O.

"I find The Powell Method to be helpful even though I've had years of extensive training. The exercises are simple enough for the beginner and challenging enough for the more advanced." -Natalie B.

Can Anyone Learn to Sing?The most common piece of feedback CPMIs receive is how easy The Powell Method is to learn. Sometimes people ask if they have to audition to study The Powell Method. The answer is always no—the job of a CPMI is to teach singing, not to be surrounded by people that can already sing. Many people believe that unless they are born with the ability to sing it is not possible to become a singer. Others don’t become singers because they believe they are too old to learn how to sing. These are myths. The truth is that natural ability and age are not even factors; all that is required to learn to sing is the ability to listen, a sense of awareness of the body, and a commitment to practice. And no prior singing experience or musical knowledge is required. Many students (of various ages) who referred to themselves as “tone deaf” or having “a horrible voice” were proud to call themselves singers within months of studying The Powell Method.

Singing is not like playing the piano where every time you press a certain key it sounds exactly the same; there are no keys or buttons to press with the voice. In order to develop good singing skills, the first step is to be able to develop good listening skills. Then, it is possible to learn how to translate that listening into producing beautiful sounds. Some people find it challenging to listen to and match pitch. This is correctable with practice and patience. The ear has to be trained to listen closely in order for the voice to match what is being heard.