One hour
Half an hour of vocalising and half an hour applying it to your piece.
Lesson programmes
One technique, your path
One-to-one lessons for beginners, choristers, professional singers and people who work with their voice. Online from any country or in person in Barcelona.
“Studying vocal technique has no age or academic limits: only the dream of improving the way you sing.”Carmen Moreno
01 · From scratch
Introduction to vocal technique
For anyone who wants to learn the basics of singing and apply them to their repertoire from the start.
What you will learn
- Abdominal breathing: the movement of the rib and abdominal muscles that creates the support pressure for sustaining phrases, long notes and high notes.
- Jaw protrusion and movement, and the work of the facial and lip muscles involved in the projection, colour and placement of the sound.
- A milestone: placing the sound on the vomer, to produce a resonant, free and bright tone.
Everything is worked on during the vocalise, carefully observing how each interval is executed, because they are the same intervals you will later sing in the pieces. “Once technical skill is developed, inner feeling is empowered and gives the piece a personal, unique character.”
02 · Choirs
Technical coaching for choristers
For choir singers who need technical help to study and prepare the pieces their group is rehearsing.
Carmen has conducted choirs since 1999 and has always trained each chorister “with the same technique and vocal quality required of a soloist at a conservatoire”. In these lessons you bring your score and work together on the passages you find hard: tuning your line, leaps, long notes and entries.
- Keep your line in tune while listening to the other voices.
- Solve the difficult intervals in your choir’s repertoire.
- Enjoy a choral experience that is “rewarding and great fun”.
03 · Soloists
Coaching for professional singers
For classical professionals and advanced students striving to keep improving, who want to correct “unwanted results”, whether or not they know the cause.
Pinpoint
Which technical details you already master and what causes the problems you describe.
Select
The exercises with the intervals that correct that cause.
Apply and check
Carry the understanding over to the same intervals in the piece and check how far it has come.
Sometimes a well-supported vocalise is enough. At other times the goal is to explore more vocal possibilities and secure your range and tessitura, without going beyond your own natural limits.
Also for contemporary music
Pop and contemporary performers
The technical foundation is the same as in classical singing. To stay true to the style, the lip corners are not kept as close and support pressure is less demanding: with good use of the rib muscles, the performer keeps their phrasing. If they later want to move into classical singing, they just add those details.
04 · Working voice
The voice as a working tool
For teachers, broadcasters and other professionals who talk all day and need to understand the technical basics that keep their vocal apparatus healthy.
You will learn abdominal breathing and the movements of protrusion and sound placement. That way your voice carries without straining the vocal folds, and you reach the end of the day without fatigue or hoarseness.
Request this programmeFormats
At the pace you need
Lessons can be intensive or spread out. Day and time are agreed with Carmen according to both your availabilities.
Ninety minutes
More time to vocalise calmly and take the work into a piece.
Once or twice a week
Monthly follow-up with steady progress. The most popular option.
Open session
One Sunday afternoon (Spanish time), open to anyone who wants to take part, depending on requests received.
Schedule
Monday to Saturday, from 10:00. Sundays in special cases.
Where
Online from any country or in person in Barcelona.
Payment
Bank transfer or card. If you live outside the European Union, Carmen will give you options in your local currency.
Current fees and availability on request.
Before you start
Frequently asked questions
Not sure which programme to choose? Take the four-question test or write to Carmen and she’ll guide you.
What do I need for an online lesson?
A space where you can sing without disturbing anyone or being disturbed, a computer or tablet with a camera and microphone, and a stable connection. If you are working on a piece, have the score to hand: Carmen can also show it to you on screen.
Can I bring my own repertoire?
Yes, and it’s recommended. Technique is worked on in the vocalise and applied to the same intervals in the pieces you are singing.
Are there lessons for groups or whole choirs?
Besides the open Sunday session, Carmen has given vocal technique workshops for chamber groups and talks at community centres and libraries. Write to her to discuss your case.
What if I can’t make a lesson?
Let Carmen know in advance so you can find another date. She will tell you the specific terms for changes and cancellations when she confirms your lesson.
Your first lesson
Your voice already knows how to sing. Let’s show it how.
Tell Carmen what you want to sing and what you find difficult. She will suggest a starting point and a schedule that suits you, online or in Barcelona.