Masterclasses for Singers

1. Basic marketing for singers

Learn how to design posters and flyers, how to use social media to market yourself to audiences, and other promotion techniques.

You’re a great singer. But you need a bigger audience.

Learn how to market yourself. Nailing an eye-catching poster or flyer, and share-able digital content like short videos, will get your gigs a bigger audience.

Aneesa will cover the basics including how to use Canva for posters and flyers, and how to harness Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

2. Choral arranging

Learn how to arrange songs for choirs of adults, children or young people

There’s this wonderful song you’d like a choir to sing. But you can’t find an arrangement that fits the voices in the choir.

Learn the secrets to successful choral arranging. Aneesa has arranged hundreds of songs for her choirs over the years, all performed to appreciative audiences. She will teach you how to approach lyrics, melodies, harmonies and simple and complex arrangements, for different combinations of voices. She will also teach you how to use music software such as Musescore and GarageBand.

3. How to record voice parts for choirs & singers

Learn how to record voice parts so that everyone can learn their piece.

Recording voice parts for choirs requires resilience, patience and skill.

Aneesa will teach you about equipment, software and techniques so that you can edit parts on music software such as GarageBand. This is a great masterclass if you’re a beginner with GarageBand and need to learn how to set up tracks, record and import melody lines, adjust dynamics and how to do precision editing.

4. Inclusion and diversity

Learn how to run groups and create performances that are inclusive of people with disabilities, the LGBTQNI+ community, and people of all backgrounds and identities.

Including people of all backgrounds and identities in your choirs, groups and performances, strengthens community and understanding. When we sing together, we connect to each other.

Aneesa has been the Musical Director of Brighton’s Rainbow Chorus, a community choir for LGBTQNI+ people, since 2012. She holds a qualification in British Sign Language. And she’s a proud British Asian Muslim.

In this masterclass you will learn how to support English songs with sign-language in your performances, how to support minority communities by showcasing talent and increasing visibility, and how to be a visible ally to minority communities.

5. Performer preparation masterclass

You’ve done 121 coaching with Aneesa or have some of the basics nailed. Now you want to take your performance to the next level.

Take your performance to the next level. You already have some experience at performing. But you want to use your voice and physical presence more effectively, connect to your audience, and leave them wowed.

This masterclass covers mindset, planning, image, preparation, practice, learning lyrics, creating a set list, leading a band, intros and outros, and pulling off the performance itself.

6. Songwriting masterclass

Learn how to write and arrange your very own songs

Aneesa unlocks the secrets to writing your own songs. Aneesa has released many original songs that have entertained audiences and delighted fans.

She says, ‘When you know the story you want to tell, the rest starts to flow. Writing a great song is absolutely possible.’

In this masterclass, Aneesa introduces you to song structure, including choruses, verses, hooks and bridges; how to arrange parts for band musicians and soloists; how to write harmonies for backing vocalists; and how to write melodies and improve lyrics.

7. How to conduct choirs

Learn how to conduct singers who can’t read sheet music as well as those who can, improve the clarity of your conducting style, and how to bring out the best in your singers.

You want to learn how to create a fantastic sound with your choir.

Aneesa first conducted a choir when she was at university and has been conducting community choirs for nearly fifteen years. Her choirs give impressive performances and the members have a lot of fun. A recent reviewer of a Rainbow Chorus performance said:

In this masterclass, Aneesa will cover:

Conducting style

Teaching songs to singers who can read music as well as to those who can’t

Conducting songs with many parts including SSA, SAB, SSAATTBB

Simple time signatures such as 3/4 and 4/4 as well as more complex time signatures like 5/4 and 7/8

How to explain complex rhythms and melodies to singers

How to create a fantastic sound.