Certificates are given by Certified CoreSinging® Teachers or Trainers to those students who can demonstrate their ease and ability in using the skills associated with CoreSinging®. Certification can commence at any age acceptable to the teacher. The skills involved include: ability to focus, explore and enjoy different approaches to text and music, use of language that promotes learning, singing and performing, ability to improvise and use imagination, efficient approach to practice, and ease of performance. There are four student levels as outlined below. Complete details can be obtained from your teacher.
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Level I
Learning to Focus
Easy Qigong exercises
Improvisation with conversation, sounds used in everyday speech, playing with sound and rhythm, free movement with music.
Tuning in to the body
Awareness of the sound around us
Simple concepts of Dynamic Balance
Learning the energy of language and thoughts as they relate to singing
How to practice/play at home
Approaches to performance
Level II
Continuation and expansion of Level I
Added Qigong exercises
More specific work with Dynamic Balance
Breathing and energy
Breath and sound
Rhythmic improvisation
Playing with melody and short scales
Simple improvisation to chords and melodies
Simple melodic improvisation to texts
Directions for practice/play at home
Performance of "your song"
"Public" performance in group sessions
Level III
Continuation and expansion of the exercises of Levels I and II
Further development using Qigong, TaiChi (or similar disciplines), study of another musical instrument, other self-development tools
Continue and expand work with dynamic balance and movement
Additional work with breath.
Creative use of scales, arpeggios and musical motifs
Drawing the music
Use of mime
Public performance (in group sessions)
Level IV
Continuation and expansion of Levels I, II, III
Qigong, Taichi or other similar exercises
Continued self-development
Breathing techniques from Eastern practices
Understands how to practice/play
Able to play with words and melody of music
Enjoys improvisation
Able to sing without self-criticism
Takes co-responsibility for each lesson
Understands the concept and use of space
Understands simple concepts of energy work
Self-sufficient in learning and practice
Enjoys a variety of styles of music
Performs easily in front of/or with groups
