Jazz Singing By Ear

Master a jazz standard and
scat solo in 10 weeks
Learn to sing jazz

without the theory-overwhelm

September 26th to December 4th, 2022

I know firsthand how intimidating and overwhelming singing jazz can be. There seem to be so many unwritten rules to follow that it feels impossible to know which notes to sing. You feel stuck and can’t figure out how to find the freedom and confidence to make a song your own, let alone improvise.

Instrumentalists are full of good advice, talking about scales and music theory. Unfortunately, that means very little to you, and you find it intimidating and overwhelming and are starting to doubt you can ever learn to sing jazz properly. You feel there is so much music and emotion inside you, but somehow you get lost when you let go, trying to express it.

You really want to improve, but you don’t know which steps to take as a singer to find the confidence and freedom you see others perform jazz on stage.

What if there is an easy to follow, bullet-proof way to

become the jazz singer and improviser

you dream to be?

  • Feel free and confident when singing and improvising jazz
  • Have clarity on how to learn a jazz standard and practice improvisation
  • Know how to swing and find notes that work
  • Know which songs suit you and how to find your keys on your own
  • Have your first jazz standard ready to sing at the next jam session
  • Sound like you when singing jazz and not like a copy of someone else
  • Know how to easily connect with your band and audience
  • Be ready and confident to go out and perform more
  • Having fun singing jazz on stage without feeling overwhelmed

introducing...

Jazz Singing by Ear

Master a jazz standard and

scat solo in 10 weeks


Learn to sing jazz

without the theory overwhelm

How can you truly make a jazz standard your own?

And feel free and confident with your scat?

  • You find jazz intimidating and don’t know what notes to sing
  • You want to find your own style when singing jazz and not sound like a copy of someone else
  • You lack confidence and feel overwhelmed when changing up a melody
  • You are not sure which notes are right when improvising
  • You usually sing pop/musical theater/classical and finally want to sound like a true jazz singer when singing standards
  • You are getting lost in the songs, the moment you try changing them up or scat and improvise
  • You are not sure what songs are right for you and which key to pick
REGISTER NOW

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN 10 WEEKS

MODULE 1
Picking Your Tune – Find out What Suits You

  • which jazz standards suit you
  • finding your key
  • how to learn a song the jazz way
  • creating your own chord charts

MODULE 3
Testing the Waters – Learning the Harmony and First Scat

  • how to recognize the form of your tune
  • learning the harmony by ear
  • singing your first scat

MODULE 2
Getting a Feel for It – Making the Melody Your Own

  • how to connect with the story of the lyric
  • exploring different tempos and feels
  • earning from great jazz singers before you

MODULE 4
Learning from the Greats Before Us & Making It Your Own

  • what to learn from the great instrumentalists
  • mapping out your solo
  • how to recognize, apply and create musical concepts for your own scat solo

Yes, you get to pick your own tune!

Don't just take my word for it...

“How knowledgeable you are, Heidi! It gave me the confidence to approach a musical career as a professional. In a way, you've made me more of a professional through this process.

I have something to teach because I've been taught so well. I can perform with more confidence, in my style because jazz is open to my interpretation with the foundation you've laid out in this course.

This is a thorough course on learning jazz by ear that will leave you equipped to perform a jazz standard as interpreted by yourself!

You'll understand the layout of the music and be able to talk about it with instrumentalists you work with. Free scatting will be easier with this knowledge. You'll easily learn some music theory even without lessons dedicated to theory. There's a lot of resources you'll use & learn about that will help you whether you're practicing alone or with a band." 

-- Cecile Kabura

“I love how Heidi communicates. She is clear and gives very good advice and good demonstrations. Thank you, Heidi, you're an amazing teacher"

-- Monica Benito

BONUSES

  • BONUS 1: Vocal Technique for the Jazz Singer Course

This course will take away the guesswork and give you exact steps on how to improve your voice. Don't let poor vocal technique hinder your creativity and self-expression!

  • BONUS 2: Jazz Singing Jump Start Mini Course (Honeysuckle Rose)

A mini course designed to get you started with your jazz singing quickly. Great to brush up on the tradition and essential tools you need to learn the style. Without needing to know any theory.

  • BONUS 3: How to Build a Unique Jazz Repertoire Master Class

Picking the right songs to sing and building a diverse, yet personal repertoire is the bread and butter of every jazz singer. Choosing your material is the first step to making a song your own. Find out which songs are right for you, easy to improvise on, great for jam sessions and make you sound authentic in the style even when you are a beginner.

Want more support?

Upgrade to the VIP and get additional support!

(Spaces are limited)

  • VIP ONLY #1:
    4 interactive Hot Seat Calls with Heidi

Benefit from Heidi's teaching and performance experience of over 25 years. She can dissect your voice and musical issues with laser sharp focus and give you exactly the steps you need to improve your voice and musicianship.

You need some vocal warm-ups? Want to check your keys? Need help with your scat? Get on a Hot Seat Call where you have a chance to ask her your questions in person! Get to pick Heidi's brain and get the support from her you need, to help you better achieve your goals and overcome challenges in your jazz singing. (Hot Seats are given first come, first served.) 

  • VIP ONLY #2:
    4 interactive Technique Q&A Calls
    with expert coach Christina

Every singer wants to sound their best. To make sure you do join the interactive group call with vocal coach Christina where you have a chance to get feedback on your vocal technique. You will get custom-made exercises that help you work exactly on what you need to focus on right now in your vocal development. Get personal feedback and help with applying vocal technique to your songs and improv.

  • VIP ONLY #3:
    Two Private Calls with Heidi
    (Vocal Assessment & Follow-Up)

Get your voice assessed before the course starts! This will help you get clear on the goals you want to set for yourself during the course. We will then follow-up in another call after you have completed the course to help you determine what steps are next for you based on the progress you have made.

  • Private vocal assessment with Heidi - find out exactly what tow work on in your voice before you start the course and set your goals with Heidi's help
  • Private Follow-Up Call with Heidi - get feedback on your progress and what steps you should take next in your jazz journey
  • VIP ONLY #4:
    Jazz Composer's & Their Songs Masterclass

Picking good repertoire is the bread and butter of any jazz singer. This master class will help you learn which composers to look out for. You will learn which songs make you stand out, play to your voice, and help you learn the jazz language faster. Fins out how to sound more authentic by simply knowing which tunes to pick by learning about the people who wrote them. (Goes live in October.)

  • VIP ONLY #5:
    Heidi's Awesome Jazz Library
    (Documentaries, Books & Playlists)

Need a place to start and want to know what the most influential vocal and instrumental recordings in jazz are? I have created playlists for you filled with hours of great jazz! Not only that, you also get my collection of the greatest jazz documentaries - with links ready to play on YouTube. So you can get started on binge-watching jazz history any time.

  • Heidi's essential vocal jazz playlist
  • Heidi's most important jazz instrumental playlist
  • Heidi's recommended jazz documentaries playlist

JOIN JAZZ SINGING BY EAR NOW

Choose the payment option that best suits you:

JAZZ SINGING BY EAR

REGULAR

€497

PAY IN FULL & SAVE

What does it include:

  • 1 Kick-Off Call (Sunday, Sep 25th )
  • 4 Q&A Calls (not interactive)
  • 4 Video Reviews Calls of the 3 videos the group can most learn from (not interactive)
  • Support from a team of experienced mentors 
  • 1 administrated Facebook group 
  • 1 Celebration Call (Sunday, December 4th) (interactive)
  • Video lessons & call replays
    (access until Jan 30th, 2023)

BONUSES include:

  • "Vocal Technique for the Jazz Singer Course"
  • "How to Build a Unique Jazz Repertoire" Masterclass (pre-recorded)
  • Jazz Singing Jump Start (mini course on a surprise jazz standard)
REGISTER NOW

JAZZ SINGING BY EAR

VIP

€997

PAY IN FULL & SAVE

Everything from the regular option PLUS:

  • 1 Vocal Assessment with Heidi to find out exactly what you need to work on and how to improve your technique
  • 4 interactive Hot Seat Calls with Heidi
  • 4 interactive Technique Q&A calls with Christina
  • 1 Follow-Up Call to check on your progress and the best steps are for you to continue becoming the jazz singer of your dreams
  • "Jazz Composer's & Their Songs" Masterclass (pre-recorded)
  • Heidi's Awesome Jazz Library

All prices include 20% VAT.
Payment methods accepted: PayPal and credit card.
Need help of have questions? Email us at info@heidikrenn.com.

Hi, I'm Heidi.

I am deeply passionate about jazz and helping you find your way to sing it with freedom and having fun doing it!

In this 10-week online training, I will teach you how to learn a jazz tune in an easy and practical way. You can apply this simple and tried process to any other tune and guarantee that you will sound authentic and true to yourself and the style.

In just a few weeks you will feel confident and free to sing your jazz tune with other musicians and safe to even improvise! All you need are your ears and a love for jazz singing. In jazz, we learn by doing - so be ready to take action!

For best results, be committed to invest about 25 min. a day into your craft. This time will consist of listening to music, practicing singing, training your ears and following the exercises laid out in the course. By the end you will have your first jazz standard and scat solo ready to sing at the next jam session.

This course is ideal for singers of all levels who want to learn a bulletproof way to feel self-assured and at ease in their jazz singing – on or off the stage. No prior musical training is necessary. You only need to be able to match pitch and sing a song without accompaniment.

These 10 weeks are more practical, easy and fun than my experience of 4 semesters in conservatory.

I have to say this course is priceless.

Since it was action drive course, a lot of inspirations gonna be posted in the Facebook group and you can get all the feedbacks, answers you want from Heidi and your accountability buddy.

Speaking of buddy, you can be friends with various genres, all levels of singers from all over the world. Not only that, you will find out how to sing jazz by just being yourself not just mimicking somebody else.

This is the course for every singer.

— Jekyll Joe

Times that work for

all schedules and time zones

The live coaching takes place from Monday, September 26th until Sunday, December 4th, 2022.

All lessons are pre-recorded. No need to attend live.

Video Reviews and Q&A Calls are not interactive. No need to attend live.

That way, you can take the courses at your own pace, regardless of what time zone you are in.

How does it work

Time is of the essence. To make sure you get the most learning out of Jazz Singing by Ear, Heidi aims to provide a schedule that works for you no matter which time zone you're in. Yet, she is making sure not to over-whelm you in the 10 weeks of coaching!

When are the lessons?

Every two weeks, on Monday, 10 AM CEST, you will get access to the new module videos on the course platform. These lessons are NOT live, but pre-recorded. You can then go through them in your own time.

In week 5 and 10 we will not release any new lesson, so you have a chance to catch up.

What about the Q&A Calls?

And the Video Reviews?

What happens after the 10 weeks of coaching?

What is a Hot Seat Call?

At the beginning of the week a Q&A post will go up in the Facebook group. Heidi will go live every other Monday to answer your most pressing questions, so you get additional support to the lesson material. All calls are added to the course platform, so you can watch them again later.

You are very much encouraged to post videos of your progress and get feedback from your peers. At the end of each module, Heidi will select 3 videos that she will discuss and review. She won't be looking for the best videos, but the ones she finds the group can most learn from. So, post your challenges, it will be rewarded.

You keep access to all lessons and call recordings until January 30th, 2023.

A Hot Seat Call is a two-hour group call where Heidi will answer as many questions from the participants as time allows. Participants have the chance to get on a "hot seat" with Heidi, where she answers individual questions. Hot Seats are given first come, first served.

What others have to say...

"The course was very well-structured and put together. Easy to understand and very confirming. It also taught me a lot of knowledge about jazz and where it came from. This course is a good and practical way to try out new things with your voice. Also, if you just want to know some more about jazz in general or how to approach to a tune...it is a great way to do so. Thank you for your commitment, Heidi. I had a lot of fun taking the course."

- Ina Rebhandl

"For Jazz aficionados and novices alike, I think it's a great way to know more and love more about jazz singing. The lessons are compact and full of practical tips and jazz knowledge. The best thing about the course was The deeper appreciation and understanding of Jazz and how to perform it."

- Odessa Patron

"This course is great because you can do the lessons in your own tempo and at home. Heidi is really experienced and knows what she's talking about. Even if it is an online seminar, you can always ask questions and even if I did not ask one, I read some questions and answers on Facebook and found them really helpful for me too.
Another pro for me was to "meet" so many singers from all over the world. To have the knowledge from a big group in one place is definitely a big plus!
"

- Beate Schmidt

"This is a wonderful course to take because Heidi really breaks things down into edible bites for us to try. Take notes. I can re-listen to things Heidi spoke to. There is a lot of information receive."

- Dana Reedy

"For beginners, this course builds a foundation for you about jazz. But if you already know a lot more about jazz, you could still pick up things in this course. It gives you a new point of view to see Jazz."

- Naomi Yu Kainzer

"If you are interested in jazz and how to approach a song in order to sing it and to improvise on it, you should try out this online course. Heidi offers some clear and structured instructions and you can then decide how fast or slow you proceed. The other singers that join the course will give you an idea of the different interpretations and levels where you can be."

- Christina Bachmann