Bulgarian Singing Courses
Learn the majestic vocal music of Bulgaria.
From the resonant yips, yodels and cascades of the mountains, to the pulsating arabesques of the Thracian plateau, these courses covers mutliple regions of idiomatic vocal music, providing a comprehensive foundation of vocal style and production.
You will be amazed by what you can do.
Join the Bulgarian Singing Course
Apply for the July-August Live Coaching Program
About the Bulgarian Singing Course
The course is designed for a wide range of experience levels, from beginning to professional singers. The unique design of the course guarantees that there will be concepts and material that is new for even the most seasoned professional singers.
The course contains:
- 20 Videos
- 12 warm-ups
- 8 songs from 4 different regions of Bulgaria
- Regional Pronunciation
- Acoustical Properties of Bulgarian Vocal Production
- Specific Regional Vocal Techniques & Ornamentation
- Design Information about Optimal Vocal Coordination
The Course contains four sections. Each section includes:
Videos
- Two Bulgarian songs
- Bulgarian Vocal Warm Ups
- Regional Vocal Techniques
- Design Information about Optimal Vocal Coordination
- Tips for Rehearsing
- Translations
Materials
- MP3s of Each Song and Drone Accompaniment
- Downloadable PDFs of each Warm Up
- Downloadable PDFs of each Song and Translation
- Downloadable MP3s of Each Song and Drone Accompaniment
You have access to the course videos for 12 months.
All other course materials (MP3s and PDFs) are downloadable and yours to keep.
About the Live Coaching July-August
“Kate Conklin’s understanding of the complexity of Bulgarian folk music/singing is very sophisticated. Her coaching method is integrative and multi-dimensional as she is considerate of both the internal body apparatus as well as any external components that make a sound. She is a powerhouse of a singer and a coach!
If you want to learn how to sing this beautiful music, Kate is the best expert in the industry!”
Boriana Grigorova Kleiler
What Kate presents here is a masterfully conceived programme of Bulgarian singing which is both profoundly rich in content and beautifully coherent. And the repertoire is dazzling.
This is my first experience of a singing course presented digitally and I cannot express how much it exceeds expectations. Kate’s presentation is exceptional and her instruction is systematic and practical. Within the first session I was discovering entirely new ways of feeling vocal resonance and Kate’s absorbing warmth and kindness of approach had me unlocking a kind of ease that I had not yet experienced whilst singing this music.
The warm ups are immensely valuable and alongside Kate’s unique instruction on ‘design information’ I am discovering vocal abilities that I had not yet witnessed. I am practising with great enthusiasm every day and seeing enormous results already. It is very exciting to consider the wealth of knowledge that remains still to unlock.
I couldn’t recommend this course any more highly.
Mae Karthauser
About Your Instructor
Kate Conklin is a vocalist, performer and educator. Through thousands of hours of work with elite performers, observation and analysis of movement, voice work, performance and research in the fields of performance excellence, human design, coordination, and neurobiology, Kate has developed a coaching process which is which is creative, collaborative, and empowering.
Kate Conklin has studied and performed Bulgarian music for over 20 years. In that time she has performed with professional Bulgarian Women’s Choirs, recorded for film and television, and founded and directed five Bulgarian vocal ensembles. She is also a Voice, Alexander Technique and Performance coach, specializing in optimal human performance. She has designed these courses to include invaluable information about voice, movement and acoustics that will amplify and enhance your ability to sing this, and all music, with resonance and ease.