Vocal Instructor

ELLE NIKOLE (LAUREN HILL)

 

Elle Nikole is a singer, songwriter, and vocal coach from Sacramento, California. With over 20 years of vocal training and performance experience, Elle has spent more than 15 years honing her craft in songwriting. Specializing in contemporary vocal styles, Elle Nikole Vocal Training helps singers elevate their sound and performance. The training model equips students with foundational tools to understand how their unique voices function. With this knowledge, students gain the confidence to perform, whether in the studio, on stage, or even at karaoke night.

 

Elle Nikole’s personal vocal sound strikes a perfect balance between contemporary soulful tones and relatable lyrics. Drawing influence from artists like Tamia, Brandy, Destiny’s Child, and Mariah Carey, Elle aims to bring her distinct style and artistic expression to the forefront of the industry.

 

Course Curriculum:

• Healthy Vocal Technique: Helping students understand what healthy vocal technique looks, sounds, and feels like. Once they can identify these elements, we’ll work with them through exercises and song dissection to build confidence in their ability to use it.

• Breath Control

• Articulation

• Vocal Agility

• Extending Your Range: Identifying your natural range and providing exercises to help stretch the notes students can hit comfortably.

• Improvisation: Getting comfortable with improvising within a song and making it your own (riffs, runs, ad-libs, etc.).

• Performance Prep: Working through nerves to prepare a song for live performance.

• Topline Songwriting: Understanding how lyric and melody work together to create a hit song.