American Idol's 'Simon Cowell' is looking for skills like these in contestants who want to be America's next idol... but besides all that, these are the skills you need.

C o n c e p t s  I n  S i n g i n g

I. Enunciation

• Attacks
• Slurred Pitches
• Staccato / Legato
• Pitch

II. Breathing

• From the Diaphragm
• Sing laying down
• Tension
• Musical Phrases - sing with decision/precision

III. Exercises

• Siren
• 5 note scales - where’s the tonic
• Lower register vs. upper register - lungs vs. sinus cavity
• Tone - upper / lower register, soft, strong

IV. Application

• Dynamics
• Porosity - conviction
• Breaths
• Presence - putting down the map