Course 31 is live!

Had to sneak one more course in before the end of 2022! ✨

This course was designed to answer a lot of questions David was asked while out on the road this year! We’ve also developed a practice routine and way for you to keep track your progress on your vocal goals.

Course 31 is called "Level up your vocals" and it's going to help you do exactly that! Get the most out of your practice sessions to level up your voice. Setting goals helps you add structure to your practice and develop positive muscle memory. Level up your vocals with our practice scorecard developed to motivate you to meet your goals and gauge progress. In this course, David talks about the components that make for a complete vocalist and gives you the tools to help you round out your repertoire to reach the next milestone in your vocal journey.

Course objectives include: 1) Identify the use of structure in practice 2) Learn how to realistically set goals for yourself 3) Apply realistic goal setting 4) Apply practice scorecard to practice.

Run time for Course 31 is 1 hour, 4 minutes and 14 seconds.

Courses available through EVI Now are:

Course 1: Introduction to Extreme Vocals

Course 2: Preparing the Body for Extreme Vocals

Course 3: Introduction to the False Cord and Fry Techniques

Course 4: Inhale Metal Vocals

Course 5: Vocal Health: Building healthy foundations from the beginning

Course 6: Shaping sound into words, phrasing, and endurance

Course 7: Introduction to Shape and Tonal Variation

Course 8: Shaping Sound: Low Screams

Course 9: Shaping Sound: High Screams

Course 10: Shaping Sound: Mid Screams

Course 11: Introduction to Melodic Singing

Course 12: Unlocking Tone for Extreme and Melodic Vocals

Course 13: Understanding How to Use Projection Effectively

Course 14: Screaming & Melody: Pitched Screams

Course 15: Revisiting the False Cord Technique

Course 16: Revisiting the Fry Scream Technique

Course 17: Strengthening the Melodic Foundation

Course 18: Range Expansion: Expectations and exercises

Course 19: Emulation with Purpose

Course 20: Complete Breathing

Course 21: Improving Endurance

Course 22: Mixed Screaming: Combining the false cord and fry techniques

Course 23: The Tour Cycle: Before

Course 24: The Tour Cycle: During

Course 25: The Tour Cycle: After

Course 26: Screaming Acrobatics

Course 27: Mastering Transitions: Singing & Screaming

Course 28: Ultimate Tone

Course 29: False cord scream activations

Course 30: Fry scream activations

Course 31: Level up your vocals

Hope everyone had an amazing holiday season and we can wait to share with you all our plans for 2023! 🤩

Courses 29 & 30 are live!

We couldn't just kick off the holiday season with one course, we had to drop two! Course 29: False cord scream activations and Course 30: Fry scream activations.

There’s never just one right way of doing something. Courses 29 and 30 explore eight different ways to activate the false cord and fry screams respectively. These methods have been developed and road tested by David with artists on tour and with students at home everywhere. Although every voice is different, there is always a method that works for each person just waiting to be discovered. New exercises, demonstrations, perspectives and so much more await. For every vocalist out there, these courses are for you.

*Use code BLEGHKFRIDAY when signing up to receive 40% off until 11:59pm ET Monday November 28*

Course objectives include: (1) Identify at least one method of false cord scream/fry scream activation that works for you (2) Revisit previous methods of false cord scream/fry scream activation with new perspective (3) Put method(s) into practice.

Run time for Course 29 is 46 minutes 59 seconds and run time for Course 30 is 47 minutes 21 seconds.

These courses were developed with user feedback in mind as David has met so many of you while on the road. We are always looking to improve and expand upon our ability to communicate these techniques with you and we are so excited to share these courses with you!

Courses available through EVI Now are:

Course 1: Introduction to Extreme Vocals

Course 2: Preparing the Body for Extreme Vocals

Course 3: Introduction to the False Cord and Fry Techniques

Course 4: Inhale Metal Vocals

Course 5: Vocal Health: Building healthy foundations from the beginning

Course 6: Shaping sound into words, phrasing, and endurance

Course 7: Introduction to Shape and Tonal Variation

Course 8: Shaping Sound: Low Screams

Course 9: Shaping Sound: High Screams

Course 10: Shaping Sound: Mid Screams

Course 11: Introduction to Melodic Singing

Course 12: Unlocking Tone for Extreme and Melodic Vocals

Course 13: Understanding How to Use Projection Effectively

Course 14: Screaming & Melody: Pitched Screams

Course 15: Revisiting the False Cord Technique

Course 16: Revisiting the Fry Scream Technique

Course 17: Strengthening the Melodic Foundation

Course 18: Range Expansion: Expectations and exercises

Course 19: Emulation with Purpose

Course 20: Complete Breathing

Course 21: Improving Endurance

Course 22: Mixed Screaming: Combining the false cord and fry techniques

Course 23: The Tour Cycle: Before

Course 24: The Tour Cycle: During

Course 25: The Tour Cycle: After

Course 26: Screaming Acrobatics

Course 27: Mastering Transitions: Singing & Screaming

Course 28: Ultimate Tone

Course 29: False cord scream activations

Course 30: Fry scream activations

EVI Now has now tripled the number of courses we have since when we originally launched the program on June 10, 2020.

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How to scream: where to start your vocal journey

One of the most common questions we get asked is "where do I start?" We have specifically tailored our content to work for people of all backgrounds; from people with no vocal experience to professionals who tour internationally. This means you can get started without fear of missing out on information, but here's a guide for you anyway.

Identify the type of scream that you want to begin with.

The vast majority of the sounds you're after are based in two techniques, the false cord or the fry scream. After that, shaping and manipulation gets you to more distorted sounds. If you're unfamiliar with these techniques, we have a video on our YouTube channel that explains the differences and a bit about how to produce the sounds:

If you're looking for a deeper dive into how to get started with producing these sounds or want some more information, we highly suggest checking out our EVI Now program. Course 3: Introduction to the False Cord and Fry Techniques is a much longer, more in-depth version of the video above. Courses 15 and 16 focus on the false cord and fry scream activation and different methods of getting there if the original methods presented in the introductory course don't work for you.

Course 3: Introduction to the False Cord and Fry Techniques description:

The false cord and fry techniques are the two most commonly used extreme vocal techniques in metal. In this course, we are going to identify and define these techniques, compare and contrast them, and learn how to produce the sounds. David walks you through both step-by-step so you have a solid foundation of how to produce these sounds in a healthy way.

Course objectives include:

• Define the false cord technique

• Define the fry vocal register

• Define the fry scream technique

• Begin to produce both types of vocals

Course 15: Revisiting the False Cord Technique description

We covered the false cord scream technique in Course 3, where you got a general overview, how to activate the false cord scream and information about the theory of the false cord scream. Now, we are going to take a more in-depth look at this technique and answer some key questions that you might be asking yourself at this point. Additionally, if you've been struggling with the false cord activation, David gives you some alternate ways to build the false cord scream.

Course objectives include:

• Get a more in-depth understanding of how the false cords work and to prepare the body for vocal work using the false cord technique

• Identify alternate activation methods for the false cords and building into the scream

• Learn WHY David includes the warm-ups he does for the false cords and how it benefits your voice

Course 16: Revisiting the Fry Scream Technique description

We covered the fry scream technique in Course 3, where you got a general overview, how to build the fry scream and information about the theory of the fry scream. Now, we are going to take a more in-depth look at this technique and answer some key questions that you might be asking yourself at this point. If producing the fry scream has been challenging for you or shifting from the fry vocal register to the fry scream, David also offers alternate activation methods in this course that should help you placing the fry scream properly!

Course objectives include:

• Get a more in-depth understanding of how the fry scream works and to prepare the body for vocal work using the fry technique

• Identify alternate activation methods for the fry and building into the scream

• Learn WHY David includes the warm-ups he does for the fry scream and how it benefits your voice

Pick a technique to focus on at first based on your interests or voice

We highly suggest focusing on one technique rather than attempting to learn both at once, especially if you're new to vocalizing altogether. So how do you decide which one is right for you? Watch the video linked above and see which characteristics fit best for the ideas you're going for with your sound. You may find that you try a little bit of both at the start and see which one works better for you initially if you are someone who wants to learn both techniques. Really this all just comes down to choice because you CAN and WILL get there!

Melodic foundation is key

You don't have to be the best singer in the world to dive into extreme vocals or even have any experience with singing at all. However, we do encourage all of our students both private and those who use EVI Now to work on strengthening the melodic foundation.

We do have courses in EVI Now that focus on true or pure tone singing, often referred to as "cleans". We will be including more in the program as we continue to expand our lessons. You will be working on your pure tone singing every step of the way even when practicing your extreme vocals if you opt to use any of our learning resources.

Warm up even if you’re not fully doing the screams yet

Warming up is going to help you build a relationship with your voice. It's important to warm-up before you vocalize of any kind so even if you haven't gotten the full screams yet, you should still do a melodic warm-up before moving on to working on activating distortion.

In our EVI Now program, we have warm-ups that are split up based on your voice type and we include guidance on how to find your voice type if you're not sure what that is. We also have videos on our YouTube channel that you can use as a reference if you are not a member of our program.

Warming up not only helps you to prep the body for more rigorous vocal work, but helps to prevent injury.

Find what works for you

Everyone has a different style when it comes to learning and we try to accommodate for that as much as possible. We also understand that everyone has a different budget to put towards accessing resources which is why we put out so much free content as well as having our EVI Now courses and offer private coaching.

The content we put out on our Instagram, Facebook, and David's TikTok tends to be short format with little talking while our YouTube is more formal. Our EVI Now courses take our YouTube channel and expand on it with even more details and exercises. Private lessons allow David to tailor his teaching style to you and your needs as well as your personal goals.

Even if you don't opt to use our content, we encourage you to seek out as much information about your craft as possible.

Remember to have fun with the process!

Cover photo: Paxton Powell