Pillar 2 of 4 · The voice

Vocal Training

Your voice carries your confidence. Learn to stand tall, breathe low and bring warmth, colour and music into the way you speak, with a real vocal coach demonstrating every exercise.

Real vocal coaches
Why it matters

People hear confidence before they hear your words

A steady, warm, well-supported voice makes people trust what you say. A rushed, tight or flat voice makes even brilliant ideas sound unsure. The good news is that your voice is an instrument, and like any instrument it responds beautifully to training.

There is no need to pay over the odds for private vocal coaching. It is all included in the app.

Course 1

Posture and Breathing

Stand tall, breathe deep and speak with ease.

5 sessions
  1. Starter Session: Stand Tall, Breathe Deep
  2. Breath Support for a Steady Voice
  3. Calm Your Nerves with Breath
  4. Seated Presence
  5. Presence and Power in the Room
Course 2

The Music in Your Voice

Bring warmth, variety and colour to your voice.

5 sessions
  1. Find the Music in Your Voice
  2. Widening Your Range
  3. Stress and Meaning
  4. Landing Your Point
  5. Colour and Emotion
Course 3

Warm-ups

Wake up your voice and keep it clear, easy and strong.

5 sessions
  1. Wake Up Your Voice
  2. Release Tension, Free Your Voice
  3. Humming and Lip Trills
  4. Sirens, Tongue and Jaw
  5. Your Daily Warm-up Routine
Course 4

Resonance

Make your voice warm, rich and full, and let it carry.

5 sessions
  1. Discover Your Resonance
  2. Humming and Buzz
  3. Forward Placement and Open Throat
  4. Chest and Head Resonance
  5. Carry Across a Room
Course 5

Articulation

Shape every sound so your words arrive clearly and crisply.

5 sessions
  1. The Foundations of Clear Speech
  2. Free Jaw, Agile Tongue
  3. Crisp Consonants and Word Endings
  4. Full, Open Vowels
  5. Tongue Twisters and Clarity at Pace
Course 6

Vocal Health

Keep your voice clear, comfortable and resilient every day.

5 sessions
  1. How Your Voice Works
  2. Daily Habits for a Healthy Voice
  3. Gentle Warm Up and Cool Down
  4. Protecting Your Voice from Strain
  5. Speaking Over Noise and Knowing When to Get Help
Real vocal coaches

A coach for every exercise

Posture, breathing, warm-ups and the music in your voice, each one demonstrated in the studio by a real trainer, slowed down so you can follow every movement.

BreathingSlow and calm
Warm-upsOh to ee
PostureShoulders down
PresenceA strong seated base
Warm-upsThe lip trill
PostureGrounded and still
Breath supportLow, steady breathing
PresenceRelaxed arms
The Music in Your VoiceTrace a siren
MovementUnlock your knees
Face and SmileThe cheek lift
PostureStand tall
The live Vocal Coach

See your voice as you speak

The Vocal Coach draws your voice on screen in real time as you hum, glide and match notes. Land on the line and the points float up: plus five when you are close, plus ten on the note and plus twenty-five when you are pitch perfect.

Live pitch trackingGlides and sirensNote matchingScales
Vocal Coach · listening
+5+10+25
CEGC

A daily warm-up

A short routine of humming, lip trills and sirens to use before calls, meetings and presentations.

Look after your voice

Practical habits that keep your voice clear, comfortable and resilient, and advice on when to get it checked.

Never rushed

Ascend counts you through every hold and every rest, with gentle tones, so you can close your eyes and simply follow.

Ready to find your voice?

Download the app today on iPhone and Android, and start training with Ascend.