Learn the Fundamentals of Beatboxing

Name: Learn the Fundamentals of Beatboxing
Price: 13.00 USD
Availability: InStock

with

Dana McKeon

$13/month

Unlocks this course + 5,000+ other lessons across every instrument.

Subscribe to Watch

Cancel anytime30-day refund

$13/month

Unlocks this course + 5,000+ other lessons across every instrument.

Subscribe to Watch

Cancel anytime30-day refund

Duration34m

Modules12

LevelBeginner

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (0h 34m)

- 01. How to get ready for Beatboxing & exercises
  2:50
- 02. The kick drum
  Free lesson
  2:54
- 03. The two types of hihat sounds
  3:29
- 04. Three types of snare sounds
  3:58
- 05. Creating fast beats in sequence
  2:21
- 06. Cymbal crash
  1:45
- 07. Great trick to create a deep bass sound
  2:48
- 08. Incorporate all the sounds in your first beat pattern
  2:37
- 09. Practise your precision, clarity and speed with a new beat pattern
  3:20
- 10. When do I breathe?
  3:02
- 11. Where to go from here?
  3:07
- 12. Learn a "show-off beat" that incorporates a new shaker sound
  2:32

About this course

Learn beatboxing with Dana McKeon, ranked 5th at the world beatboxing championships and twice UK vice-champion.

Dana takes you step by step through making drum sounds with your mouth, then combining them into beat patterns. You'll learn the kick drum, hi-hat, snare, cymbal crash, bass and shaker, how to breathe so you can keep a beat going, and how to build precision, clarity and speed through practical exercises.

Over twelve short lessons you'll go from your first sounds to your own beat patterns. Start with the free lesson and see how it feels.

Who it's for

Total beginners curious about making sounds with their mouth
Singers wanting to add rhythm and texture to performances
Self-taught beatboxers filling gaps in core technique

What you'll learn

Produce clean kick, snare, and hihat sounds
String sounds together into your first beat patterns
Breathe mid-beat so you can keep going

What you'll need

Just your voice and a quiet space
A mirror or phone camera to check yourself
A few minutes most days to build muscle memory

Meet the Guru

Dana McKeon

Dana McKeon is a top-ranking beatboxer, recording and performing artist, songwriter and guitarist.

She is Malta's international beatbox pioneer and the island's official representative at the Beatbox World Championships, where she secured her spot in the Worldwide Top 5 (Solo Female Category) during her very first competition. Dana also holds two Female Vice-Champion titles from the UK Beatbox Championships.

A versatile touring artist, Dana has owned the stage at a plethora of international live gigs including MTV Music Week, The London Paralympics, Lovebox Festival, The O2 London and British Royal Family events. As a support act, she has opened shows for the likes of Rudimental, Stormzy, James Arthur, John Newman and Beardyman.

Her songwriting and production credits include chart-topping radio hits in Europe, airplay on BBC Radio and toplining for various DJs and artists. Dana's music features on countless TV spots and short films, including Netflix, BBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, Universal, MTV, Global, iTV, Bravo, Lifetime, Arena and BT Sport.

In her course she breaks the art form down to its building blocks: the core sounds, beat patterns and techniques you need to start beatboxing with confidence, taught straight from a world-ranked champion.

View artist page

$13/monthSubscription

Subscribe to Watch