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“The Amazing Human Voice;” A
Joyful Introduction for General Audiences An entertaining and fast moving interactive-lecture
that demonstrates the Human Voice in its many incarnations,
with brief sung excerpts showing vocal technique and
style ranging from Pop music to Broadway to Opera,
also comparing the natural amplification of the voice
to that of traditional instruments, such as a trumpet
or a piano. The development of musical declamation
is traced through history. The auditors learn basic
vocal techniques and care of their own unique vocal
instruments, as well as learning about the use of voice
in the traditional performing arts, including how the
introduction of amplified sound has changed the vocal
techniques of both actors and singers. The class finishes
with brief sung operatic excerpts in many languages
chosen by the auditors and finally with a question/answer
session. This assembly can be performed for large groups.
For Choral/Theater/Voice Students
Interactive lectures and workshops that emphasize
many aspects of careers in singing and acting, depending
upon the needs and curriculum of the Vocal/Theater/Choral
Programs and the level of the students.
- Careers in Voice: An overview of the
diverse careers specialists in voice can chose including;
teaching (all kinds), radio, acting (all kinds),
choral, singing (all kinds), etc. Includes extensive
question/answer in addition to lecture. This also
includes a discussion of the many valid types of
vocal technique and the differing types of vocal
results they produce.
- The Differing Styles of Acting and Production
in Opera, Musical Theater and Theater: Acting and
production styles differ greatly from the very traditional
to the harshly modern and the avant-garde random.
Includes anecdotes and photographs from personal
experience. Students pre-prepared with an aria, musical
theater song or monologue are quickly directed in
differing, valid international styles to demonstrate
the often amusing or difficult demands a young performer
might face in “real world” jobs.
- Workshops for Singers/Musical Theater/Theater: Students perform songs or monologues in front of
their classmates. Through positive reinforcement
the performers are encouraged to learn to interpret
their selections, better presentation, clearer diction
and better projection of their voice. Individual
one-on-one classes can also be arranged, for those
students who would benefit from individual instruction,
encouragement and question answering.
- Create an Opera Workshop: An interactive,
fun, group workshop, in which students work together
to create an original mini opera plot by choosing
from a selection of conventional operatic themes.
Representational character music (based upon well
known tunes) and basic staging of the plot will be
taught to all students. The workshop culminates with
the presentation of the newly created work, as performed
by one or more casts of students, time permitting.
Public Concert
A concert or recital of Lieder/Songs/Pops Selections/Operatic
Selections can be included as part of a residency package,
accompanied by local pianist or orchestra.
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