Syllabus

Rehearsal for a show8 WEEK COURSE – SINGING MAD AGENDA!

The essential vocal technique

  • Covering all fundamentals of singing technique: voice production, posture, breathing, reflex breathing, voice placing, tone quality, sound projection, resonance, register awareness, and vocal range – every week!…
  • Practice guide CD of singing exercises to build your voice over the course
  • Ensemble numbers –  fun, uptempo show numbers will be taught and a whirl around the dance studio introducing co-ordination, rhythm and energy  and getting to know the group.

Serenade your partner

  • When singing to another person one has a deep sense of communication through music and words – a total escape from a normal “conversation”…a wonderful way of feeling totally mad!
  • Be introduced to basic musical notation – how to follow a song book.

Your party Song

  • Learn to choose styles of song that suit your voice and ability – be it a soulful ballad, a pop song, a jazz number or a musical theatre or even operatic hit…
  • Be introduced to phrasing, articulation and interpretation skills – be guided by an expert

Practice makes perfect! Build yourself!

  • With repetition – as in sport – the throat develops a muscle memory and one “sings in” the song – developing the tone week by week – this gives you a great sense of growth, leading to a sense of control and confidence. Week after week the ensemble, duets and solo songs are rehearsed and developed – in preparation for…

The madness begins! The performance! "Maybe this time"

  • By learning to project you voice and sing from the heart, in front of an audience (friends and family!) you will find the real beauty of your song and discover a rewarding energy found only in a live performance that can have great holistic and life enhancing affects…Regular performances are held at a small studio theatre when other course members all meet.  The show is lit,  with simple effective  staging, a  huge dose of fun, a bundle of adrenalin and not forgetting my  favourite word, madness…one can be that character, be a queen of pop, a cabaret star, a Big Band crooner,  an Operatic tenor…their are no limits.

 

“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.” – William James