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Cross Training Musical Theatre Singers

Thursday 14th October 2021, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)

The vocal skill required for a successful career in musical theatre today is worlds removed from what was expected 30 years ago.

To be competitive and stay competitive, singers must have resilient flexible voices and the stamina to survive eight shows a week.

Cross-training voices in classical and vernacular techniques ensures a balanced instrument, adaptable to a multitude of styles.

This workshop will focus on playful ways to produce a wide range of vocal sounds, tracking speaking and singing as a single integrated arc.

Mary Saunders Barton

Mary Saunders Barton is a Penn State Professor Emeritus, currently residing in New York where she maintains a private professional voice studio. She is an adjunct...

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We have plenty of upcoming short courses coming soon. See details of some of them below or look at the full list of short courses.

Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) for Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) (3-week course)
Monday 6th January 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday 13th January 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday 20th January 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)

Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) for Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) (3-week course)

Dr David Juncos

In this updated three-part course, you will learn how to detect symptoms of music performance anxiety (MPA) among your students/clients and whether those symptoms are problematic or not. You will also learn about Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), an evidence-based psychotherapy and coaching model that aims to promote mindfulness and acceptance of one’s MPA symptoms, while also enhancing performance skills by increasing actions consistent with a musician’s values.

Hormones and female voices: an overview across life span
Tuesday 7th January 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)

Hormones and female voices: an overview across life span

Filipa M.B. Lã

This seminar provides an overview of how sex steroid hormones affect the morphology and function of the female voice across life span. Special emphasis will be given to menopause and aging and how associated changes may affect respiratory, phonatory and resonatory subsystems of the vocal apparatus and, consequently, voice quality and speech.

The Acting Through Song Toolkit: a 3-part course
Wednesday 8th January 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday 15th January 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
(London Time)

The Acting Through Song Toolkit: a 3-part course

Louisa Morgan

Do you work with students who struggle to connect their acting skills with their singing skills? Are your students currently auditioning for professional work, drama schools or entering competitions? Perhaps you are a singing teacher needing to work on performance, but you don’t have a background in acting.