Singing Techniques
Tue, 2 Mar 2004, 11:41 pmmusicman11 posts in thread
Singing Techniques
Tue, 2 Mar 2004, 11:41 pmI am in my final year of my BA Hons Applied Performing Arts and for my dissertation I am focusing on singing techniques in musical theatre.
My Dissertation title/question is: Is Classical singing technique relevant for the modern day actor in musical theatre training?
I would like to hear people's view on this and any methods that they have found usefull in approaching singing for the theatre.
Thanks
My Dissertation title/question is: Is Classical singing technique relevant for the modern day actor in musical theatre training?
I would like to hear people's view on this and any methods that they have found usefull in approaching singing for the theatre.
Thanks
Re: Singing Techniques
Mon, 15 Mar 2004, 11:04 pmWalter Plinge
Sandy,
I am a singer who completed TEE music in classical voice and am now studying music theatre. I believe that in order to be an accomplished music theatre singer you have to have the basic classical background/skills behind you. Classical training sets your technique correctly and to be good at music theatre you have to have a technically solid voice before you can begin to bring emotion/acting skills to your performances. I think a classical singing technique is not only relevant but necessary to the music theatre artist, classical singing teaches correct breath control, diction, intonation, pitch, posture etc. etc. all of which is considered the necessary basics when performing music theatre.
I don't know if this has helped you at all and it is just an amatuer student's opinion but all the same...
cheers
kat
I am a singer who completed TEE music in classical voice and am now studying music theatre. I believe that in order to be an accomplished music theatre singer you have to have the basic classical background/skills behind you. Classical training sets your technique correctly and to be good at music theatre you have to have a technically solid voice before you can begin to bring emotion/acting skills to your performances. I think a classical singing technique is not only relevant but necessary to the music theatre artist, classical singing teaches correct breath control, diction, intonation, pitch, posture etc. etc. all of which is considered the necessary basics when performing music theatre.
I don't know if this has helped you at all and it is just an amatuer student's opinion but all the same...
cheers
kat