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
Fri, 19 Mar 2004, 10:26 amWalter Plinge
Hey Sandy,
As a musical theater performer with very little classical voice training I would have to disagree that it is "necassary" to have classical triaing to be an accomplished musical theatre performer. If you train in voice you learn all the correct BASIC techniques whether you are learning jazz, pop, classical or musical theatre such as breath support, diction, intonation, posture etc.
In my experience I have dealt with a few classically trained singers who were wishing to try their hand at music theatre, the one problem that I have found common is the difficulty they find with keeping the sound forward, that is to say resonating through their nasal passages, keeping the sound pingy (hopefully you can understand what I am trying to convey). A lot of classical voices are very used to going back into their head voice (getting that real operetic quality) and find it hard to make the transition to such a forward and more nasal sound. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying this happens to every classically trained singer, but it is what I have found to be true in my experience in music theatre.
Laura
As a musical theater performer with very little classical voice training I would have to disagree that it is "necassary" to have classical triaing to be an accomplished musical theatre performer. If you train in voice you learn all the correct BASIC techniques whether you are learning jazz, pop, classical or musical theatre such as breath support, diction, intonation, posture etc.
In my experience I have dealt with a few classically trained singers who were wishing to try their hand at music theatre, the one problem that I have found common is the difficulty they find with keeping the sound forward, that is to say resonating through their nasal passages, keeping the sound pingy (hopefully you can understand what I am trying to convey). A lot of classical voices are very used to going back into their head voice (getting that real operetic quality) and find it hard to make the transition to such a forward and more nasal sound. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying this happens to every classically trained singer, but it is what I have found to be true in my experience in music theatre.
Laura