Shorter Music Winners
Vocal Studies
utstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission. NEWSShorter College Musical Theatre program receives prestigious invitation, click here for full story. Shorter Students score big, click here for the full article. Dr. Lister's Opera Theatre Rehearsal Schedule Classes A blend of the Iyengar and Kundalini schools of hatha yoga, this course will incorporate yoga poses (asanas) in a flow (vinyasa) as relevant to movement and alignment for singers. Other topics will include principles of yoga breathing for singers (pranayama) and yoga and meditation for stage fright. Required supplies: yoga mat, block and/or strap as needed. HPE 2305 : Opera Role Study
Instructor: Brian Nedvin Course Description: A performance based course that addresses opera audition techniques and aspects of preparing an operatic role. The coursework will culminate in an opera aria and scenes program performed at the end of the semester. Topics that will be covered include understanding the fach system and finding appropriate repertoire, research techniques in preparing a role or aria, and “acting” in a foreign language. FORMS You can download a voice recital form here. Texts, IPA and Translations
Voice Performance Sites Theory and Ear Training Music Fundamentals is a site which will prove helpful to those struggling with basic theory. I cannot recommend this site highly enough. It has everything to help someone trying to learn theory, including rhythmic dictation, interval exercises, clear explanations of Augmented Sixths, Neopolitan chords, and secondary dominants...and so much more! Even if you're good at theory, it's a fun site to check out! Glossary of Musical Terms Glossary of musical terms from Virginia Tech. Lots of wonderful information can be found here. |