Having trouble interpreting a song? Too wrapped up in your technique to sell your song? Feeling musically stilted to make your song come alive? Don’t know what to do with your hands, your body, or even your face? This class will touch on the matter of things to make a song become alive. From musical and technical challenges, to interpretive and physical frustrations, we will help get to the heart of what really matters…the song.
Auditions are the Job Interview of the entertainment profession, and you need good tools to show what you do best: Great monologues are a vitally important tool.
Make that 2 minutes really work for you: Use the audition process as a showcase for you and what you do best, learn to LOVE to audition, and ace your next job interview!
If you don’t have prepared pieces yet: That’s OK – everyone is welcome! We will get you started on finding something great.
What is a Patter Song? One useful definition: any song emphasizing words over music, characterized by wit, verbal agility, and (usually) humor. Although the familiar G&S Patter Songs were more often written for male performers, there are many patter songs for female performers, especially in the modern repertoire (notably, Sondheim, Harnick & Bock, and Meredith Willson.)
This class will cover both technique and interpretation.
Extensive experience as recitalist and soloist (oratorio and extended works); voice teacher and choral director for grade 3-adult in New York, Wisconsin, Texas, India and recently in the Bay Area. I believe in training singers for life, using techniques based on vocal health. Singers will be instructed to sing freely throughout their range, to develop good breath support, as well as vowel formation and clear articulation (this training is also good for public speaking).
Musicianship and piano skills are a part of lessons. I also teach beginning piano students.
Solmaaz Adeli gave her European debut as Flora at the Vienna Chamber Opera.
She debuted the title role in François Pierre Descamp’s new opera "Zumurrud" as well as Subaida in Harun und Djafar by René Clemencic for the festival “11 aus 1001 Nacht” in Vienna in 2011.
She sang the American National Anthem for US Embassy of Vienna's Commemoration Ceremony of 9/11 which was recorded by ORF television.
In the 2012/13 season Solmaaz Adeli performed in concert at the Vienna State Opera's Marmorsaal as well as for the patrons of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Twice Grammy nominated Omar Ledezma Jr. was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He has a Degree in Laws and a diploma from the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston. Omar is an active Bay Area performer both as a lead singer and percussionist. He has toured with renowned artists in UK, Europe, the Caribbean and South America and now leads his own family-oriented educational group, the Ka-Hon Ensemble.
www.omarledezmajr.com
"Professional, experienced, encouraging and dedicated to her students. Our son loves going to his lessons because she makes them fun!"
Passionate about educating tomorrowâs world, Miss Choi finds joy in cultivating a love and appreciation of music in her students! Her students love performing, composing, improvising, and getting creative with music! They have won Composition Contests in their age division, performed at Communiversity, a street festival in downtown Princeton and one student even won Miss New Jersey by performing her musical composition, Peaceful Forest!
For me, there is nothing more exciting than working with young and developing voices- helping children discover a love and a talent that can bring them joy and empower them, youth nurture their talent and develop healthy habits that they can take from their garage band to their choir, school musical, or in the case of many of my past students, university programs, national musical theatre tours, major children's choral organizations, and regional opera houses, and adults find the voice they didn't know they possessed or further their passion in the midst of life's demands.
I am committed to helping singers build healthy vocal skills through a wide variety of exercises and repertoire. Goals for my singers include helping them explore their complete vocal range and color; hone musicianship skills; make connections between the voice and their entire being; and become confident performers.