Musical Theatre Summer School
The Musical Theatre Summer School is a 16-week program designed to provide advanced training and mentoring to musical theatre singers, pianists and conductors.
During the programs, artists will deepen their knowledge of
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Craft
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Performance Practice
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Repertoire and Style
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Navigating the Industry
Artists will participate in, group conversations, one-on-one coachings and group masterclasses designed to foster community and elite performance alongside a love of the musical theatre genre.
Stay tuned for further information or email Geoffrey to register your interest.
The Song Emporium
The Song Emporium is a four-week series of workshops designed to give artists the opportunity to deepen their performance practice in a low-stakes environment.
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Small group classes, only seven participants
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Four weekly workshops, each class is two and a half hours
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The opportunity to work on four different songs from your repertoire
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20 minutes for each person on the floor to work on their song
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The opportunity to watch your colleagues work
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Practice performing your song in front of people
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Receive feedback from an industry expert on interpretation and presentation, musical accuracy, stylistic choices, sheet music presentation and preparation and all things performance/audition practice.
Stay tuned for future sessions or email Geoffrey to register your interest.
The Musical Theatre Pianist and Conductor
The Musical Theatre repertoire has a way of exposing every gap in your playing. From your technique to your ability to switch effortlessly between jazz, pop and classical styles, to your understanding of groove and pocket or orchestral ensemble, you never really know what skill is going to come in handy next.
Additionally, many pianists are thrown onto the podium with little conducting experience or stick technique. Due to the nature of the commercial musical schedule, there is very little time to develop these fundamentals once rehearsals commence.
In this introductory workshop, over four sessions we will
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Discuss the unique skillset required from the musical theatre musician including interpreting and playing a vocal score, communicating with directors and choreographers, coaching singers and taking company warmups.
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Study two contrasting musical theatre pieces, including score marking, rehearsal strategies and how they are conducted.
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Participate in group masterclasses with a singer and learn practical conducting techniques as they relate to two contrasting musical theatre pieces.
All participants must play the piano at an industry standard.
In person in Melbourne.
Stay tuned for future sessions or email Geoffrey to register your interest.