Acting the song : performance skills for the musical theatre /

Offers a contemporary, integrated approach to singing in musicals that results in better-trained, smarter performers everyone wants to work with. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of the paperback, directors and teachers of musical theater will find guidance in developing and leading musical t...

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Main Authors: Moore, Tracey (Author), Bergman, Allison (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., [2016]
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Summary:Offers a contemporary, integrated approach to singing in musicals that results in better-trained, smarter performers everyone wants to work with. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of the paperback, directors and teachers of musical theater will find guidance in developing and leading musical theater elements, classroom workshops, and the world of professional auditions and performances. Singing and acting terminology, Use of microphones, recording devices, and other technology, Vocal and physical warm-ups, movements, and gestures, Creating a character, Finding subtext, interpreting music and lyrics, and song structure, Collaborating with other actors, Keeping a performance fresh and new, Using social media and online audition sites.--Adapted from back cover.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:x, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781621535225
1621535223