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Musical theatre song : a comprehensive course in selection, preparation, and presentation for the modern performer /
THEATRE STUDIES. Musical Theatre Song is a handbook for musical theatre performers, providing them with the wide-ranging skill set they need for success in today's competitive musical theatre environment. Breaking down the process into knowing how to select your song material based upon your in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; MUSIC CREDITS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; SECTION ONE Song Selection; CHAPTER ONE Introduction to Song Selection and Historical Context: What You Should Know (and Why You Should Care); Introduction; The minstrel show, the saloon revue, and the first "musical"; The variety show and vaudeville in America; Tin Pan Alley and Irving Berlin; George Gershwin, the revue, and cultural crossovers; The musical comedy in the 1920s and 1930s; The "fully integrated" musical; Musical theatre in the 1950s.
- Musical theatre in the 1960sThe 1970s: The doldrums ... and then that happened; The 1980s-the wave of the mega- musical-and the 1990s; 2000 onward; CHAPTER TWO Song Selection for Singing Actors Part I: What to Sing and Where to Find It-the Philosophical; CHAPTER THREE Song Selection for Singing Actors Part II: The Song Is You-the Practical; The feeling's the thing; Forget "type": Sing who you are; What are the styles of songs that you need to prepare and include in your repertoire "book," how many, and why?; Belt and legit.
- Beyond belt and legit: Understanding and performing the diverse song and vocal styles used in modern musical theatreVocal style/sound descriptors that often occur in the traditional mix-y legit song style; Vocal style/sound descriptors that often occur in the traditional heavy legit style; Vocal styles/sound descriptors and what the singer feels that often occur in the traditional mix-y belt style; Vocal style/sound descriptors and what the singer feels that often occur in the traditional heavy belt song style.
- Vocal style/sound descriptors that often occur in the contemporary legit song stylePoints of note and sound descriptors for the contemporary "mix-y belt" song; Vocal style/sound descriptors and what the singer "feels" within the contemporary "mix-y" belt song; Points of note and sound descriptors for the contemporary "heavy" belt song; Vocal style/sound descriptors and what the singer feels in the contemporary "heavy" belt song; Mutual plausibility between you and the song: Getting closer than"one-and-the-other"; Does the song cut well?; Musical key consistency within the proposed cut.
- Playing the song out of contextChoosing songs with, and understanding, a playable "arc" (and "cutting" them accordingly); Often-heard 21 and iconic songs; A subjective, arguable "Top 25 "often-heard list (and runners-up); Delivering the goods; Choosing (and performing) popand rock songs; SECTION TWO Song Preparation; CHAPTER FOUR Introduction to Song Preparation; Table Work I: Ascertaining (and understanding) objective information; Table Work II : Why sing it and not just speak it?; Table Work III : Theatre song "brands" and traits that inform style and lead to playability.