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Singing and the Actor Experience (SATA)...
Welcome to the 'Singing and the Actor' experience. On these pages
you will be able to find out more about the process of training
voices for singing in the theatre.
The
Singing and the Actor 2nd edition, which had
sold out - again, is now back in stock. You can order the book and
the accompanying Audio Guide by clicking on the
Vocal Process Products link here.
STOP PRESS: September 2010: Our next
Singing and the Actor Training Retreat will run in September 2010
at our country home on the Herefordshire/Powys borders. The March
and July
retreats sold out, and we only have 2
places left on the
September retreat, so make sure you let us know if you would like to
join us. You can view
the feedback on the retreat in our latest eZINE
(issue 42). The Singing and the
Actor Training Retreat is three days of
intensive training, and the only course based on the techniques in
the book with personal input from Gillyanne and Jeremy on
your voice. Read a detailed description of the
Singing and the
Actor Training here, or download the
SATA brochure
here.
The next ADVANCED
Training Retreat will take place in 29-31 October 2010. This course is exclusive to those who have
completed Singing and the Actor Training. We only have
2 places left on this course. Read a detailed
description of the
ADVANCED Retreat here.
We have
created two new training DVDs using footage from the Singing and the
Actor Training course.
Constriction and Release - The Techniques shows the exact
process you need to follow to gain control of the false vocal folds
- enabling you to keep your throat open even in the most challenging
vocal circumstances.
Nasality and the Soft Palate helps you conquer the problems of
nasality in your singing and speaking, and gives you fine control
over your soft palate.
We have added a
discography to the site with
specific examples of the voice qualities discussed in Chapter 12 of
Singing and the Actor.
Vocal Process is an associate partner of Dress Circle, the oldest
specialist Musical Theatre shop in the world. Click on the CD covers
to go straight to the relevant CD on the Dress Circle website.
We have also created
a new Musical Store powered
by Amazon with hundreds of vocal scores, recommended books and
original cast recordings to choose from. You can find the Musical
Store in the products section of this site.
Further plans include sound files and spectrograms of the qualities and an audio
quiz - 'spot the voice quality'.
For now, here is a sample of things to come!
Gillyanne Kayes writes:
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"Singing and the Actor, now in its second edition, first came
out in January 2000. I firmly believe that it heralds a
different approach to vocal training, one that is appropriate
to actors, singer and dancers working in the theatre. |
This is not because I have anything against a classical singing
training, which can have enormous benefits. However, we need to
recognise that the goals of musical theatre (text based) are very
different from those of classical singing (voice based). In addition
to this, musical theatre is a relatively young and fast-evolving
genre. Those of us teaching in that genre need strategies that will
help us prepare performers for the varying demands of the
profession. Those doing the performing need to understand how to
move safely through material as diverse as "If I Loved You" through
"Defying Gravity" to "One Night Only".
Visit this section's testimonials
and reviews pages to discover what what people
have had to say about their experience of 'Singing and the Actor':
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