This is an acting/singing performance course.  You will prepare and sing solo songs, duets, group numbers, and prepare songs for audition.  You will also develop critical listening and analysis skills, and use your peers’ performances to inform and improve your own.  The course culminates with a Revue of selected solo and group songs in the theatre for the public.

Specific topics will include:

• Breaking down a song – understanding and conveying the physical/emotional relationship of a character to a song. 
• Breaking down a song – phrasing and breathing as well as note interpretation and choices.
• Performance experience and critique – selling your song to your audience.
• Audition technique, selection of appropriate audition songs, audition preparation and audition book preparation – selling your song to your auditioners.
• Written response to each in-class performance to build critical listening skills, provide feedback to peers, and incorporate peer performances to enhance your own – were you sold?
• Gain a better knowledge of musicals and their composers, musical terms and tips, and performance and audition techniques.