Vocal Elevation: for Upper Voices
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About Vocal Elevation: for Upper Voices
Bask in the beauty and drama of remarkable upper voice repertoire through a broad range of choral music for sopranos and altos.
What is the course about?
This course is ideal for all sopranos and altos who want to explore interesting, challenging and unique upper voice repertoire. The music will feature predominantly under-represented, lesser-known composers, showcasing new works and undiscovered gems. Experience of singing in choirs, and having an ability to sight-read well and listen judiciously, will be advantageous. Amy always ensures an uplifting, inclusive, positive and supportive atmosphere.
Sought-after for her dynamic and engaging teaching style, and her wealth of experience, Amy is a passionate advocate for choral singing and choral conductor training. With degrees in Piano Performance (UK) and a Doctorate in Choral Conducting (USA), Amy is the Director of Training for the Association of British Choral Directors and co-founder of the London International Choral Conducting Competition (LICCC).
What will you learn?
We will cover:
- A fascinating array of upper voice repertoire from all over the world
- Music spanning a variety of styles, vocal challenges and techniques
- Physical and vocal exercises to build confidence and uncover potential
- Singing with body percussion!
- Insights into composer’s musical intentions and textual inspirations
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Sing some uniquely appealing music with new-found choral comrades!
- Have a deeper insight and knowledge of previously unknown repertoire
- Sing confidently in an upper voice ensemble in (sometimes) more than 8 parts
- Understand how to produce a variety of nuanced choral techniques
- Sing repertoire in English and other languages
How will the course be taught?
Some vocal teaching (orally) and movement (visually) by rote but mainly sight-reading from provided scores.
Who is the course for?
Confident, Skilful.
You should have confidence in sight reading, strong ensemble skills, a good musical ear and a general sense of physical coordination.
Will music be provided and do you need to prepare or bring anything?
Yes, you will be sent a selection of PDFs before the course which you are recommended to print out or download on to your iPad.
Additionally, participants will need to bring:
- Comfortable clothes and shoes, for physical warm ups.
- All your printed/downloaded music!
- A reusable plastic bottle of water (NO METAL WATER BOTTLES PLEASE)
- Music stands will be available if required, but feel free to bring your own if preferred.
