WORKSHOPS

Are you needing more guidance in your singing and/or acting? Are you still struggling to work through some of your technical challenges so that you can sing the kinds of songs that you actually want to sing (as opposed to what your existing technical skills tell you that you can sing)? Are you planning to audition for collegiate musical theatre programs or professional or community theatre productions?

These online vocal technique and acting workshops, masterclasses, and classes are an excellent way to focus on and begin honing specific skills that will help you take your singing and/or acting to the next level.

While it's impossible to completely master singing and/or acting technique with just 1.5-3 hours of group instruction, you will walk away from these workshops, masterclasses, and classes with a more accurate understanding of:

how your voice works
how to create vocal sound in a healthy, efficient manner
some practical tools (e.g., exercises, tips) for developing the desired skill and applying it to your singing and/or acting

There will be time for questions and those who are registered will have access to the Zoom video recordings afterwards.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS, Masterclasses & Classes

Singing 101 Workshop (Online)

Do you love to sing? Are you interested in learning more about how to sing?

The Singing 101 workshop is designed with the beginner to intermediate level singer (ages 12 through adult) in mind, although it would be informative for the experienced singer, as well. If you'd like to understand more about how the vocal instrument is structured and how it works, how to improve your breath support, vocal function, and resonance, and how to take care of your voice so that it stays healthy for life, this is the workshop for you!

This is an ideal workshop for supplementing what you've been learning in choir and/or private singing lessons.

While it's impossible to completely master singing technique in just an hour-and-a-half, my hope is that you will walk away from the Singing 101 Workshop with a more accurate understanding of how your voice works and some practical tools for improving your singing. There will be time set aside at the end of the workshop for participants to ask specific questions regarding singing technique.

Sunday, May 17, 2020, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. EDT - $25

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 8:00-9:30 p.m. EDT - $25

Monologue masterclass (online)

Do you want to improve your acting technique and master your monologue so that you can rock your audition? Do you need help creating a truly authentic, convincing, and moving performance?

This 90-minute online masterclass will include practical guidance and instruction in acting technique and audition practices (e.g., “slating”) and etiquette. Participants will receive one-on-one coaching as they perform their fully-memorized monologues. (Observers will also learn a lot about how to have a successful acting audition as they watch me coach the participants.)

All experience and skill levels welcome!

Register as a PARTICIPANT (to receive one-on-one coaching during the masterclass) - $30 Sunday, May 31, 2020, 5:00-6:30 p,m, EDT

Register as an OBSERVER - $15 Sunday, May 31, 2020, 5:00-6:30 p.m. EDT

Please note that this masterclass will not run with fewer than 3 participants. If there is low enrollment from participants, I will cancel or re-schedule the masterclass.

Singing Audition masterclass (Online)

Are you auditioning for a collegiate musical theatre program or a professional or community theatre production?

This 90-minute online singing audition masterclass with help singers focus on connecting more deeply and personally with the lyrics that they’re singing and on creating a truly engaging experience for their audiences. Participants will perform their songs and be coached on the performance elements of singing. (Observers who will also benefit from the instruction being offered to the participants, as they’ll gain new insights into how to captivate an audience’s attention and sing with more emotion and authenticity.)

All experience and skill levels welcome!

Register as a PARTICIPANT (to receive one-on-one coaching during the masterclass) - $30 Sunday, June 7, 20205:00-6:30 p,m, EDT

Register as an OBSERVER - $15 Sunday, June 7, 2020, 5:00-6:30 p.m. EDT

Please note that this masterclass will not run with fewer than 3 participants. If there is low enrollment from participants, I will cancel or re-schedule the masterclass.

Acting Technique Classes (online)

In this class for adults and teens (14+), we’re going to explore some method acting techniques that will help us create an authentic, believable, and moving performance.

Class 1: Through an exercise that I call “Play It 3 Ways,” students will explore various emotions (e.g., anger/rage, excitement/joy, sadness/grief, etc.) through short 2-3 sentence ‘scripts.’ They’ll explore the many facets and intensities of those emotions and begin to learn about how mindful pacing of line delivery, body position, inflection of the voice, gesturing, facial expression, etc. can add greater depth and believability to their performances. They’ll also begin to learn about intention (motivation) and the importance of understanding the relationships between their characters and the characters to whom they’re speaking and the stories that have led up to the moment in which the lines are being spoken.

For the next class, acting students will be asked to have selected a monologue (dramatic or comedic) and to have begun memorizing it.

Class 2: Actors will read through the monologues that they’ve selected and we’ll begin to delve more deeply into character development through script analysis and one-on-one acting coaching.

Class 3: In this last class, actors will perform their monologues for the group. With some more coaching through their acting technique, they’ll polish their technique and deliver a truly powerful monologue performance.

Monday, June 1 - Monday June 15, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - $60

If you're interested in having me teach a Singing 101 Workshop or group lesson to your choir, worship team, teaching faculty, speech and debate team, or business in which your employees use their voices frequently for presentations and sales pitches, please contact me at karyn@singwise.com and tell me about your needs. I’ll be happy to create a custom workshop or lesson (local or online) just for your group.