Let's Learn to be a Musical Theatre Performer

Musical Theatre Summer School 2008

With 3 West End professionals handling the tuition

Our standard Musical Theatre programme consists of a 1 week Summer course. The course is delivered in a highly supportive environment by staff who are experts in their field. Over the five days, students will develop their skills in acting, singing, and dance, and then will apply their knowledge gained in the week to a short performance on the Friday afternoon. Parents and friends are invited to watch.

The Course

As a student on this Musical Theatre course you will continually come into contact with professional West End practitioners' from the Industry who not only train you to the highest standard but also pass on a wealth of experience and advice.

The course is designed to develop your technical skills in acting, singing, dancing, and performance. It will fire your imagination, and go some way to prepare you for further training or potentially a career in Performing Arts.

This course will be split into dance workshops, singing workshops, and acting workshops. You will learn the basics of how to perform by experienced professionals. It aims to provide students with the wide-ranging skills demanded of a musical theatre performer. The course is graduated to build these skills and develop a professional rehearsal technique.

This Musical Theatre course will be for 1 week; start at 10.00 am each day and finish at 5.00 pm. There will be a half hour to 1 hour lunch break. All classes will be attended by all participants.

The Acting

The aim of the Acting within this course will facilitate confidence and self-awareness, improvisation, (both Spontaneous and prepared), and some group text work. It will improve your performance skills, extend and develop characterisation, and give an understanding of text and staging. Learning to act a song is crucial to being a great performer.

Voice & Singing

This section of the course helps students to recognise and appreciate their vocal cords as a specialised instrument. They will be taught breath usage and the different aspects of speech necessary for variance in pitch, pace, pausing, phrasing, articulation, verse and prose speaking, sight reading, phonetics, accents and dialects. Students will learn their vocal range and be given every opportunity to develop projection and vocal skills. Even students who feel that singing is not their forte will gain Knowledge and experience in presentation and general confidence until they can certainly put a musical "over" as an actor/singer. A variety of musical styles will be covered – a medley of Musical songs will be taught by the professional actor.

Dance

Discipline and body awareness are of the utmost importance to the well-rounded performer. We will teach why movement is so very important in being a well-rounded performer. You cannot become a great actor or singer without having a good knowledge of movement, as they are all intertwined.

This summer school is designed to built confidence and most of all provide an enjoyable opportunity for any student wising to experience the thrill of performance in Musical Theatre under the guidance of skilled professional West End practitioners' from the Industry.

For Parents & Friends

There will be a showcase on the Friday afternoon to Parents & Friends where the performers will perform songs, dance routines and acting from some famous West End shows!!!!!

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