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Singing and the Actor Experience (SATA)
The
Singing and the Actor 2nd edition is now back in stock. You can order the book by clicking on the
Vocal Process Products link here.
STOP PRESS: January 2012:
The Singing and the
Actor Audio Guide has now sold out. We made it in 2005 to
accompany both editions of the Singing and the Actor book, and so
far we've sold one CD almost every day since then. We've come to the
end of our stock and we're not making any more CDs., Email us if
you'd like more details.
The
next Singing and the Actor Training Retreat, February
2012, has SOLD OUT. The last five SATA Training retreats all sold out weeks in advance.
You can now book for the March/April 2012 Retreat. Make sure you let us know if you would like to
join us. You can view the feedback on the Retreat in eZINE 46 (see
the Resources section).
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.
The ADVANCED
Training Retreat is on 17-19 February 2012. This course is exclusive
to those who have completed Singing and the Actor Training, Core
Training or Estill levels 1 and 2. This course is now sold out. Our last
three ADVANCED Training Retreats also sold out,
so if you're eligible to attend, make sure you email us now. You can read a detailed
description of the
ADVANCED Retreat here.
And our brand new
Performer's Retreat takes place on
March 9-11 2012. The focus
and content of the Retreat will be created on the first day based
entirely on the requirements of the participants - bespoke vocal
training at its finest. We only allow 5 performers per Retreat,
and this is currently by invitation only so
email us for more information.
Singing and the
Actor Training DVDs
We have created three 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.Twang!
- The Techniques show you step by step how to find and maintain
healthy twanging. The DVD is already in its third pressing.
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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