Acting for Singers, Creating Believable Singing Characters
Acting for SingersCreating Believable Singing Characters€28,50Auteur: David F. OstwaldWritten to meet the needs of thousands of students andpre-professional singers participating in production workshops and classes inopera and musical theater, Acting for Singers leads singing performers step bystep from the studio or classroom through audition and rehearsals to a successfulperformance. Using a clear, systematic, positive approach, this practical guideexplains how to analyze a script or libretto, shows how to develop a characterbuilding on material in the score, and gives the singing performer the tools toact believably. More than just a "how-to" acting book, however,Acting for Singers also addresses the problems of concentration, trust,projection, communication, and the self-doubt that often afflicts singerspursuing the goal of believable performance. Part I establishes the basicprinciples of acting and singing together, and teaches the reader how toimprovise as a key tool to explore and develop characters. Part II teaches thesinger how to analyze theatrical work for rehearsing and performing. Usingconcrete examples from Carmen and West Side Story, and imaginative exercisesfollowing each chapter, this text teaches all singers how to be effectivesinging actors.Type: IngebondenPagina's: 252 Datum uitgifte: 2005
