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The Singing and Acting Handbook Thomas De Mallet Burgess

The Singing and Acting Handbook By Thomas De Mallet Burgess

The Singing and Acting Handbook by Thomas De Mallet Burgess


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Summary

This book is an unique resource which directly addresses all performers who sing and act, whether in opera or musical. It provides a innovative resource for performers, directors, workshop leaders and teachers

The Singing and Acting Handbook Summary

The Singing and Acting Handbook: Games and Exercises for the Performer by Thomas De Mallet Burgess

This book is an unique resource which directly addresses all performers who sing and act, whether in opera, musical theatre or music-theatre. By looking beyond the separate acts of singing and acting the performer builds up a greater awareness of how the two interrelate to form a single powerful expression.
Using games, exercises and discussion, The Singing and Acting Handbook takes a stimulating approach to the demands made upon today's performers, and will equip both the experienced professional and the student to take full advantage of rehearsal and performance. With advice on approaches to learning music, interpreting scores, and building characters, it provides a long-awaited innovative resource for performers, directors, workshop leaders and teachers.

The Singing and Acting Handbook Reviews

'Singing and Acting has something for everyone the book represents a collection of great advice on all aspects of performance.' - Anne B. Wilson, Speech and Drama

About Thomas De Mallet Burgess

Thomas de Mallet Burgess works internationally as a freelance director and workshop leader in opera, musicals and spoken theatre. In the UK he has worked for the Royal Opera House, Opera North, Welsh National Opera, the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Nicholas Skilbeck works internationally as a musical director, composer, vocal coach and pianist. He has worked for Cameron Mackintosh as Musical Director of Cafsand has led workshops in opera and musical theatre for Opera North, the Studio des Varietes in Paris, and the Royal Academy of Music.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part One Introduction -- 1 Singing and acting in performance -- Introduction -- Music and Drama -- The Structure of Sung Theatre -- The Past, the Present and the Challenge -- Terminology -- The Performer -- The Fundamental Disciplines -- The Indivisible Expression -- Using the Exercises -- The Workshop Process -- The Leader and the Workshop Process -- Part Two The Exercises -- 2 The fundamental disciplines -- Preparing the Ground -- Relaxation -- Exercise 1 -- Dissociation -- Exercise 2 -- Visualisation -- Exercises 34 -- Warming-up -- Exercises 56 -- Energising -- Exercises 714 -- Concentration -- Exercises 1523 -- Awareness -- Exercises 2439 -- Imagination and Spontaneity -- Exercises 4047 -- 3 Rhythm, pulse and time -- Rhythm and Time -- Exercise 48 -- Pulse -- Exercises 4960 -- Musical Structure -- Exercises 6164 -- Sustaining a Moment -- Exercises 6569 -- Using Rhythm and Pulse to Create Emotion -- 4 Music, text and the score -- Approaching the Score -- Learning the Score -- Interpreting the Score -- Exercise 70 -- The Relationship between Text and Music -- Exercises 7175 -- Exploring the Sound and Word Association -- Exercises 7679 -- Being Present -- Exercises 8086 -- Dialogue, Recitative and Heightened Text -- Exercises 8792 -- 5 Character, emotion and sound -- Character -- Music and Character -- Exercises 9399 -- Acting in Sung Theatre -- Exercises 100101 -- Gesture -- Exercises 102106 -- Eye Language and Focus -- Exercises 107108 -- Emotion -- Exercises 109119 -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix: Figures 128 -- Bibliography -- Index of games and exercises by title and destination

Additional information

GOR002167927
9780415166584
0415166586
The Singing and Acting Handbook: Games and Exercises for the Performer by Thomas De Mallet Burgess
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1999-11-11
224
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