Claudia Friedlander

The Singer's Audition & Career Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Singer's Audition & Career Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the training, audition technique, and professional development essential for launching and sustaining a rewarding career in classical singing. Expanding on author Claudia Friedlander's online collaboration with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, the book brings together insights from nearly seventy prominent performers, educators, and opera industry professionals. Whether you are a young singer preparing for conservatory auditions, a professional opera singer, or an avocational singer seeking to improve your technique and pursue local performance opportunities, this book will help you take inventory of your skills and achieve the next stages of your musical journey.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538109908
• Artikelnr.: 57927889

Autorenporträt

By Claudia Friedlander - Foreword by Joyce DiDonato

Inhaltsangabe

Forward by Joyce DiDonato
Preface: Why Do You Sing?
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Lifelong Journey
PART ONE: Learning the Craft
Chapter 1: The Complete Package
Chapter 2: Training Programs
Chapter 3: Technique
Chapter 4: Musicianship
Chapter 5: Languages and Diction
Chapter 6: Dramatic Interpretation
Chapter 7: Choosing Audition Repertoire
Chapter 8: Audition Preparation, Technique and Etiquette
Chapter 9: Performance Opportunities
Chapter 10: Investing in Your Training
PART TWO: The Apprenticeship Phase
Chapter 11: Resident Artist Programs
Chapter 12: Promotional Materials
Chapter 13: Public Master Classes
Chapter 14: Competitions
Chapter 15: Keeping Afloat
PART THREE: Going Pro
Chapter 16: From Contract to Closing Night: The Opera Singer at Work
Chapter 17: Crafting Your Public Persona
Chapter 18: Management
Chapter 19: Choose Your Own Adventure
Chapter 20: Running Your Business
Conclusion: A Lifetime of Song