SEASON OPENER NYSTA’S GREAT COACHES SERIES MS. MARGO GARRETT Monday, October 18, 2010, 7:30 pm Columbia Teachers College 120th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Renowned accompanist and Juilliard faculty member Margo Garrett will offer a master class on French and German art song. Four singer/pianist "teams" will be chosen to perform. Ms. Garrett will focus her comments on both performers as well as the ensemble. Reception to follow. Free to all HOLIDAY EVENT BERET ARCAYA - “HOW WE THINK IS HOW WE SING" Sunday, December 5, 2010, 4:00pm Location TBA Noted singer and Alexander teacher Beret Arcaya will examine how thinking differed one hundred years ago by listening to old records and contrasting them with current performances of the same arias. The emphasis is not on the singing but on how Use affects Function: How Thought becomes an Action. Reception to follow. Free to all
ROCK THE AUDITION Sunday, February 13, 2011 3:00-5:00 PM
Columbia Teachers College 120th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Sheri Sanders, a pioneer in the Rock Musical world, will lead the class through an exploration of rock and pop music from the 1950's through the present, addressing aspects of style, vocal dynamics and music arranging. She will demonstrate how to integrate these concepts and confront the challenge of learning how to successfully "act a rock song". Her book, 'Rock the Audition', is scheduled for release by Hal Leonard Publishing in the Spring of 2011 and is the first book to be published on auditioning for Rock Musicals. Reception to follow. Free to all
MUSICAL THEATRE MASTERCLASS Monday April 11, 2011 7:00 PM Columbia Teachers College 120th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Renounced music director, conductor and acting teacher, Jack Lee will coach singers in standard musical theatre repertoire. Free to all
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