To be a compelling singer on Broadway, actors must not only be able to command a range of singing techniques, but also be able to "act the song." In these special courses, you'll learn both aspects from one of the leading vocal trainers in the field, Bill Reed, and transform your singing and performing abilities.
If you are preparing for a musical theater audition, you'll need to have 16 measures of a solid song, and a minute-long monologue that will knock the socks off the panel of reviewers. So you certainly don't want to use the same material that everyone else is using, or that doesn't suit your age, style, or abilities. And then there's your presentation and attitude to consider. Come to this 4-day course and work with Master Teacher Bill Reed to hone your audition material and be prepared for the audition season ahead.
Registration opens February 17th. UVM students may register with the UVM Register. Non-UVM students may register here or call 802.656.2085 for more information or assistance.
This course is available for college credit only. Your tuition rate will depend on whether you are an in-state student ($391) or out-of-state ($987).
Students will learn both singing technique and song interpretation, as well as the history and development of musical theater. Videos and recordings will accompany lectures and demonstrations, and there will be a heavy emphasis on individual and class participation.
To get the most out of the class, students should plan to bring the sheet music of a memorized Broadway song to the first class. This class is recommended for those with a strong interest in musical theater, and basic vocal skills of matching pitch and carrying a tune. Experience in musical theater productions a plus.
The culminating cabaret performance will be open to friends and family, and will be a requirement for those students taking the course for credit.
Class capacity is limited to 14. If you try to register and the class is full, you can send an email here to be placed on a waiting list.
Bill Reed has dedicated his professional life to guiding singers in their quest to realize their potential as performing artists. Born into a show business family, Bill began his vocal music education at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree. (Bill is proud to be in the Badger Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.) He completed his studies at Columbia University, where he earned a doctorate. After a busy and rewarding career as a college professor and concert singer, Bill established a private voice studio in New York where for the past 25 years he has been privileged to work with amazing singers from all over the world whose specialties have ranged from opera to pop and rock, and Broadway to country. He has consulted on a number of Hollywood movies and commercial recordings, and his students have performed at the Metropolitan Opera, City Opera and many European opera houses, and in hundreds of Broadway shows. Bill's students have won the Oscar Hammerstein, MAC, Emmy and Tony awards. His website can be found here.
