Dear Singers, this is the preparation for your 13th seminar

STATUS C: Information on Written status C, AA status C & Singing status C is available in the separate post Info about STATUS C.

ORNAMENTATION AND AIR ADDED: Read about air and ornamentation in the CVT book or App. And read no.39 in the CVT workshop manuscript. Prepare a phrase/a sound with ornamentation.

AA: Prepare two musical phrases; one phrase to sing in front of the group (IRL phrase) & one recorded musical phrase e.i from youtube. The phrases should focus on modes, sound colours and effects. Make a priority list of which one you want to ‘present’ first.

QUESTIONS TO CVT:  Bring technically, pedagogically, etc questions to CVT

SELF-CONFIDENCE and HANDLE HOSTILITY 1 – a pedagogically subject:
Optional preparation:
Spend a bit of time, like 5 min. to think about:
– A situation, where you felt lack of self-confident. How did you react?
– A situation, where you experienced hostility from a singer or college. How did s/he react? How did you react? In the class we will use some of your stories/cases to enlightening these subjects.
In the class we will use some of your stories/cases to enlightening these subjects.

SINGING WITH PIANIST/DA (IRL) & SINGING WITH DA (ONLINE:
LAVENDER and VIOLET: Singing with pianist,1/2 of the groups, bring sheet music for the pianist. Singing with backing track, 1/2 of the groups, bring backing track or sing Acapella.
MAGNOLIA: Singing with backing track. Bring a song or phrase you will like to work on.
If you have things from you singing status you need to work on, use part of your SW DA/SWP on that.

THE WORKSHOP:

At the 13th seminar we have a workshop again for 7 test singers. All of you will be active. 7 of you will do the presentation and 7 of you will teach a singer. You will not know in advanced who are presenting and what and who are teaching. You will get your exact task the first day you come.
So prepare the whole presentation.

  • 1st Teacher: Introduction to CVT, A quick overview: CVT in one page, 10 minutes, and 10 minutes (after 3rd Teacher) to explain twang and avoiding protruding the jaw and tightening the lips.(10×2 minutes)
  • 2nd Teacher: The anatomic: The vocal cords, the constrictor muscles, breathing and the muscles we use when we support. Helping the singers finding the support (20 minutes)
  • 3rd Teacher: How to use the support, the tricks (20 minutes)
  • 4th Teacher: The modes, explaining the metal, the rules for the modes (30 minutes)
  • 5th Teacher: The practical use of the modes, volumes, pitches, speech, center of modes and How to practice and classical singing (25 minutes)
  • 6th Teacher: The sound colours (20 minutes)
  • 7th Teacher: Effects and Summing up: Present the effects with focus on distortion. Summing up and Questions to CVT (20 minutes) Summing up and Questions to CVT from the test singers (If details are missing in subjects 1st  – 6th teacher, this is this is the time to talk about them. The 7th Teacher looks through the ‘Single subjects’ from no. 41 and have answers ready, if someone got questions to this, when it’s the 7th’s turn. While the others are making no. 1 – 40, you sit with the workshop manual and take notes. If something important is missing or questions from singers are not completely answered, then, when it’s your turn you go through the missed subjects and clear up misunderstood things. After the ‘summing up’ you ask the singers, if they have other questions. (10 minutes effects, 10 minutes for ‘summing up’ and questions )

7 of you who teach a singer have about 20 minutes and there will be pianist (if IRL).

The 7 test singers will see the whole presentation from 10 – 13, then there is a lunch break and from 14 – 17 we will have the teaching in front of the whole group.
The following day, you will all get a feedback.

Please meet in at least at 9.30. The workshop starts at 10.00.

GUEST TEACHERS:
 We are preparing for the Guest teachers at the 16th and 17th seminar.
 Please consider which 2 guest teachers you would like. See the separate post Guest teachers at CVI – 3rd year for more info. Write to susanne@shout.dk when your group has decided which two Guest teachers you would like.

 

HANDOUT FILES ON CVI.MY:
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If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to write to us at Christina@shout.dk.

Happy Practise 🙂