Rock in the Musical Theatre
A Guide for Singers
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 26 November 2019
- ISBN 9780190943479
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages216 pages
- Size 251x175x15 mm
- Weight 431 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 13 exercises and 9 examples 15
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Short description:
Today's musical theatre world rocks. Rock in the Musical Theatre: A Guide for Singers is a practical guide to the many aspects of performing rock music in the theatre through a combination of aesthetic and theoretical study, extensive discussions of musical, vocal, and acting techniques, and chronicles of coaching sessions.
MoreLong description:
Today's musical theatre world rocks. Now that rock 'n' roll music and its offshoots, including pop, hard rock, rap, r&b, funk, folk, and world-pop music, are the standard language of musical theatre, theatre singers need a source of information on these styles, their origins, and their performance practices. Rock in the Musical Theatre: A Guide for Singers fills this need. Today's musical theatre training programs are now including rock music in their coursework and rock songs and musicals in their repertoires. This is a text for those trainees, courses, and productions. It will also be of great value to working professionals, teachers, music directors, and coaches less familiar with rock styles, or who want to improve their rock-related skills. The author, an experienced music director, vocal coach, and university professor, and an acknowledged expert on rock music in the theatre, examines the many aspects of performing rock music in the theatre and offers practical advice through a combination of aesthetic and theoretical study, extensive discussions of musical, vocal, and acting techniques, and chronicles of coaching sessions. The book also includes advice from working actors, casting directors, and music directors who specialize in rock music for the stage.
Joe Church's wide-ranging analysis of what songs and music actually do in modern music theatre is essential reading for anyone setting out to write or perform in a modern musical. Reading this book also reminded me that the way we sing on stage in a musical is very different to the way we might sing in other settings. That might seem obvious, but the differences are not so much subtle as mysterious. Joe has shared his long experience of intensive coaching of solo singers and chorus ensembles in music theatre projects. In so doing he unlocks a cask of information that has otherwise been hard to find.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Alex Lacamoire
Author's Note and Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART 1: HISTORY, AESTHETICS, AND LITERATURE
Chapter 1: Background and Rock Aesthetics
Chapter 2: Popular Song vs. Theatre Song
PART 2: THEORY AND TECHNIQUE
Chapter 3: Acting Values in Rock Theatre Songs
Chapter 4: Musical Values in Rock Theatre Songs
Chapter 5: Singing Rock: Vocal Production and Vocalism
Chapter 6: Rock Songs: A Selective, Annotated Survey
PART 3: PROCESS: COACHING SESSIONS
Little Shop of Horrors: "Suddenly, Seymour"
Rent: "Take Me or Leave Me"
School of Rock: "When I Climb to the Top of Mount Rock"
Dreamgirls: "I Am Changing"
The Lion King: "Endless Night"
Beautiful: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
Kinky Boots: "The History of Wrong Guys"
Tommy: "Pinball Wizard" and Spring Awakening: "The Bitch of Living"
Bare: A Pop Opera: "Plain Jane Fat Ass" and "All Grown Up"
Appendix: Rock Songs for Musical Theatre Singers
Bibliography and Suggested Additional Reading
Index
