Post on 04-Aug-2015
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Assessment
Give a 15-minute presentation in which you will relate a specific research methodology, text or other material to your own individual practice as a musician.
You will also submit a written outline of your presentation and a bibliography / list of resources.
Act
Sang through the piece with my teacher
Looked on YouTube :Birgit Nilsson
Too old-fashioned
Karita Mattila
Karita Mattila
Finnish Won the Cardiff Singer of the World
Competition in 1983She began her career as a lyric
sopranoNow sings a wide range: Mozart,
Puccini, Verdi, Wagner, Richard Strauss and Janacek.
Act
What is the story of the opera ?An interpretive Guide to Opera by
Martial SingherThe Penguin Opera Guide ed
Amanda HoldenWho my character isWhy she’s singing thisThe overall story
All was going well until….
ATOS Conference
Back to the beginning….Does my current teacher say yes ?Does it strain my voice in any way ?Does it sound good ?
Evaluation
Stronger column of air to support the long phrases
More dynamic contrastMore variety of colour in the
phrasesTake the listener on an
intentional journey
Evaluation
Stronger column of air to support the long phrases
Look at my breathing technique
Lack of back muscles being engaged
Need to increase actual feeling of support
Think ‘wider’ not ‘longer’
Alexander Technique
Pilates core strength
EvaluationMore dynamic contrastMore variety of colour in the
phrasesTake the listener on an
intentional journey
Find a way of getting ‘under the skin of the character’
Understand the character’s motivation
Don’t get bogged down in the technicalities of the song
Decide where to take the listener
What’s the desired dramatic outcome within the narrative
ReflectTime to consider ?Extensive reading around the storyWork with experts on making the
character come alive – possibly drama coach ?
Build up a criteria for what makes a good performance, using a mixture of primary and secondary sources
Consider if that criteria is identical for every performance – concert vs staged
Bibliography
New Essays on Performance Practice, F Neuman, University of Rochester Press, 1989
Musical performance: a guide to understanding, edited by John Rink, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
An interpretive Guide to Opera by Martial Singher,
The Penguin Opera Guide ed Amanda Holden, Penguin 1995
Viva La Liberta! Politics in Opera, A Arblaster, Verso 1992
The Craft of Research, Booth, University of Chicago Press 2008