Students will improve their stage presence, vocal and emotional expression, intonation (ability to sing on pitch), breath support, tone production, diction, placement and much more. Students will strengthen their acting skills and learn how to create a compelling performance. Students will learn about healthy vocal production and vocal care because they are essential to being able to sing well.

Amanda Giese has been a professional singer, actress, and teacher of all ages for over 30 years. She has many professional theater and performing credits including the lead singer,  "Miss Lilly",  in the Golden Horseshoe Show at Disneyland. She has performed in many professional musical theater productions including "Nine", "Mame", "Evita", and "Phantom of the Opera". Most recently, she had a lead role in the World-Premier of a new musical work in Orlando, FL. She has recorded a Christmas album, and has performed in many concert venues and show rooms in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Orlando.
As Founder and Director of "Stagekiz!" and "Youth Theater at the J", she directed many Jr Broadway shows including "Beauty and the Beast", "Seussical the Musical", "Aladdin", "High School Musical" and many more. She also coaches and consults with middle and high school thespian troupes, and has adjudicated and presented vocal performance workshops at Florida District Festivals and State Thespian Festivals.
Amanda holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theater and Vocal Performance and has been a private voice teacher and performance coach for over 20 years.

1 - 2 horas semanales fuera de clase
Tarea
Frecuencia: incluido
Comentario: incluido
Detalles: Students will be expected to print out sheet music and will need to spend time marking their music, memorizing lyrics, practicing vocal exercises and breath work, and rehearsing any song they are assigned. Students may spend anywhere from 15-30 minutes per day, 4 to 7 days each week practicing or working on vocal assignments. Amount of time spent is flexible and dependent upon the student's goals and age.
Evaluación
Frecuencia: incluido
Detalles: No formal progress assessment is given. Progression is assessed weekly by the teacher and lessons are adjusted accordingly.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, students may need to use musicnotes.com or sheet musicdirect.com as a sheet music resource and sometimes youtube for a resource for music tracks.