Students will learn the fundamentals of singing and how the voice works through exercises, examples, and technique work. Students will also learn acting and performance techniques for how to perform a song such and improve stage presence, and more. They should be able to fully perform their solo for friends and family by the end of the class!

Melanie Leibner Perkins holds her Masters in Musical Theatre from Boston Conservatory and BA from University of Pennsylvania. She is an adjunct faculty member at Nova Southeastern University and runs Perkins Performance Studio where she has taught hundreds of students to sing to their full potential. Students have gone on to perform internationally and star in national tours as well as study at NYU, Boston Conservatory, PACE, Elon, Shenandoah, Penn State, and more.  She has distinguished herself as an actress, singer, director, and teacher with her work in theatres in Philadelphia, Boston, and South Florida. As an instructor, Melanie has taught for over 20 years, teaching voice, acting, audition prep, monologue, scene study, and improv to students aged 4-74! 

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Students should use the materials provided and do warm-up and vocal exercises on a consistent basis. Students should ideally practice on their own for 20-30 minutes 4 times a week to learn the notes and pitches to their song and practice techniques learned in class. Everyone has different time constraints so this is just a suggestion for ideal practice. Students will submit videos each week based on the instructor assignment and prompt for the week and will receive personalized feedback so they can make adjustments to their technique. Video responses should be sent in by Friday at 8pm Eastern to receive a timely response.  Students will also have the opportunity to use both the Outschool classroom and Flipgrid to share performances with the class, including a flip grid Final Recital. They will also respond to the vocal prompt of the week sharing their experiences working with the material and topic through written discussion or video progress. They can learn from each other's progress videos of the vocal exercises of the week and share their experiences.
수업 외 주당 1 - 2 시간
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Each week, learners are assessed based on their video responses to assignments like exercises, song practice, and written discussion. They will receive feedback on their progress video from the instructor and be able to share and learn from discussion and progress videos shared with peers.  Video responses should be sent in by Friday at 8pm Eastern to receive a timely response. Learners will be able to access everything through the Outschool Classroom, including audio exercise mp3s, PDFs, and a Youtube playlist link with instructor videos and demonstrations. At the end of the course learners will receive a certificate of completion and have fun sharing a final performance in a Flipgrid Recital!
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Learners will be able to access everything through the Outschool Classroom, including audio exercise mp3s, PDFs, and a Youtube playlist link with personally created instructor videos and demonstrations. Vocal exercises and links to song lyrics, backing tracks, and sheet music (optional on www.musicnotes.com) will be posted in a message for students to review and practice. Students should also have another device like a tablet, phone, or speaker on which they can play their tracks when they record their video progress.