'Maestro' Adult Singing Class

Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm - $155 per term at Stage Door Studios

Suitable for all ability levels, attendees will working on a number of songs each term, with a focus on developing good singing technique, basic harmony work and perfecting songs together in a group situation. 

With careful tuition and guidance towards correct vocal and breathing technique,  ALL students will improve their singing ability, while making wonderful music, socialising and having loads of fun in the process! 

Important Notices for 'Maestro' Adult Singing Class

Term One

Quote For The Term: 
SINGING IS A MARATHON NOT A RACE!
 

For Term One our marvelous Maestro singers are using an upbeat song by David Seville for our warm up song - 'The Witch Doctor'. 
This fun song is sure to get us all us moving and ready for singing each week!

Our Term One song is actually a collection of songs from famous movies. 
This 'movie mashup' incorporates a range of fun and challenging musical elements such as: Harmony work; Solos; Singing Technique; and a variety of musical genres.

1. MOVIE MASHUP

A. Gold - from 'Once' 
B. Hold My Hand - from 'Top Gun' 
C. Writing on the Wall - from '007 Spectra' 
D. Eye of the Tiger - from 'Rocky'
C. This Is Me - from 'The Greatest Showman'

Homework for 'Maestro' Adult Singing Class

Mon 25 March

Jess was off this week, so we had Trace taking the session. 
This week we again worked on our Movie Mashup. 
Throughout the term we will be breaking the song down section by section looking at rhythm, solo opportunities, harmonies, dynamics and other techniques.
 
Each week we will have a CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK chosen by a different student every week. 
The focus this week was 'Control' and 'High Singing' - We talked about the importance of breathing & support and  posture to aid with singing high and gaining more control over our voices.
 
This week we checked in on the 'Writing's On The Wall' and 'This is Me' sections of our mashup.
 
For homework this week please keep practicing these two sections.
A reminder that tracks and lyrics for the movie mash up (including harmony guide vocal tracks) are available via this webpage for practicing at home. 
Click on the song title listed on the right hand side of the page, under Resources (above the tutor pic) to access these. 

Reminder - NO SINGING CLASS NEXT WEEK DUE TO EASTER MONDAY

Resources

Movie Mash-Up

Team members

Senior Tutor

Jess Walker

CLASS NAME MEANING

All of our Group Singing Classes are named after a musical term. 
More often than not, directions regarding the volume, speed and style of a piece of music are given in Italian. ‘Maestro’ is no different

In English, ‘Maestro’ translates to ‘Master’
We thought this a rather apt class name for our most mature singers!