Fall Semester 2016
Private Voice Lessons:
Lessons are 55 minutes in length. Fee: $100.00 per lesson * Fall Voice Class: The Voice Class will be held on Saturday from 3:00 to 4:30 pm beginning August 20 to December 17 2016. The class will include 1 private lesson to be scheduled during the semester. The class will be offered to studio members currently on my waiting list. The class will focus on vocal pedagogy and it's application to vocal repertoire and allow students on my waiting list to get involved in studio activities. Students in the class will still be allowed to take advantage of any cancellations that come available and will be moved into the regular schedule as weekly time slots become available. The Studio Voice Class will be priced separately by semester. Tuition will be due on the first day of classes. For more information email me at [email protected] Fall Class Tuition: The cost will be $900.00 per semester. Tuition is due on the first day of classes. Minimum 6 - Maximum 10 students. Please confirm with me at your earliest convenient as space in the class is limited. Voice Class Syllabus: The Voice Class will focus on understanding and producing proper vocal technique. Breathing: Appoggio Technique (proper breathing and vocal support) Phonation: Rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound. Registration: Concepts of Laryngeal Registration i.e. Proper vocal fold Adduction and Abduction. Pedagogic Applications of practical vocal acoustics. Resonance: The prolongation of sound by reflection, reverberation. The amplification of range, and the distribution of amplitudes among interrelated cavities. Understanding and learning to produce the different qualities of vocal resonance in singing i.e.Classical resonance aka "Legit", "Belt" and "Mix") and the application of technique to Classical, Musical Theater and Popular music repertoires. Class Time: 3:00 pm Class will begin with 30 minutes of technical exercises. These exercises should be recorded and practiced during the week. 3:30 pm Technical application. The class will learn several songs throughout the semester to practice in a group setting while evaluating techniques of Breath, Phonation and Resonance. 4:00 pm Performance Practice. Students will perform prepared repertoire for the class. What to bring: - Recording device (most students use their phones) - Yoga Mat or Large Beach Towel for floor work - Please wear or bring to the class rehearsal cloths that you feel comfortable in while working on the floor.) -Bring music that you have prepared and would like to work on during the class. I will glad to offer suggestions. Please note: For the Performance Practice aspect of the class please bring music that you have learned and memorized. The voice class is going to focus on vocal technique. Time will not be spent on learning individual students music with the exception of the songs that will be sung in a group setting. |
Waiting List: I have set up a waiting list for those of you who have not yet been able to secure a regular time slot. As time slots become available I will refer to the waiting list, and schedule lessons accordingly. If you are currently on the waiting list and unable to secure a regular time slot please consider joining the studio Voice Class. The class is a great introduction to vocal technique and performance opportunities and will prepare you for a time slot as they becomes available. Scheduling: Lessons will be scheduled by the semester. There will be three semesters in the year; Fall, Spring and Summer. Please make sure that your schedule is able to accommodate the studios semester schedule. If you have any questions please email me at [email protected] *subject to change. |
“...Kudos should go to
Craig Wich. Craig Wich has been doing striking work... innovative... astonishing and brilliantly executed...” — The Boston Globe. “Peter Sellars isn’t the only innovative director in this town…For years, Craig Wich, through his Opera Laboratory Theater Company, has been doing striking work.” — AnthonyTommasini, Boston Globe “clever and brilliantly executed…strongly sung and superbly acted…” — Richard Dyer, Boston Globe “The Opera Lab is such an attractive, enterprising outfit, you can’t help admiring its pluck and inventiveness. Open minded audiences are being exposed to some fresh ad valuable new ideas.” – Lloyd Schwartz, Boston Phoenix “Robin Hood proved a brash bawdy affair…the production was simply and skillfully directed by Craig Wich.” — Tim Page, New York Times “Successful right from the start…the production bespoke enormous care in every respect.” — Derrick Henry, Boston Globe “…burgeoning authentic performance… deftness…served by exclusive concentration…” — Lon Tuck, Washington Post “I have given seminars all over the country and directed in most of the major opera houses, and what Craig Wich and his ensemble are creating is truly unique. It embodies organic developmental principles relating to the training of the performer, the creation of new pieces and new ways of performing (as well as providing a firm basis for traditional performance). Most importantly, it is establishing the nurturing environment in which all this can most fruitfully take place. The work being done at The Opera Lab is genuinely significant, and has import beyond its location in Boston. Nurturing such efforts is vital to the health of opera and music-theater in America.” — H. Wesley Balk, Professor: University of Minnesota, Director of Performer Development: Minnesota Opera Company “I have great respect for the work of Craig Wich. He is a talented Director and a very inspired teacher. I endorse any support that might help him continue his efforts.” — Theadore Antoniou, Music Director: Alea III “Craig Wich is one of the brightest talents I’ve encountered in opera. He is a first class musician and a stage director who combines insight and wit. He has a rare understanding of music on the stage. I expect great things from him.” — Scott Wheeler, Artistic Director: Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble “I worked closely with Craig Wich when he directed my opera, Embers, and I have first-hand experience of the unique combination of musicianship and theatrical expertise that he brings to the direction of opera.” — Peter Child, Composer, Assistant Professor of Music: MIT “Craig Wich’s work is not only innovative, creative, and challenging, it is work of the highest quality, substance, and integrity, and this makes all the difference. What Craig Wich can add to a person is immeasurable. He is original, he knows his art, he knows how to teach, and his contributions and insights are of genuine importance.” — Sam Headrick, Composer, Professor: Boston University |