In musical theater, the KEY to great singing is ACTING! Audition and Performance Coaching - PERFORMANCE SINGING

[Pierce Brandt]

Hello musical theater SINGER-ACTORS and ACTOR-SINGERS...

Great singing on the stage requires much more than just a great voice!

Do you know how to make the difference between a mediocre audition and one that gets you cast?

Are you training your voice but leaving the intricacies of song acting and performance to chance?

In musical theater, eloquent song acting is AS important as the sound of your voice, and often more so. But, while song acting uses the same basic principles as "spoken acting" (or acting without music), song acting requires a rather different approach. Why? Because, in singing a song, so many factors are out of your control.

Study song acting and performance with Pierce Peter Brandt and take your auditions and performances to an exciting, new level. From regional theater to major Broadway productions (including Cameron Mackintosh's original blockbuster production of Les Miserables), chorus boy to leading man, cabarets to concert halls, Pierce has been there. An experienced professional actor/singer as well as an accomplished teaching artist (A.C.T., TheatreWorks, and many other theatrical institutions across the USA), Pierce is passionate about sharing the joy of acting and singing in musical theater with his students.

This important work will give you the invaluable techniques of song acting to last a lifetime.

ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS ARE WELCOME!

You'll learn...

• How to eloquently interpret song lyrics with depth and understanding.
• How to make the song your own while still being truthful to the lyric.
• How to color your journey through the song with the dynamics of emotion, intent, subtext, phrasing, and vocal quality.
• How to best use body language, blocking, and movement.
• What to do with your hands and eyes.
• When to sustain a note and when not to.
• When to "sing pretty" and when not to.
• How to relate to your audience whether in a performance or audition.
• Other important principles and techniques for great song performance.

Single-session rates are:
One-hour private sessions in Menlo Park are $75.00.
One-hour private sessions in San Francisco are $85.00.

Package DISCOUNTS are available for the advance purchase of 2 or more sessions.

FOR ALL THE SCOOP, including details of this song acting work, testimonials, and more information on professional NY/LA/SF actor/singer and accomplished teaching artist Pierce Peter Brandt, visit www.PerformanceSinging.com, call 415.683.0455, or email pbr...@performancesinging.com

“Pierce is a consummate professional. He has the unique ability to carry a dramatic narrative through a song and thrill an audience musically at the same time.”
— Kevin Stites, Broadway Music Director/Supervisor (Kristin Chenoweth at the Hollywood Bowl; Broadway productions of 9 to 5, Titanic, Les Misérables, The Color Purple, A Tale of Two Cities, Threepenny Opera, Nine, Oklahoma, On the Town, and others).

"Pierce’s accomplishments as a performer, as well as his integrity and dedication, make him a fine teacher. Your musical theater future is in good hands with Pierce.”
– Hunter Foster, Tony-nominated Actor/Singer (Broadway productions of Bridges of Madison County, Million Dollar Quartet, Urinetown, Little Shop of Horrors, The Producers, Les Misérables, Martin Guerre, and others).

"Pierce rocks! You owe it to your auditions and your craft to take his class. I enjoyed the detailed approach for breaking down a song performance, and working on my feet."
— T. Byrne Foss, actor/singer, San Francisco

FOR ALL THE SCOOP, visit www.PerformanceSinging.com, call 415.683.0455, or email pbr...@performancesinging.com