The Performance Class for Singers. Class meets at 55 West 13th St., 6th floor. Janie Barnett-Hanson Limited to 8. For solo singer-songwriter and rhythm guitarist alike, this course provides a structure in which musicians can develop and polish the skills necessary to sing and play simultaneously in performance. We work to perfect rhythm, volume balance between voice and guitar, emotional interpretation, microphone technique for voice, and mic or pickup control of the guitar.
Students choose three songs to develop.
Both video and audio recordings are used to provide feedback as performances are honed in informal recitals before classmates. The final step is an evening performance at a local club. Previous performance experience is not necessary but an elementary ability to play and sing simultaneously is required and will be evaluated in the audition. Class meets at 55 West 13th St., 6th floor. The sound that made the streetcorners and stoops of Brooklyn and the Bronx legendary in pop music history.