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The Art Of Healthy Belting: A Guide For Teaching, Elisa Fraser Wilson Aug 2008

The Art Of Healthy Belting: A Guide For Teaching, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

The proper techniques to produce a healthy belt in the high school/college singer are often misunderstood and as a resulty, this skill is often overlooked. This presentation discusses several exercises to use to develop a healthy belt along with demonstrations of each exercise.


You Sing, Youtube: A Hands-On Approach To Using Youtube In The Performance Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson Feb 2008

You Sing, Youtube: A Hands-On Approach To Using Youtube In The Performance Curriculum, Elisa Fraser Wilson

Elisa Fraser Wilson

In September 2007, the University of Texas at El Paso Music Theatre Company embarked on a voyage of on-line discovery: how to utilize YouTube as a tool for self-and peer critique and outside professional review. Music Theatre Company is the Department of Music’s opera/music theatre skills development workshop and production company, presenting two to three scenes and/or full-scale productions each year. As such, its curriculum has traditionally revolved around the preparation and in-class coaching of songs, arias, and scenes, with public concert or production outcomes. The recent addition of a required textbook has added a necessary written assignment component; however, …