[NEohioPAL]Vocal Performance Workshop: Ashtabula Arts Center

Tue Apr 26 17:59:50 PDT 2005

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The Ashtabula Arts Center and artsmith studios of New York City are =
collaborating to bring a vocal performance workshop, "A Fresh Approach =
to Learning New Material," to the Ashtabula Arts Center this summer.
  The session is scheduled for five days, June 27 - July 1 from 10 a.m. =
- noon as is designed for students age 10 through adults. It will be =
taught by Melinda Smith, who performed on the Arts Center stage for more =
than five years before moving to New York City to finish her Masters of =
Arts in vocal performance / musical theater from New York University, =
where she teaches private voice.
 Among Mindy's featured roles at the Arts Center included Maria in "The =
Sound of Music" and Lilli Vanessi in "Kiss Me Kate."
 Since moving to New York, Smith has served as musical director for =
several productions and most recently originated the role of Pip the =
Pirate in Twin Treasures.
 Cost for the workshop is $150 for non-members and $125 for members.
The sessions focus on a method of learning new material, from choosing a =
song, to learning the technical aspects of the music, to interpretation =
of the material and performance skills. The workshop also works on =
healthy singing habits, addressing posture, breathing and tension =
release.=20
 The artsmith class helps students focus on one aspect of singing at a =
time, rather than become overwhelmed by trying to mentally multi-task; =
students are able to progress much faster and have the opportunity to =
perform a song learned through this process at the end of the weeklong =
session.
 Smith and artsmith studios also will be holding workshops this summer =
in Denver at Arapahoe Community College; The Villages Lifelong Learning =
College in The Villages, Fla.; Pocatac Neighborhood Center in Westerly, =
Rhode Island; Springfield North High School in Springfield, Ohio; and =
New York City this summer.
 Before moving to New York with her husband Ryan, Smith was director of =
vocal music and Conneaut High School and assistant and director. She =
earned a Bachelors Degree in music education and a Master's Degree in =
secondary education from Ohio University.
 To register for the workshop, call 964-3396. For more information, =
contact Theater Coordinator Darrell Lowe. Deadline to register is June =
13. More information regarding artsmith studios, llc, is available at =
www.arstmithnyc.com<http://www.arstmithnyc.com/>.

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<DIV>The Ashtabula Arts Center and artsmith studios of New York City are =

collaborating to bring a vocal performance workshop, =93A Fresh Approach =
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Learning New Material,=94 to the Ashtabula Arts Center this=20
summer.<BR>  The session is scheduled for five days, June 27 =
=96 July 1=20
from 10 a.m. =96 noon as is designed for students age 10 through adults. =
It will=20
be taught by Melinda Smith, who performed on the Arts Center stage for =
more than=20
five years before moving to New York City to finish her Masters of Arts =
in vocal=20
performance / musical theater from New York University, where she =
teaches=20
private voice.<BR> Among Mindy=92s featured roles at the Arts =
Center included=20
Maria in =93The Sound of Music=94 and Lilli Vanessi in =93Kiss Me=20
Kate.=94<BR> Since moving to New York, Smith has served as musical =
director=20
for several productions and most recently originated the role of Pip the =
Pirate=20
in Twin Treasures.<BR> Cost for the workshop is $150 for =
non-members and=20
$125 for members.<BR>The sessions focus on a method of learning new =
material,=20
from choosing a song, to learning the technical aspects of the music, to =

interpretation of the material and performance skills. The workshop also =
works=20
on healthy singing habits, addressing posture, breathing and tension =
release.=20
<BR> The artsmith class helps students focus on one aspect of =
singing at a=20
time, rather than become overwhelmed by trying to mentally multi-task; =
students=20
are able to progress much faster and have the opportunity to perform a =
song=20
learned through this process at the end of the weeklong =
session.<BR> Smith=20
and artsmith studios also will be holding workshops this summer in =
Denver at=20
Arapahoe Community College; The Villages Lifelong Learning College in =
The=20
Villages, Fla.; Pocatac Neighborhood Center in Westerly, Rhode Island;=20
Springfield North High School in Springfield, Ohio; and New York City =
this=20
summer.<BR> Before moving to New York with her husband Ryan, Smith =
was=20
director of vocal music and Conneaut High School and assistant and =
director. She=20
earned a Bachelors Degree in music education and a Master=92s Degree in =
secondary=20
education from Ohio University.<BR> To register for the workshop, =
call=20
964-3396. For more information, contact Theater Coordinator Darrell =
Lowe.=20
Deadline to register is June 13. More information regarding artsmith =
studios,=20
llc, is available at <A title=3Dhttp://www.arstmithnyc.com/=20
href=3D"http://www.arstmithnyc.com">www.arstmithnyc.com</A>.</DIV>
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