The singing and acting handbook : games and exercises for the performer /

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Previously issued in print: 2000.Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part One Introduction -- 1 Singing and acting in performance -- Introduction -- Music and Drama -- The Structure of Sung Theatre -- The Past, the Present and the Challenge -- Terminology -- The Performer -- The Fundamental Disciplines -- The Indivisible Expression -- Using the Exercises -- The Workshop Process -- The Leader and the Workshop Process -- Part Two The Exercises -- 2 The fundamental disciplines -- Preparing the Ground -- Relaxation -- Exercise 1 -- Dissociation -- Exercise 2 -- Visualisation -- Exercises 3-4 -- Warming-up -- Exercises 5-6 -- Energising -- Exercises 7-14 -- Concentration -- Exercises 15-23 -- Awareness -- Exercises 24-39 -- Imagination and Spontaneity -- Exercises 40-47 -- 3 Rhythm, pulse and time -- Rhythm and Time -- Exercise 48 -- Pulse -- Exercises 49-60 -- Musical Structure -- Exercises 61-64 -- Sustaining a Moment -- Exercises 65-69 -- Using Rhythm and Pulse to Create Emotion -- 4 Music, text and the score -- Approaching the Score -- Learning the Score -- Interpreting the Score -- Exercise 70 -- The Relationship between Text and Music -- Exercises 71-75 -- Exploring the Sound and Word Association -- Exercises 76-79 -- Being Present -- Exercises 80-86 -- Dialogue, Recitative and Heightened Text -- Exercises 87-92 -- 5 Character, emotion and sound -- Character -- Music and Character -- Exercises 93-99 -- Acting in Sung Theatre -- Exercises 100-101 -- Gesture -- Exercises 102-106 -- Eye Language and Focus -- Exercises 107-108 -- Emotion -- Exercises 109-119 -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix: Figures 1-28 -- Bibliography -- Index of games and exercises by title and destinationDescription based on CIP data; resource not viewed.