1. Holland Harmony HOOKED ON HARMONY April 16-17-18 2010 WELCOME

2. Making anything better…. “ We must have the courage to bet on our dreams, to take the calculated risk and leave behind forever the internal forces that hold us down.” –Byrd Baggett

3. Making Music Better Creative ways to get your chorus to sing better. Fun exercises that any chorus can do. Tools to use throughout the entire rehearsal.

4. Physical Warm Ups Without Singing Slow Stretches Entire Body Involvement's Musical Movements Partner Moves Tempo Moves Smooth Moves Emotional Involvement

5. Physical Warm Ups With Vocal Exercises Layering Techniques Musical success first –Vowel matching –Tuning –Placement in the cord

6. Layering Techniques Once Musical Excellence in achieved Begin the Physical Involvement's –Dynamics –Emotion –Attitude –Body Energy –Moves –Total Package

7. Layering Techniques Dynamics –Choice in structure 1-5 levels 1-10 levels Velvet and Spikes Others

8. Layering Techniques Emotions –Positive and Negative –Creative Words unusual Stylish –Grabbers - Gripping –Authentic real Informative –Ballad Vs. Uptune

9. Layering - Moves Dance Steps Arm Movements Body Angles Focal Points Body Weight Body Energy SAMPLES –Chuck

10. A change in habits will yield extraordinary results.

11. Layering - Emotions Positive –Examples Negative –Examples

13. Layering - Grabbers Words that get your attention –Appealing –Distinguished –Stimulating Adding the situation to the words –“my mom” –Stories

14. Layering - Authentic Real Vs. Fake Exercises to get to the real –Face to Face –Be a “Star” –No sound reps –Imaginering –Others

15. Layering - Ballad Sample emotions for a “ballad” How to perform them. Things to be aware of… –Energy loss in sound –Tuning - Flat –Lack of depth

16. Layering - Attitude Beyond the emotion Special things - beyond the face Style Individual Inside the planned moves Exercises to make it happen

17. SCENARIO WHAT IS IT? How do you come up with it? Do they work? Can everyone use it? Quartets?

19. How do we get the chorus to do this? Do what they did. Microphones Three on one Four Rotation Skits Role playing Others

20. GIMMICKS Letters Story Book Guests Road Trips ??????

22. Ultimate goal is to get everyone thinking about the story the same way Reading vs. Telling “My Mom”

26. Layering - Putting it all together! Foundation of SOUND MUSICAL excellence Warm ups Discussion and successes

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