Explorations in Singing
Ages 13-18
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Overview
This 8-week class will introduce students to fun contemporary and musical theater repertoire while introducing fundamental techniques. Students will explore proper breathing, vocal control, improved music and sight-reading, and singing in parts. Valuable performance and audition tips will also be introduced. The class will culminate with a final in-class performance of songs learned in the course. Students are welcome to repeat the class!
New repertoire will be introduced each session.
Ages: 13-18
Dates: Thursdays, 7:15 – 8:15 pm
March 2 – April 27, 2023 (8 weeks)
Skip dates: April 6, 2023
Tuition: $228
Location: Mason Community Arts Academy Building in Fairfax, VA
Requirements
- Mask & PPE Requirements—Masks are optional, but strongly recommended, for students and faculty in all programming. *See University Policy on Face Coverings for full details.
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Program Faculty
Meeryung Hall
Academy Teaching Artist
Meeryung Hall is an experienced musician with advanced classical training in vocal performance. She is passionate about teaching music and seeing her students excel beyond their expectations. She has also been actively performing for more than 30 years in solo recitals, choirs, and with orchestras in the United States, Indonesia, Australia, Korea, and India.
Ms. Hall has taught private voice around the world, including in Indonesia, Australia, Korea, India, and the United States. Her high school students have been regularly selected to perform in school musicals and participate in elite ensembles. Her students have continued their music studies in higher education programs at the Boston Conservatory, Pepperdine University, and Concordia College.
As an ethnomusicologist, Ms. Hall has studied and performed traditional music forms in Korea, Indonesia, and India. In India, she developed and performed a repertoire of Rabindranath Tagore‘s Bengali-language art songs. Tagore (1861-1941), India’s first Nobel prize winner, left a vast collection of music that until today, has been inaccessible to western classically trained musicians.
Ms. Hall is a graduate of Baylor University (MM) and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (BA).
Notes
- Please note that group classes are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not reached.
- Be sure to check our policies and procedures regarding registration, withdrawals, refunds, and more for fall or spring group classes.
- All students will receive a Welcome Letter via email at least 1 week before the class starts with all necessary details.
- Online registration closes 2 business days before the first class, however space may still be available. Please contact academy@gmu.edu for more information. A $10 late registration fee may apply.
- For additional information, please contact the Academy at academy@gmu.edu.
