Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Theatre Singing
Scott Harrison
Sing’Theatre Singapore 2018
Use of Vibrato
Operetta
Rounded Sound
Classical Singing
‘Bottle Exercise’
Raise the level of spectacle in line with the
technological advances
Shows continue to be designed around popular
music culture
Sides remain the property of Scott Harrison
and Sing'Theatre
Contemporary Technique
• More speech, less line!
• Full voiced sounds more
predominant, particularly in women
to show strength and independence.
• Development of contemporary ‘Belt’
Quality
• ‘Belt’ develops into a musical style
also!
• Complex rhythm and speech
patterns
• Contemporary ‘legit’ requires
technical adjustments for the singer
1. Comfortable speaking
pitch or semi-tone below
speaking pitch.
2. Uh-Oh – Concerned
3. Extend the vowels