The New Zealand National Singing School

This is the New Zealand residential summer Singing School with national and international tutors providing tuition for students at all levels to improve performance ability in Opera, Oratorio, Lieder, Musical Theatre, Art and Popular Song, Jazz and Contemporary and Stage Craft.

The next school will be in January, 2011.

The school is an opportunity to discover potential. This is a School where all the facets of the Performing Arts are taught in depth. The School began in 1978 and has grown from strength to strength, attracting singers and observers from all parts of New Zealand and overseas.

The NZ National Singing School is the only residential singing school in the southern hemisphere that caters for students at all levels and includes the full spectrum of vocal performance.

It is the aim and commitment of the Trustees that students will leave the School more proficient in vocal technique and performance skills.

The NZ National Singing School

• is designed for professional and serious amateur singers
• has nationally and internationally recognised vocal tutors, vocal coaches and repetiteurs
• awards a wide range of prizes and scholarships at the conclusion of the School
• covers a wide range of singing styles
• is an environment conducive to learning professional skills
• provides intensive language tuition in Italian, German and French, based on a knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Prerequisites

• reasonable music literacy
• previous voice tuition
• all music prepared and memorised to performance standard
• entrance by DVD audition

Features of the School

• Music theatre for students who choose that as their focus
• Total immersion in a relaxed, but intensive singing atmosphere
• National and international voice tutors
• National and international language coaches
• Opera and music theatre ensembles performed at the Final Concert
• Individual daily thirty minute sessions with voice tutors
• Daily lectures on different aspects of the singer's world
• Professional support and advice
• Observation of other master classes "learning by osmosis"
• The opportunity to perform in public and in-house concerts

The Director

Judy Bellingham continues as Director. The 2011 School will be the fourth under her Directorship. You can read her biography here.

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