Do you sing in the shower? Does your hairbrush double as a microphone? Are you an undercover diva?
Were you a rock star in a previous life? Is there a performer inside of you yearning to break free?
Join the
a 6-week curriculum taught by Brooklyn-based cabaret/songwriting duo Jennie Litt & David Alpher, designed to get you onstage in front of a microphone, singing your heart out for adoring fans (you provide the fans).
Thursdays, 9/26-11/21 (excluding 10/31), 7:30-9:30 p.m., with class show weekend of 10/23-24
Where: Complete Music Studios, 227 St Marks Ave Brooklyn, NY 11238 (718) 857-3175
To register:call 347-564-6544 or
email
Tuition: $330
How it works: Each student brings in sheet music to 5 songs s/he knows well and wants to sing. In an unthreatening and supportive environment, accompanied by Alpher on the piano and coached gently by Litt and Alpher, students will sing thru their repertoire, working on
- interpretation of lyrics
- phrasing and musicality
- acting/presentation
- making songs their own
By week 3, students will choose one song to prepare for the class show. The last 3 weeks of class will be spent working closely with each student to get that song up to performance level, as well as devising patter to introduce the song. Students are encouraged to bring a recording device of their choosing.
Maximum: 6 students, to guarantee everyone 20 minutes of stage-time per class.
Cabaret is an intimate musical art form, in which a performer puts his or her personal stamp on a song through honest exploration of the lyric. Students do not need to know how to read music, nor do they need to have taken voice lessons or studied acting to join The Brooklyn Cabaret Workshop. That said, professionals from other theatrical and musical genres who are interested in exploring the unique art form of cabaret are welcome in the workshop!
“I just finished taking the Brooklyn Cabaret Workshop right here in Park
Slope and wanted to highly recommend it to others who sing, or enjoy
singing, even if you have no formal training whatsoever. The co-teachers,
Jennie and David, were amazing at helping each of us find our personal
connection to a song. And learning to sing with an accompanist instead of
a recording, was a great experience – and lots of fun. It was also a
small class and very supportive, which was helpful for many of us
first-time cabaret singers.” — May 2013
