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UPCOMING TORONTO CLASSES

SINGERS PLAYGROUND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP Overcome Stage Fright, Learn proper Warm Up Techniques, Face the Challenges that hold you back in Live Performance in a warm and supportive atmosphere. Performance, Vocal and Career Coach Micah Barnes has changed the lives of hundreds of singers through this popular workshop which he developed in Los Angeles and has now brought home to Canada. The nurturing atmosphere of Singers Playground is built with the developing artist in mind. Bring a song to sing for the group. Receive feedback and coaching from Micah and take away specific things to work on that will help you achieve your goals. For singers at all levels of experience. All styles welcome. Class is accompanied. Register early class size is limited.
Singers Playground Performance Workshop, 12noon till 6pm Sunday May 6th/$169.50 ($150 plus $19.50 Provincial Tax) at The Winchester Street Theatre 80 Winchester in Cabbagetown, Toronto M4X 2B2 Bookings and Info: (416) 703 8554 or micah@singersplayground.com I believe that we shouldn't be interested in giving our audiences an average experience. They can get that from TV and movies and the internet. We live performers want to deliver a punch in the gut, a joyful high, a romantic jump start of the heart. Thats something an audience can take away from our show and remember for the rest of their lives.. Its also how we build a career.... audience member by audience member. But to achieve true Freedom and Power in performance we need liberation from the Bad Habits and Fears that hold us back.I developed this Live Performance Workshop in Los Angeles and recently brought it home to Canada to help artists here develop a sense of confidence and power. During this 6 hour workshop, which takes place in the beautiful Winchester Street Theatre, I ask each participant to bring a couple of songs to perform for the group. You will receive feedback and coaching based on the level YOU are at.. and take away specific things to work on that will help you achieve your goals. During the Workshop we work on: Overcoming Stage Fright, Warm Up Techniques, * Discovering what Material suits us best * How to connect with Your Material * How to develop a Relationship with the Audience. * What makes a Performance Truly Extraordinary rather than merely Good? For singers at all levels of experience. All styles welcome. Class is accompanied. Register early class size is limited.
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PRIVATE CLASSES with Micah Barnes Voice technique, style, performance and career strategy, $120 for an hour session / or 4 classes for $400 if paid in advance Booking and Info: (416) 703-8554 or micah@singersplayground.com
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UPCOMING LOS ANGELES CLASSES

SINGERS PLAYGROUND WORKSHOP

Sunday January 24th / 11am till 5pm / $150
Highways Performance Theatre
18th Street Arts Complex
1651 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA

A small group will meet at the legendary Highways Performance Space around a piano for a look at the proper "Warm-Up". We work the kind of physical and vocal warm-up that singers need in order to do their best no matter what the situation they are working in...Recording Studio, Live Performance, or Theatrical Production.

Then we will begin the "Rehearsal" portion of the day where each participant will present something to the class they are working on.

As the class watches each singer will get specific suggestions from me to work and focus on in order to improve the technical approach, physical presentation, mastery of the material and relationship with the audience.

Then, after a brief lunch break we enter the "Performance" portion where each participant will perform a piece for the invited audience and auditors, (hopefully incorporating the new information), and with a focus on experiencing a greater freedom and power in performance.

Class is accompanied. All musical styles welcome. Please do book in advance as space is limited!

Bookings and Info: (310) 403 5491 or micah@singersplayground.com

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CAREER STRATEGIES FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY:
BOOKING AND PROMOTING YOUR ACT IN TODAYS MARKET

with Agent, Manager and Career Coach Barbara Collin http://www.collinartists.com
and Voice, Performance and Career Coach Micah Barnes http://www.singersplayground.com

Saturday April 17th, 2010
11 a.m. till 4 p.m. (w lunch break)
Los Angeles location, 4200 N. Arbolada (Community Room), Los Angeles, CA 90042
(Monterery Hills area of the 110 N. towards South Pasadena)
$95 preregistration or $110 on the day
Bookings and Info: (310) 403-5491 or micah@singersplayground.com

This seminar will tell you everything you need to know to get your act booked, established in the marketplace and making money in today's economy.

We will cover:
* polishing your act for the market place: important do's and don'ts
* how to identify your brand and target your specific market
* how to put together a killer press kit
* step by step practical booking procedures
* what Agents, Managers and Promoters are looking for
* how to find, establish and maintain relationships with the team thats right for you

This seminar is geared for:
Musicians, Singers, Artists, Actors, Managers, Agents, Publicists, Seasoned Industry Professionals, Students & Beginners.

Barbara Collin has over twenty-five years of experience in high profile booking and management agencies such as ICM, John Levy Enterprises, Agency for the Performing Arts, The Berkeley Agency and as CEO of her own agency CollinArtists.

Micah Barnes is a top Voice and Performance coach for the TV, Film, Theatre and Recording Industries. Former member of Pop A Capella group "The Nylons" and most recently coaching on Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit TV casting show "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria"! His private coaching and SINGERS PLAYGROUND workshops and seminars have trained generations of new artists to achieve liberation in performance and helped clients create step by step career strategies for success in both Canada and the U.S.

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PRIVATE CLASSES with Micah Barnes

Voice technique, style, performance and career strategy,
$120 for an hour session / or 4 classes for $400 if paid in advance

Booking and Info: (310) 403-5491 or micah@singersplayground.com

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Important things to know about the One Day Intensive Workshops:

They are 6 hours in length with only a brief lunch break so come with food and water! We do a warm-up for the vocal chords too so wear loose comfortable clothing! Singing a song for the class is the key activity each participant must be willing to try. Sheet music is recommended. Know the song by heart! The workshops are built for singers at all levels of skill and experience. The contract we want you to make with yourself is to acknowledge your fears and be willing to work with them during the workshop. Courage is the main muscle we are flexing!