So You Want to Sing Musical Theatre

Broadway vocal coach, voice teacher, and researcher Amanda Flynn provides the skills singers need to successfully sing musical theatre repertoire. The book is updated and expanded for musical theatre performance in the current era, covering a broader array of topics and including more in-depth discussion than the original edition.

Amanda Flynn is a voice teacher, voice researcher, vocologist, and professional performer. As an educator, she is currently on the musical theatre voice faculty at Pace University. She is also the owner of Amanda Flynn Voice Studio with students performing on Broadway ( Hamilton, Choir Boy, Be More Chill, The Lightning Thief, Caroline or Change, Mrs. Doubtfire, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hanson, King Kong, The Color Purple, Fun Home, Matilda, School of Rock, Newsies, Beautiful, Marvin's Room, Angels in America), Off-Broadway ( Be More Chill, The Lightning Thief, Fun Home, Daddy ), national tours ( Wicked , Waitress, An American in Paris, Rent, The Color Purple, School of Rock, Anastasia, Spamalot, A Chorus Line ), international productions ( Indecent on the West End , A Chorus Line Japan, Legally Blonde UK Tour, The Sound of Music Asia ), and numerous regional theatres.

List of Figures and Tables Series Editor's Foreword (Matthew Hoch) Foreword (George Salazar) Acknowledgments Online Supplement Note Chapter 1 - Musical Theatre History: A Brief Overview Chapter 2 - Musical Genres Chapter 3 - Singing and Voice Science, Scott McCoy Chapter 4 - Vocal Health for Singers, Wendy LeBorgne Chapter 5 - Using Audio Enhancement Technology, Matthew Edwards Chapter 6 - How Learning Works: An Introduction to Motor Learning Theory, Lynn Helding Chapter 7 - Musical Theatre Vocal Pedagogy Chapter 8 - Musical Theatre Developmental Repertoire Chapter 9 - The Musical Theatre Actor Chapter 10 - The Musical Theatre Athlete Chapter 11 - Young Musical Theatre Performers Chapter 12 - Musical Theatre Auditions Chapter 13 - Musical Theatre Profiles Glossary Index About the Editor and Contributors