TY - BOOK AU - Craig,David TI - A performer prepares: a guide to song preparation for actors, singers, and dancers T2 - The Applause acting series AV - MT892 .C73 1993 U1 - 783/.043 20 PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - Applause KW - Popular music KW - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) KW - Singing KW - Psychological aspects KW - Song KW - Techniques N1 - "An Applause original"--Title page verso; P.B; Includes bibliographical references; Show ballad -- Narrative show ballad -- Dramatic show ballad -- True blues -- Pop blues -- Theater blues -- Swinging ballad -- Up-tempo -- The waltz -- Patter song -- Showstopper -- Catchall -- Contemporary N2 - A PERFORMER PREPARES is a class act magically transformed to the printed page. It's a 13-part Master-class on how to perform, on any stage from bleak rehearsal room to the Palace Theatre. The class covers the basic Broadway and West End song numbers, from Show Ballad to Showstopper. With precise, logical steps and dynamic and entertaining dialogues between himself and his students, Craig takes anyone with the desire to shine from an audition to final curtain call. These lessons on the page recreate the unique interpersonal dynamic of Craig's legendary coaching encounters in New York and Los Angeles UR - https://archive.org/details/performerprepare0000crai UR - https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8602207M ER -