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020			_a9781472566560 _q(pbk.)
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050			_aMT820 _bP96 2016
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100	1		_aPurdy, Stephen, _eauthor. _912544
245	1	0	_aMusical theatre song : _ba comprehensive course in selection, preparation and presentation for the modern performer / _cStephen Purdy ; forward by Hunter Foster.
264		1	_aLondon : _bBloomsbury Methuen Drama, _c[2016]
300			_axxiii, 284 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aPerformance books
501			_aP.B
501			_aP.B
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aMachine generated contents note: SECTION I Song Selection -- 1.Introduction to Song Selection and Historical Context: What You Should Know (and Why You Should Care) -- Introduction -- The minstrel show, the saloon revue, and the first "musical" -- The variety show and vaudeville in America -- Tin Pan Alley and Irving Berlin -- George Gershwin, the revue, and cultural crossovers -- The musical comedy in the 1920s and 1930s -- The "fully integrated" musical -- Musical theatre in the 1950s -- Musical theatre in the 1960s -- The 1970s: The doldrums ... and then that happened -- The 1980s -- the wave of the mega-musical -- and the 1990s -- 2000 onward -- 2.Song Selection for Singing Actors Part I: What to Sing and Where to Find It -- the Philosophical -- 3.Song Selection for Singing Actors Part II: The Song Is You -- the Practical -- The feeling's the thing -- Forger "type": Sing who you are --
520			_aTHEATRE STUDIES. Musical Theatre Song is a handbook for musical theatre performers, providing them with the wide-ranging skill set they need for success in today's competitive musical theatre environment. Breaking down the process into knowing how to select your song material based upon your individuality and how to prepare and perform it in a manner that best highlights your attributes, Stephen Purdy provides a succinct and personalized trajectory toward presentation, taking the reader through a series of challenges that is designed to evoke original, personal and vibrant song performances. Written by renowned Broadway and West End vocal and audition coach Stephen Purdy, Musical Theatre Song is a must-have guide for all performers who are looking to succeed in the musical theatre industry.
650		0	_aMusical theater _xinstruction and study. _9538
650		0	_aSinging _xInstruction and study.
650		7	_aMusical theater. _2fast _97028
650		7	_aSinging. _2fast _91154
655		7	_aMethods (Music) _vSelf-instruction. _2fast _912545
700	1		_aFoster, Hunter. _912546
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