Musical Theatre Workshop at RADA

The Performing Arts Students of NHC College (including myself) attended a trip, where we saw 2 theatrical performances- '39 Steps' and 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory'. We went on a Musical Theatre workshop with The Musical Director of 'Charlie And 'The Chocolate Factory' at RADA and had a Q&A with The Dance Captain of The Show.

During The Musical Theatre Workshop, we learnt that the safest sound that our voices can make is 'The Vocal Siren'. This is because if you block your nose while making 'The NG Sound', you can tell that the sound goes through your nose, putting less pressure on the vocal chords. Here is a video explaining what 'The Vocal Siren' is and includes an exercise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMWJgPnBMnw

The Musical Director explained that 'The head voice' is known as 'the head voice', due to the fact that it resonates at the crown of your head and that you should be able to feel the sound as it travels through your neck. He also mentioned 'belting', which is a vocal technique, which allows singers to produces a loud sound in the upper middle of the pitch range. He explained that having a 'twang' in your voice helps singers to achieve this. A twang a voice quality, famously represented in the American accent.

Here is video about The Falsetto Vs. The Head Voice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxQOespT4Bs
Here is a video about singing in The Head Voice in the correct manner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tgPo1MIAhc
Here is a video about belting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21P-ci_Ie9Q
Here are some videos that teach you how to belt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPiQgqgN_4Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzpvEL8jg-k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWDms7jwAIQ

We also sang scales. Here is a web page about scales:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_(music)
Here is a video, which tells you about some of the different scales in music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0bOfUW8rk&list=PL2D7634DD8835136B