![]() Lori Celeste Hicks is associate professor of voice and opera at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Recorded demonstrations will also show how a classically trained singer can use their technical ability to provide a healthy and balanced sound, and enhances the tone and agility in their gospel performance. Through video testimonials of student success stories, the audience members will be able to hear students speak on how they struggled initially, but ultimately overcame challenges and personal resistance to their classical development and changed their focus into what it is today. A repertoire list will be provided of Spirituals and songs that help students make the connection from the music they’ve known, to the music they need to know, bridging the gap from the traditional gospel tunes to a more accepted canon of literature. Vocalises and exercises that use the skill of Marchesi, yet are based on gospel patterns will show audience members how to use popular riffs and motives to develop their own vocal exercises. This workshop traverses the challenges faced when dealing with student resistance and lack of experience, and offers unique exercises, specific learning strategies, and repertoire suggestions designed to meet the students where they are, and open up the reluctant pupil. This interactive singing workshop addresses the common problems and issues encountered when training new vocal majors with no classical experience or background in a collegiate setting. ![]() Breakout Session From the Black Church to the Opera Stage: Transforming Students from the Gospel Belt to the Classical Sound Saturday, June 23
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