June 28, 29 & July 6, 7 :: New York City
Casting Dir. Dave Clemmons teaches "Singing Pop/Rock for The Musical Theatre" and "Auditioning for the Modern Musical Theatre".
Singing Pop/Rock for The Musical Theatre
Pop/rock songs are more and more a request for musical theatre auditions and Casting Dir./ Musical Dir. Dave Clemmons has the expertise to guide you towards the correct approach. With a degree in Jazz/Commercial Music from the famed Univ. of Miami School of Music, Dave has gone on to a 20 year live performance and recording career involving pop/rock music while maintaining a performing career in musical theatre. From being a lead singer in pop/rock/country bands in New York, Miami and Nashville to the jingle studios of New York, Memphis and Chicago and numerous recording projects, Dave knows the pop/rock sound and how to impart knowledge of how to create these styles to theatrical singers as it applies to today’s musical theatre auditions and productions.
Pop/Rock classes will take place Monday June 28th from 6-10pm and Tuesday July 6th (pick one night) from 12-4pm at Pearl Studios 500 8th Ave.
The class will involve an intensive period of listening to representative pop/rock and country artists, a discussion/ Q and A on the “pop/rock” technique and how to implement it into your “bag of tricks”. A limited number of participants will sing a pop/rock/country selection and be coached on how to present it a pop/rock style.
This class will also feature a discussion of where to look for the best pop/rock/country songs that work well as theatrical audition pieces as well as a discussion of “overdone” and “not done enough” songs.
If you are looking to understand the world of pop/rock singing or improve your pop/rock auditions, this class is designed to introduce you to this world or take your pop/rock audition to the next level.
Auditioning for the Modern Musical Theatre
These classes will take place Tuesday June 29th from 6-10pm and Wednesday July 7th 12-4pm (pick one day) at Pearl Studios 500 8th Ave and will include:
* “Nuts and bolts” Q and A on audition preparation. This portion of the workshop will focus on all aspects of auditioning including: song choice, music preparation, trends in pictures and resumes and overall presentation of audition.
*Mock auditions and for auditioning participants, which will include feedback and comments and assessment of audition.
* Picture and resume assessment for ALL class participants.
Non-auditioning participants will observe and participate in all aspects of this intensive session.
All classes are $95 to attend and $125 if you wish to sing in either class. Once again, the number of singing participants in ALL classes will be limited while there will a less limited number of non-singing participant spaces.
If you would like to take both the Pop/Rock and Auditioning classes you may attend one of each for a special price of $145 as a participant and $195 for singing participants.
Acceptance is on a first come first-serve basis and due to demand there is a no refund policy once payment is made.
Please reply to clemmonsmasterclasses@gmail.com to reserve space. Please specify “Pop/Rock” or “Auditioning” workshop and choice of date.
Space will only be confirmed via email when advance payment is received.
You may pay securely by Credit Card via PayPal. Let us know in your email if this is how you would like to pay and instructions will be emailed to you on how to do so.
Payment may also be sent by check or money order (as space is limited overnite delivery recommended) to:
Dave Clemmons Masterclasses
Dave Clemmons Casting
265 West 30th St.
NY, NY 10001
You may call 212.594.7434 and ask for Alan for further information.
BIO FOR DAVE CLEMMONS
Dave Clemmons is the founder/owner of Dave Clemmons Casting which has cast numerous Broadway shows including Ring of Fire, In My Life, The Boy From Oz, Dracula, The Civil War, Brooklyn, & Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Jamie Lynn Sigler; Off-Broadway shows including Bare, Bat Boy, Good Ol' Girls, Altar Boyz, The Ark, Bingo, Cpt. Louie, Zanna Don't!, Dear Edwina, the 2000 revival of Godspell and the National Tours of Cinderella, Evita, Millie, Cats, Fosse, Jekyll & Hyde, Chicago, Joseph..., Jesus Christ Superstar, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard of Oz, 101 Dalmatians, Saturday Night Fever, and Movin' Out.
He began his career as a performer on Broadway in Les Miserables (Valjean), The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll and Hyde and Whistle Down the Wind.
As a music/vocal director or supervisor Dave has worked on the Broadway production of The Civil War, National Tours of Jekyll and Hyde and The Civil War, Little Shop at The Tony Award winning Alley Theatre and as vocal director/arranger at the Presidential Gala production of The Civil War at The Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Dave is a producing partner in StylesFour Productions which has been producer/investors in Spring Awakening, Talk Radio and 25 Questions… starring Judy Gold. He also served as Producer for the critically acclaimed New York production of Bat Boy and An Intimate Evening with Frank Wildhorn and Friends starring Frank Wildhorn, Linda Eder, and Douglas Sills.
He has conducted the Broadway Gospel Choir and the Dave Clemmons Choir on The Today Show, the Bravo Network, Carnegie Hall and the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway.
Dave is an in demand teacher/lecturer having taught at every major music theatre training program in the country as well as Masterclasses in New York, LA, Chicago, Boston, Houston and Orlando. He is a visiting professor at the acclaimed Elon University Musical Theatre Program and is a permanent faculty member of The Broadway Theatre Project founded by Anne Reinking.
