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More Than Words

Name: More Than Words
Start: 2019-04-14T14:00:00+10:00
End: 2019-04-14T14:00:00+10:00
Location: The Baby Grand

How can the lyrics change the way you sing? "More Than Words" is a singing masterclass that will explore lyric interpretation, storytelling and communication across classical, musical theatre and contemporary. Master teacher Trevor Jones will share his expertise in facilitating technical change through text work and provide practical tools for teachers and performers.

Learn how to:

break down a song from a story perspective using both the lyrics and music as a guide
authentically connect to lyric, emotion and story to create a more dynamic performance
tackle technical challenges by using a text-first approach
identify the differences in communication techniques across styles
incorporate all of this into your teaching and your own singing!

PRESENTER

Trevor Jones is currently a Lecturer in Musical Theatre at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. At present, he is working towards a PhD focussing on Coaching Opera Singers in Musical Theatre Song and is a leading advocate for Australian Musical Theatre.

Trevor is in demand around Australia and internationally as a musical director, conductor, arranger, educator and performer. He was the recipient of the 2011 Brian Stacey Award for Emerging Australian Conductors and works in a wide variety of musical styles and genres, spanning opera, musical theatre, choral music and contemporary commercial music. He has been a faculty member at the Victorian College of the Arts, the Artistic Director of CitiOpera (formerly Melbourne City Opera) and he founded the choral ensemble Choristry in 2008.

Trevor has regularly toured internationally, conducting large scale concert tours in major venues throughout mainland China with Broadway performers including Lisa Vroman and Brad Little as well as Australian singers and orchestral musicians.

Trevor was Head of Voice and Associate Musical Director of the Victorian State Schools Spectacular from 2011 - 2014. Professional Musical Theatre credits include Avenue Q (Prince Moo Productions), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Vic Theatre Company, 2016), Dogfight (Doorstep Arts, 2016), Next to Normal (Doorstep Arts, 2014), Titanic (Ballarat, 2012) and Dear World (Magnormos Productions, 2011). He was also the Musical Director of Twisted Broadway in 2017 featuring many of Australia's leading musical theatre performers.

As a performer, Trevor has hosted regular nights at Doo-Bop Jazz Bar, The Adelaide Cabaret Festival, The Butterfly Club and Chapel off Chapel. He has performed as a piano bar entertainer around the world and in cabaret shows in major festivals and venues around Australia.