The Annual MRL International Music Festival in New York, USA is jointly organized by the American National Classical Music Performance Arts Federation and co-hosted by China Classical Musicians Network. The 2018 6th MRL International Music Festival & Winter Vocal Elite Advanced Training Program aimed to expand and enhance the pedagogical research of professional vocal teachers in music institutions while systematically improving the professional standards of advanced vocal performers through intensive short-term training with world-renowned vocal educators, distinguished vocal coaches, opera language specialists, diction experts, and voice science/therapy researchers.
Program Schedule:
Vocal Science Lecture
Theme: "The Application of Vocal Science in Vocal Pedagogy"
Featuring the world's most advanced vocal science research, this lecture enables participants to truly understand the physiological characteristics of the voice and the systematic application of vocal mechanisms in the human body. It effectively presents the "intangible and invisible" art of singing in the clearest manner, helping singers achieve precise and reasonable muscle control for optimal vocal production.
Vocal Health Lecture
Theme: "Vocal Health"
With the United States leading in professional voice research worldwide, participants will learn the latest advancements in American vocal health care. These cutting-edge research findings provide lifelong benefits for professional voice users, laying a solid foundation for successful performing and teaching careers.
Vocal Technique Masterclass with Renée Fleming & Joyce DiDonato's Instructors
Theme: "Vocal Pedagogy"
One-on-one vocal lessons: Combining theory with practice, this session systematically covers vocal techniques and their appropriate application across different musical works.
Vocal Coaching with the Metropolitan Opera's Principal Music Director
Theme: "How to Coach Vocal Repertoire" and "Methods for Interpreting Vocal Works"
One-on-one coaching: In-depth, targeted guidance on repertoire covering language, diction, historical context, stylistic elements, and interpretation.
Language Diction Masterclass with Metropolitan Opera's Italian, German, French & English Diction Experts
Theme: "Characteristics and Special Pronunciation Rules of Italian, German & French"
One-on-one diction coaching: A systematic approach combining theory and practice to properly apply these languages in various vocal repertoire.
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| Craig Rutenberg, Chief Music Administrator & Director of Music Administration, Metropolitan Opera | Hamdi Makhlouf, Vocal Consultant, Metropolitan Opera | Gerald Martin Moore, Vocal Coach and Consultant, Metropolitan Opera | Robert White, Professor of Voice, The Juilliard School | Gregory Buchalter, Chair of Piano Department, Manhattan School of Music |