Vocal Performance & Audition Skills Intensive

The Vocal Performance & Audition Skills Intensive is a one-week summer training program that will select 16 intermediate to advanced-level singers, aged 15-23, who are ready to take their vocal performance to the next level. Whether your focus is musical theatre or pop, this intensive will deepen your solo and ensemble skills while sharpening your audition technique and expanding your repertoire. The week includes attending a performance of the Drayton Entertainment production of Million Dollar Quartet and workshops with Juno Award-Winner, Stacey Kay.

Led by acclaimed vocal coach and international performer Eric DaCosta, this program offers rigorous training in:

• One-on-one vocal tutorials
• Solo and group vocal technique
• Song interpretation and acting through song
• Musicianship (including sight reading and harmony singing)
• Diction and vocal clarity
• Healthy vocal production and stylistic versatility
• Movement for Singers Workshop
• Songwriting and Pop Music Performance Workshops with Juno Award-winning singer/rapper Stacey Kay

Audition Repertoire & Performance Coaching
In audition-focused classes, participants will explore script and score analysis, physical storytelling, gesture and body awareness, and strategies for managing performance anxiety. Each student will receive two new, customized audition pieces and will leave with a stronger, more personalized audition portfolio.

Throughout the intensive, students will benefit from:

• Individual vocal coaching sessions
• Group masterclasses with guest industry professionals
• Peer collaboration and ensemble-building