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The Eiffel tower, the frog and the dough; Musicality of Movement approach (Virág Dezsö) for singers; connecting the physicality of singing, body awareness, performative skills, and improvisation [Charlotte Riedijk, The Eiffel tower, the frog and the dough, Musicality of Movement for singers - 2025-07-12 15:20] (last edited: 2025)

Charlotte Riedijk

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Abstract The incentive for this research was to explore ways of integrating the physicality of singing into vocal education by means of the Musicality of Movement (MoM) approach. Musicality of Movement is a physical performance training program designed for musicians. Traditionally the importance of the physicality of singing is recognized, yet it remains underexposed in vocal training, which eventually can lead to inhibited vocal freedom and wooden or awkward performances. The Musicality of Movement approach (MoM) opens ways to freer, more imaginative stage presence, better physical awareness and more expressive singing. The working hypothesis was: Integrating the Musicality of Movement approach into classical voice education will offer singers tools to enhance stage presence, imaginative expression, clarity of performative skills and can create ways to find physical and mental wellbeing on stage. The hypothesis was confirmed by the results of the three interventions—consisting of MoM lessons and workshops—that were executed during the academic year 2023-2024, with three groups of voice students, in three different settings. Interviews and questionnaires were analysed to give an impression of how working with the MoM approach supported performative skills and stage presence. Positive results were obtained from relatively small groups of students which shows a need for future research over a longer period and with a larger research population. Most mentioned keywords to indicate what the MoM-lessons brought the students were body awareness, better breathing, performance skills and playfulness. The practicality of the approach was shown by the fact that participants mentioned to use the exercises in their individual vocal practice.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsphysicality, physical theatre, classical voice, Mime, musicality, singing, improvisation, awareness, articulation, direction, stage presence, performance skills, real-time composition, imagination
date02/02/2025
last modified12/07/2025
statusin progress
share statuspublic
copyrightCharlotte Riedijk
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageAmerican English
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3792166/3792417

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