Fall 2024 session: October 5 – Nov 23 (8 weeks)
Saturdays: 11am-12pm at Community Music School
Directed by Jackie Belmonte
Ages: 14-17
Tuition: $200 + $15 registration fee
In this class, students learn how to effectively perform a musical theatre piece. Learning how to perform musical theatre pieces makes better performers out of students, and better prepares them for auditions should they pursue them.
Specific tasks to include:
- Students learn how to choose appropriate musical theatre selections best suited to their voice, age, gender, and personality. In Musical Theatre I, the instructor offers a variety of selections from which the students may choose.
- Students learn how to “study” the text of the song to understand what the words mean apart from the music.
- Students learn how to “act” the text as if learning a monologue, drawing on personal experience or creating a relatable scenario.
- Students put the text and music together and perform the musical theatre piece in a recital setting.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER: CALL 860-767-0026 or email ecarl@cmsct.org
FACULTY FOR THIS PROGRAM
Jackie Belmonte
Jackie has performed professionally throughout Connecticut and New York and her experience spans genres from musical theatre to light opera to choral, church, and orchestral music. Jackie attended Hartt School of Music where she designed the first musical theatre curriculum at Hartt in conjunction with the University of Hartford Drama department. She went on to earn her degree in Piano Performance/Musical Theatre from Manhattanville College. For her senior thesis, Jackie wrote, cast, directed, and accompanied the first “all music” presentation entitled “Autumn In New York — a musical journey”.
Jackie has conducted numerous pit orchestras and musical theatre casts for Regional, Summer Stock, Dinner, and Community Theatre, including light opera productions. Jackie also performs regularly in pit orchestras throughout CT schools, and serves as accompanist for many CT school and community choir concerts.
Jackie is an experienced vocal coach and piano instructor and works with students and adults alike, both privately and in a classroom setting. Jackie is also an accomplished Church musician and serves as organist and choir director throughout CT.
Jackie is a member of the American Guild of Organists and American Federation of Musicians.
