Performer Development: Training & Opportunities

I’ve put together a collection of useful links for new graduates and performers looking to build opportunities or continue their training in the arts.

Workshops with Agents & Casting Directors

Often asked to prep two contrasting songs, really useful if you want to be seen by a specific casting team and always beneficial to steer your choices towards the kind of shows they cast:

http://runatitshouting.com/events/

Events & Classes

More aimed toward Film & TV but sometimes have MT panels. Their foundation course can also help you become Spotlight accredited:

https://mixingnetworks.com/Event

Intensive 10 Week Courses

For graduates (application only) with crazy busy alumni. Quite a few clients have taken part and loved the training. Potential showcase opportunity once you've reached advanced level:

https://www.theactorsclass.co.uk/about

Musical Theatre Open Mic Nights

This is more about singing for fun and building connections. Held at The Phoenix Arts Club, lots of you guys love this and some have even booked jobs off of it:

https://phoenixartsclub.com/events/gotta-sing-the-longest-running-musical-theatre-open-mic-night/

Sheet Music Resources 

The Musicnotes app can play your sheet music out for you, isolate just the melody to make sure you’ve learned it correctly, and triple-check it’s in the right key (I learned this the hard way when I took a new song to an audition and ended up screeching my tts off at 10am) 

Sheet music can get expensive, especially when you’re building an entire rep folder. I asked Musicnotes to send over a discount code for us and they delivered. As always, I can send you any material I have - free sites exist, but they can be unreliable (keys may be off, and the arrangements can be tricky for pianists.) 

https://www.musicnotes.com/browsehome

Comment below with any helpful resources I've missed!