Jeremy Fisher

A fun article for the opera buff containing a list of 120 opera titles that didn't get past the dress-rehearsal.

If you're looking for work as a West End theatre musician, what do you need to know? Here are seven things that a musician needs in order to work as a deputy musician in the West End.

This article explores the difference between rhythm and pulse and uses different pulses to discover new emotions in a song, and to find the "swing" for each piece.

This article describes a simple yet profound exercise to help singers and speakers find more energy and variation in their performing. It takes minutes to learn, needs no special equipment, and is used by actors, singers, comedians and presenters to excite and calm audiences around the world.

How in-tune are you? Finding your place in the world can be as simple as discovering your own "voice", singing your own "song". This article includes ways of noticing and improving your 'good vibrations'.

Operatic recitative (the conversational sections that drive the plot forwards) can be difficult to learn, with strings of words and odd rhythms, and changing emotions. This article from an expert vocal coach and multimedia educator describes five quick and easy steps to learning recitative.

As a vocal coach specialising in successful singing auditions, I know that the auditioning process can be either a dismal failure that actors want to hide from, or an opportunity to present your work to the same knowledgeable people in a well-defined sequence of events. This article describes working through the recall system, and how a coach can help performers through the different recall stages.

Finding your strengths as a performer means you can transfer your skills to other areas and become the true Triple Threat - actor singer dancer. And translating the director's requests into your primary language can help you understand and react on a much deeper level. This article is about finding and transferring your performing strengths - what's your strongest suit?

You're looking for songs for women that you can use to communicate directly with an audience in your cabaret, theatre show or even karaoke night. What you need is a "House song". This article describes 60 songs from Musicals for women that you can use to connect with your listeners.

You're a singer looking for a song that can reach out to an audience, one that you can play to them directly. You're looking for a "House number". This article describes three types of "House number" and lists 60 songs for men that can cross that mythical fourth wall to connect directly with the audience.