Elizabeth Hodes Vocal Theatre

"The human voice is an expression of character."

"My goal is to uncover the essential, the one and only You, the actor's approach I learned under celebrated acting teacher, Uta Hagan. I apply this approach to singing. The human voice is the most versatile musical instrument in the world. It can be trained to produce Bel Canto (head) tones, a Belt (chest) for Gospel and Country, or the Mix heard in Pop, Jazz, and Musical Theater. Each individual voice has its own strengths. You and I work toward your strengths, seeking your unique sound. That sound, plus your musicality and the discoveries made in an acting approach, result in a trained musical voice that is a rich expression of you."

Elizabeth Hodes

ELIZABETH HODES
Elizabeth Hodes has sung in Broadway musicals and in her own cabarets in NYC and coast-to-coast. For her Master of Music degree at NYU, she concentrated on opera, chamber music, and oratorio, also studying privately with Juilliard teachers, Daniel Ferro (voice) and Thomas Grubb (repertory). Her master's thesis, a one-woman show, included songs of Kurt Weill and Edith Piaf, which demanded a blend of head and chest registers in a seamless technique capable of capturing every pitch and tone of which a voice is possible. That is the direction her studies have took her and what she passes to her students today.

VOCAL TECHNIQUE | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

The Song as Drama -
(for advanced students)

A multi-part process that:

1. creates a mise en scène, a setting for the song

2. speaks the lyrics as a monolog to the accompaniment

3. uses body language and movement improvisation to develop staging

4. Combines everything into an integrated personal rendition, in which singing, voice, movement, and emotion are organically one.

Musical styles are explored along with other interpretations while keeping the emphasis on creating your own unique and individual rendition.
Attention auditions, using accompanists, open mikes, and cabaret acts.

Open to new students by audition (trial class).

Elizabeth Hodes former faculty:

HB Studio
NYU SEHNAP
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Call: 212-532-8977