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In-Person and Online Courses with
Edrie Means-Weekly
Edrie Means, is a nationally recognized expert in training singers in all vocal styles and an active professional singer. She is the recipient of the 2021 Van Lawrence Fellowship Award. Edrie was a Master Teacher for the NATS Intern Program in 2013 and is Co-Founder of the Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute at SU. Edrie has presented numerous papers, countless workshops and master classes at national conferences. Has presented at the Voice Foundation Symposium, NATS National Conference, Pan-American Vocology Association, the Southeastern Theatre Conference, Mid-Atlantic NATS, Northwestern NATS, and universities throughout the United States. As a leading researcher in functional voice training and healthy vocal production, she has authored research publications in The Journal of Voice regarding the teaching of the Broadway voice. Edrie’s first publication in the The Journal of Voice(2003), led to establishing the Shenandoah University’s CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute. She is a contributing author for four books; Teaching Singing in the 21st Century, The Vocal Athlete (second edition), The Voice Teacher’s Cookbook: Creative Recipes for Teachers of Singing and Training Contemporary Commercial Singers. Advisory Boards for the NATS National Musical Theatre Competition and NATS National Student Auditions, the Voice Foundation, the Pan American Vocology Association and the Musical Theatre Educator’s Association. Edrie is the biological daughter of The King of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin.
Musical Theatre Styles
In-Person:
(MUPP-506-F2F CCM Styles I: Musical Theatre)
July 14-16, 2023
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Online:
(MUCC-534-ONL Musical Theatre Styles)
Monday July 3, July 10, July 17
12-2pm EST
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“This revolutionized my teaching! Edrie gave us actual techniques to use to identify and teach vocal styles and healthy ‘vocal stylisms’! I wish I had photos of all the smiles of students as they tried these techniques this year! Joy, Pure Joy!” ~ Dawna Thomas
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"Edrie Means-Weekly is a fantastic teacher! As a voice teacher for 30 years, I learned more than I ever imagined I would. She is great at taking the "temperature" of the class and adjusting for that. She answered every question with clarity and grace. I immediately incorporated what I learned from her, into my own teaching."
~ Charlotte Anderson, DMA
The demand today is for musical theatre singers to be trained in a variety of music styles. Musical theatre productions may encompass blues, country, jazz, rock and even rap all in one show. Frequently in the 21st century one character is required to sing equally well in multiple styles within the same show. This course will explore principles and techniques for the commercial styles found in musical theatre, identifying the mechanical, physiological differences and the vocal ingredients while maintaining healthy vocal function. This course will break down the various vocal styles found on Broadway in a way that will be useful for the professional singer and in the studio. Participants will learn exercises to cross train their vocal production muscles creating laryngeal flexibility to switch back and forth between registers and styles by making different interior shapes or positions to allow changes in the resonance to serve the styles found in musical theatre such as blues, country, jazz, pop, R&B, rock, etc. The course will also include masterclasses working on individual song styles.
Course includes:
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Vocal exercises and singing activities
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Asynchronous and Synchronous Lectures on commercial styles found in Musical Theatre
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Discussion Boards, Videos, Listening
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How to sing/teach onsets, releases and vocal stylisms effects (bends, cry, fry, growls, screams, slides, etc.) while maintaining healthy vocal function.
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Masterclasses working on individual song styles
"There was so much covered in this course - absolutely worth every penny! The lectures, assignments and discussion boards were really helpful in understanding the material. I also REALLY enjoyed the masterclasses at the end of each synchronous class. It was so informative to see how Edrie applied the MT techniques and styles through work with students at a variety of levels. I feel so much more prepared to help my own students achieve their goals after this class!" ~ Sarah Luebke
More about Edrie
Publications
The Vocal Athlete: Application and Teaching the Hybrid Singer 2nd edition, contributing author, Marci Rosenberg and Wendy D. LeBorgne, Plural Publishing, 2019.
Training Contemporary Commercial Singers, Elizabeth Benson, contributing author, Compton Publishing, 2019
The Voice Teacher’s Cookbook: Creative Recipes for Teachers of Singing, “Hearty Country Jam with Vocal Stylisms”, contributing author, Winnie: Meredith Music Publications, 2018.
Vocal Health Care Survey among Amateur and Professional Voice Users, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.07.012 (2017)
Bringing The Song To Life: It’s A Matter Of Style; sub-chapter in Teaching Singing in the 21st Century. Dordrecht: Springer. (2014).
Contemporary Commercial Music Survey: Who’s Teaching What in Non-Classical Music? published in the Journal of Voice, 2003. •
Follow-up Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM): Who's Teaching What in Nonclassical Music. Published in the Journal of Voice, 2009
Recent Presentations
Singing/Teaching Pop/Rock in Musical Theatre Presentation, University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Pedagogy class, 2022
Singing with Style Workshop/Masterclass, VA NATS February, 2022
Musical Theatre Styles Pedagogy, Peabody Conservatory Graduate Pedagogy class, 2022
Singing with Style, Ozark Region NATS, 2021
Singing with Style, New England Conservatory, 2021
Singing with Style in Musical Theatre, live workshop virtual, PAVA 2021
Vocal Cool Down: Restoring Balance Post Heavy Voice Load, Voice Foundation Annual Symposium, Philadelphia, PA 2021
Musical Theatre Styles Pedagogy, Peabody Conservatory Graduate Pedagogy class, 2021
Singing/Teaching Pop/Rock in Musical Theatre Presentation, University of Central Oklahoma Graduate Pedagogy class, 2021
Singing/Teaching Pop/Rock in Musical Theatre Presentation, University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Pedagogy class, 2021
CCM and Musical Theatre Singing Styles, University of Jacksonville, 2021
CCM and Musical Theatre Singing Styles, Morgan University, 2021
Musical Theatre Styles Pedagogy, Peabody Conservatory Graduate Pedagogy class, 2020
Country Singing for Musical Theatre 101 workshop, NATS National Convention, Knoxville, 2020
Three day course "Musical Theatre Singing Styles" at Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute, 2020
Vocal Cool Down: Restoring Balance Post Heavy Voice Load, PAVA Annual Symposium, Minneapolis, MN 2020
Musical Theatre Styles Pedagogy, Peabody Conservatory Graduate Pedagogy class, 2019
Singing In Styles, workshop and Masterclass, NATS Arizona Chapter, 2019
Lehigh Valley Chapter of NATS Masterclass, Bethlehem, PA, 2019
Musical Theatre Singing Styles, NATS Greater Philadelphia Chapter, 2019
Singing In Styles, workshop, Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), 2019
Connect The Singer and The Actor workshop, Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), 2019
Legit Singing in Musical Theatre, NATS National Convention Las Vegas, 2018
Bringing the Song To Life: It's a Matter of Style, NATS National Convention Las Vegas, 2018
Musical Theatre Singing Styles, Lawrence University, 2018
CCM Pedagogy, Peabody Conservatory Graduate Pedagogy class, 2018
Musical Theatre Singing Styles, NATS Wisconsin, 2018
Singing with Style in Musical Theatre workshop, Southeastern Theatre Conference(SETC), Mobile, AL, 2018
The Singing Actor workshop, Southeastern Theatre Conference(SETC), Mobile, AL, 2018
Lehigh Valley Chapter of NATS Masterclass, Bethlehem, PA, 2018
National Musical Theatre Competition, Adjudicator, NATS Winter Workshop, NYC, 2018