Academy programme

• Interpretation (body and voice)
• Understanding the text
• Improvisation
• Interpretive reading
• Dramatic genres (comic, tragic)
• Body expression
• Vocal expression
• Historical and cultural elements
• Basic elements of legislation and administration

• Voice production
• Articulation
• Theory
• Basic techniques
• Making the most of your vocal characteristics

• Stage action
• Study of physical reactions
• Dissociation and coordination
• Intensity of gesture
• Proxemics of space
• Improvisation
• Rhythm
• Commedia dell'arte
• Neutral Mask
• Working with objects and fabrics
• Study of physical and vocal expressive qualities
• Characterisation and the grotesque (body, face and voice)

• Costal-diaphragmatic breathing
• The resonators (chest voice, head voice, mask voice)
• Support and accent
• Falsetto
• Register changes
• Choosing and studying the repertoire
• Interpretive study of a song
• Dynamics
• Stylistic versatility
• Arpeggios and scales of medium/high difficulty
• Genres: Rock, Musicals
• Legit and belting in Musical theatre
• Interpretation, song structure and analysis of the lyrics.
• History of Pop
• Study of the lyrics of singer-songwriters of the past
• Improvisation
• Interpretation
• Historical notes on the birth of the Musical.
• Rhythm

Phase 1: Preparatory

• Basic techniques
• Vocal interpretation
• Breathing techniques
• Voice production
• Timbre
• Intonation

Phase 2: Exercises at the lectern

• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Animation and others
• Character study
• Lip sync
• Mimesis

• Developing body awareness, exploring the weight of the body, general and personal space, and activating the main muscle groups.
• Experimenting with different types of energy and qualities of movement.
• Knowledge of the basic elements of music, developing a sense of rhythm.
• Discovering a variety of moods through different musical styles, interpretation and expressiveness.
• Basic technical elements of classical dance (the five positions of the feet, tendu and jetè, port de bras, pirouettes, grand battement etc.) as the cornerstone of dance work, combined with the language of modern dance.
• Free and guided choreographic creation.
• Study of the history of the American musical and of repertoire choreographies. Combining singing with dance performance.
• Study of anatomy (skeletal and muscular systems).

• Study of the mechanics of dance, both at the barre and in the centre, through learning all the basic steps of Classical Dance (Plié, Battement tandus, Battement jeté, Rond de Jambe, Fondus, etc…) and their terminology as codified by the Vaganova method.
• Building the body's axis for balance and posture, in order to improve stage presence.
• Exploring the various possibilities of coordinating the parts of the body.
• Study of space (the dynamics of Classical Dance) through poses, exercises on laterality, knowledge of the directions of the stage space, turns, and compound and dynamic steps.
• Study of rhythm and musicality (the expressive aspect of the music that accompanies the dance), favouring the legato, flowing rhythms of the piano, so as to acquire accurate and harmonious bearing in gestures and movements.
• Work on creative compositions of classical movement, where all the technical and expressive elements of dance merge to interpret a choreography on stage.

• Introduction to the equipment (console) for mixing
• mixing techniques
• synchronising two tracks
• using various audio effects on tracks
• creating playlists to play during the events organised by L'Arte nel Cuore.

• Scales
• Arpeggios
• Piano technique exercises
• Chords
• Blues
• Gospel
• Bossa nova
• Ragtime
• Reading classical pieces and jazz standards
• Improvisation on modal scales (Greek scales)

• Study of the instrument
• Grip
• Posture
• Reading
• Basic techniques
• Listening
• Solfège and rhythmic analysis
• The groove
• The fill
• The roll
• Stick control
• Body percussion
• Snare drum technique
• Study of repertoire pieces