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Eder Conducts Vocal Master Classes
Recording artist and Broadway performer Linda Eder stands on the Ceres M. Horn Theatre stage and yells, "Ki Ya," flinging her arm wide. Sixth grader Jacob R. follows suit. Eder is not teaching a form of martial art, she is helping middle schoolers find their real voices.
At two master classes on Friday, December 8, Eder focused on the importance of breathing technique, engaging the audience, and singing with power.
As Eder said in an interview about the experience with DC Metro Theater Arts, "Singing is what I call a 'musical sport.' It takes time and work to develop the specific muscles used in singing. To be an effective performer takes musicality and honesty and that means learning how to really listen to yourself. Find a way to be yourself. The most interesting person you can be is you. We can only fool people for so long. An audience doesn’t want to be 'sung at.' People don’t really care how high or how low we sing. What we all want is to be moved emotionally and taken on a journey."