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    Singing in a New Style
    Karen Pauley
    • 7 days ago
    • 4 min

    Singing in a New Style

    Detailed listening of a artists version of a song will help you identify the stylistic elements used to sound more authentic in a genre.
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    TIP Youth Musical Revue
    Karen Pauley
    • Apr 9
    • 1 min

    TIP Youth Musical Revue

    This season we weren't able to put on a full production, so we decided to put together a musical revue for a small group of up to eight...
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    TIP Staged Reading Series: Cock
    Karen Pauley
    • Mar 26
    • 2 min

    TIP Staged Reading Series: Cock

    I am directing Cock, by Mike Bartlett, as part of Tokyo International Players (TIP) staged reading series. This will be performed live...
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    Singing Sondheim: Week 8 of Sing Space Challenge
    Karen Pauley
    • Mar 14
    • 2 min

    Singing Sondheim: Week 8 of Sing Space Challenge

    This week I worked on a 16 bar cut of Everybody Says Don't from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE as part of The Sing Space challenge. I have sung...
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    Character Songs Musical Theatre Workshop
    Karen Pauley
    • Mar 10
    • 1 min

    Character Songs Musical Theatre Workshop

    On Saturday, April 16th 1pm-4pm & April 23rd 1pm-5pm (JST) I will be running an online musical theatre workshop for Tokyo International...
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    Vibrato in Legit Musical Theatre Singing
    Karen Pauley
    • Feb 7
    • 6 min

    Vibrato in Legit Musical Theatre Singing

    Vibrato is a feature of legit singing, but what exactly is it and how do we use it in this genre? What exactly is vibrato? Vibrato is a...
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    Week 3: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge
    Karen Pauley
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    Week 3: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge

    This week the genre is Character Songs with a choice between, I'm Breaking Down, from The Falsettos, and Hard To Be The Bard, from...
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    Week 2: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge 2022
    Karen Pauley
    • Jan 28
    • 3 min

    Week 2: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge 2022

    It's Legit Musical Theatre week with a focus on Rogers & Hammerstein classics. We have a choice of cuts from the following two songs:...
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    Week 1: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge 2022
    Karen Pauley
    • Jan 22
    • 4 min

    Week 1: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge 2022

    Last year I took part in the 16 bar challenge that was created by The Sing Space and OnlineMD. I found that this helped give me focus...
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    Starting Well
    Karen Pauley
    • Jan 21
    • 2 min

    Starting Well

    How much attention do you pay to how you start the first note of your song? I have been reviewing audition tapes for a new musical and...
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    16 Bar Challenge - Summer 2021
    Karen Pauley
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    16 Bar Challenge - Summer 2021

    Last summer I took part in the 16 Bar Challenge that was created by Sing Space and Online MD. This was an opportunity to work on 12...
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    In Quarantine
    Karen Pauley
    • Jan 3
    • 2 min

    In Quarantine

    It's day 4 of being stuck in hotel quarantine. I arrived before New Year so the first few days were national holidays. But it's now the...
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    The Garden
    Karen Pauley
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Garden

    I have been composing more over the past year, getting to create small pieces of music for plays and other creative works. The one I...
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    Working Life
    Karen Pauley
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Working Life

    The state of emergency was lifted at the start of the month and for this first time this year I'm having to turn down work that I can't...
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    Staged Reading: Natural Shocks
    Karen Pauley
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Staged Reading: Natural Shocks

    The last piece I worked on that went on stage was Tokyo Theatre for Children's production of the Weirdest Kid I Know, in November 2019. ...
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    Legit Musical Theatre Workshop
    Karen Pauley
    • Aug 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Legit Musical Theatre Workshop

    I really do love musicals like The Sound of Music and modern musicals like Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812. It might be...
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    Contemporary Musical Theatre Workshop
    Karen Pauley
    • Aug 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Contemporary Musical Theatre Workshop

    I will be teaching a musical theatre workshop for Tokyo International Players in August. I plan to look at some of the vocal techniques...
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    TIP Reading Series
    Karen Pauley
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    TIP Reading Series

    I will be directing in the October slot for Tokyo International Player's upcoming play reading series. This will be my first live...
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    Musical Theatre Workshop
    Karen Pauley
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Musical Theatre Workshop

    I will be teaching a workshop on musical theatre vocal techniques for Tokyo International Players covering the following topics:...
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    Legit Singing in Musical Theatre
    Karen Pauley
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    Legit Singing in Musical Theatre

    Information on the vocal characteristics you need to use when you want to sing legit musical theatre songs.
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