Karen Pauley7 days ago4 minSinging in a New StyleDetailed listening of a artists version of a song will help you identify the stylistic elements used to sound more authentic in a genre.
Karen PauleyApr 91 minTIP Youth Musical RevueThis 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...
Karen PauleyMar 262 minTIP Staged Reading Series: CockI am directing Cock, by Mike Bartlett, as part of Tokyo International Players (TIP) staged reading series. This will be performed live...
Karen PauleyMar 142 minSinging Sondheim: Week 8 of Sing Space ChallengeThis 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...
Karen PauleyMar 101 minCharacter Songs Musical Theatre WorkshopOn Saturday, April 16th 1pm-4pm & April 23rd 1pm-5pm (JST) I will be running an online musical theatre workshop for Tokyo International...
Karen PauleyFeb 76 minVibrato in Legit Musical Theatre SingingVibrato 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...
Karen PauleyFeb 62 minWeek 3: Sing Space 16 Bar ChallengeThis week the genre is Character Songs with a choice between, I'm Breaking Down, from The Falsettos, and Hard To Be The Bard, from...
Karen PauleyJan 283 minWeek 2: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge 2022It's Legit Musical Theatre week with a focus on Rogers & Hammerstein classics. We have a choice of cuts from the following two songs:...
Karen PauleyJan 224 minWeek 1: Sing Space 16 Bar Challenge 2022Last 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...
Karen PauleyJan 212 minStarting WellHow 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...
Karen PauleyJan 62 min16 Bar Challenge - Summer 2021Last 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...
Karen PauleyJan 32 minIn QuarantineIt'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...
Karen PauleyNov 2, 20211 minThe GardenI have been composing more over the past year, getting to create small pieces of music for plays and other creative works. The one I...
Karen PauleyOct 25, 20211 minWorking LifeThe 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...
Karen PauleySep 23, 20211 minStaged Reading: Natural ShocksThe 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. ...
Karen PauleyAug 28, 20211 minLegit Musical Theatre WorkshopI really do love musicals like The Sound of Music and modern musicals like Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812. It might be...
Karen PauleyAug 5, 20211 minContemporary Musical Theatre WorkshopI will be teaching a musical theatre workshop for Tokyo International Players in August. I plan to look at some of the vocal techniques...
Karen PauleyJul 22, 20211 minTIP Reading SeriesI will be directing in the October slot for Tokyo International Player's upcoming play reading series. This will be my first live...
Karen PauleyJun 20, 20211 minMusical Theatre WorkshopI will be teaching a workshop on musical theatre vocal techniques for Tokyo International Players covering the following topics:...
Karen PauleyJun 17, 20214 minLegit Singing in Musical TheatreInformation on the vocal characteristics you need to use when you want to sing legit musical theatre songs.