Online Intensives
SING FOR FUN!
Vocal Technique for All Genres of Music
Students learn vocal technique to sing any genre of music including, Pop, Rap, Hip Hop, Broadway, Disney, Bollywood, etc. In this intensive, students start out with relaxation and vocal exercises. They then learn song repertoire . Finally, students memorize part of the song and perform it at the end of the intensive individually in the case of online intensives and in a group in the case of in-person classes. Students ages 6 and up are invited to enroll for this intensive. CLAV also offers such intensives for teens, young adults, and adults who want to work on their vocal technique and improve the way they sing. This is a five-hour intensive over a period of five days, with each class having a duration of 60 mins per day. Students must bring a notebook, pencil and eraser.
DRAMA
Build Confidence & Be the Character
This is not just an acting intensive, but a confidence building intensive as well. Students work on their acting skills through various exercises, and monologues. Students must have a monologue that is memorized and ready to be coached by the instructor. Monologues must be under 1 minute. Students will get to perform the monologue at the end of the intensive. Students ages 6 and up are invited to enroll for this intensive. CLAV also does such intensives for teens, young adults and adults who want to work on the vocal technique and improve the way they act, speak, and move on stage. This is a five-hour intensive over a period of five days, with each class having a duration of 60 mins per day. Students must bring a notebook, pencil and eraser.
SPEECH ARTS / PUBLIC SPEAKING
Project Your Voice & Speak with Finesse!
Speak with the correct usage of breath, vowels, etc., to project your voice, and be heard by the last person in the room. Technique which will not only help you speak clearly, but speak with finesse, and confidence. Learn to speak extemporaneously. Want to reduce your accent to be better understood? This is a great Intensive for you. Students must bring in a speech; poem; or monologue which is memorized, and under 1 minute. Students will get to perform their piece at the end of the intensive on the last day for the rest of the participants. CLAV offers this intensive for kids (6-12), teens (13-17), young adults (18-25), or adults, who wants to improve the way they speak, or act through the voice with correct technique in front of an audience. This is a five-hour intensive over a period of five days, with each class having a duration of 60 mins per day. Students must bring a notebook, pencil and eraser.
MUSICAL THEATRE
Sing-Act-Move with Confidence!
Students learn vocal technique to sing Broadway & Disney music. In this one day intensive, students start out with relaxation exercises, and vocal warm ups. Students build confidence, have a clearer sense of the character in the song, sing with better diction, and learn to connect with the audience. They learn a Broadway or Disney song, and work with movement. Finally, students memorize part of the song and perform it at the end of the intensive. Alternatively, students may bring in a song in the Broadway / Disney genre which they can have coached. However, they must be able to sing the song from memory. Students ages 6 and up are invited to enroll for this intensive. CLAV also offers this intensive to teens, young adults, and adults. This is a five-hour intensive over a period of five days, with each class having a duration of 60 mins per day. Students must bring a notebook, pencil and eraser.
Please check the SCHEDULE page for upcoming Classes, Boot Camps, and Intensives both Online as well as In-Person. Right now due to COVID-19 CLAV is only offering the following ONLINE CLASSES:
- Mini 1-on-1 Group Classes
- Summer Intensives
- Summer Boot Camps
- Executive Speaking Classes
Sessions are being offered for all age groups:
- Kids (6-12 years)
- Teens (13-17 years)
- Young Adults (18-25 years)
- Adults
DEIRDRE LOBO
Deirdre has been teaching voice since 1988 and teaches students vocal technique enabling them to sing the following genres of vocal music with ease and efficiency: Pop, Jazz, Rap, Broadway, Western Classical, Indian Classical – Hindustani / Carnatic. This kind of technique transcends to even speech and drama students.
Online Summer Boot Camps
SING FOR FUN!
If you have never had singing lessons and always wanted to learn how to SING, or if you always wanted to learn how to sing but NEVER had the time due to your school or college work, this is the ideal opportunity. Sitting in the comfort of your home, you get to participate in a five hour musical camp over the period of five days. Each session is 60 minutes. In this Online Summer Boot Camp students of ALL levels will come together to not just learn how to sing beautifully but also learn how to take a song chosen by the instructor apart and analyze the piece based on certain concepts, or musical nuances taught in the class, and also learn a bit of history of the song they are studying.
Come and experience CLAV’s holistic approach to vocal training and performance! Have FUN and yet take your singing to the next level! In this Boot Camp, students get individual attention. Think of this Boot Camp like mini one-on-one lessons where each student works on his/her vocal technique individually as well as the song. Students will focus on:
- Vocal Technique
- Develop Confidence & Self-Expression
- History of the Selected Genre of Music the song is from
- Analyze the Song
SING MUSICAL THEATRE!
Don’t miss this ideal opportunity, sitting in the comfort of your home, to participate in a five hour musical theatre camp over the period of five days. Students meet every day for 60 minutes. In this Online Summer Musical Theatre Boot Camp students of ALL levels will come together to not just learn how to sing beautifully but also learn how to take a song apart and analyze the piece based on certain concepts, or musical nuances taught in the class, analyze the character, and do research about the piece.
Come and experience CLAV’s holistic approach to vocal training and performance! Have FUN and yet take your singing, acting and performance to the next level! In this Boot Camp, students get individual attention. Think of this Boot Camp as mini one-on-one lessons where each student works on his/her vocal technique, character in the song, performance and presentation. Students will focus on:
- Vocal Technique
- Musical Theatre piece chosen by Instructor
- Develop Confidence & Self-Expression
- Character Analysis
- Song Analysis
SING POP!
Here is your chance to work on your Pop Style of singing. Sitting in the comfort of your home, you get to participate in a five hour Pop Music camp over the period of five days. Each session is 60 minutes. In this Online Pop Summer Boot Camp students of ALL levels will come together to not just learn how to sing beautifully but also learn how to sing a song of their choice which they would come prepared with, and memorized. The song link and lyrics must be sent in with the registration. Songs must be age appropriate, and no profanity in the text.
Come and experience CLAV’s holistic approach to vocal training and performance! Take your singing to the next level! Students receive individual attention. This Pop Boot Camp consists of mini one-on-one coaching where each student works on his/her vocal technique as well as the song they have submitted at the time of registration. Each day one student is coached on the song while others observe. Learning is at its highest via observation. Students will focus on:
- Vocal Technique
- Song of their choice
- Develop Confidence & Self-Expression
- History or Background of the Genre of Song Selection or Bio of Original Artist
- Song Analysis
SING DISNEY!
You get to participate in a five hour Disney camp over the period of five days. Each session is 60 minutes. In this Online Summer Boot Camp students of ALL levels will come together to learn how to sing beautifully, analyze the Disney Song based on certain concepts, or musical nuances taught in the class, and also learn a bit about the making of the Disney Musical the song is from.
Take your acting and singing to the next level! In this Boot Camp, students get individual attention. Think of this Boot Camp as mini one-on-one lessons where each student works on vocal technique and the song individually. Students will focus on:
- Vocal Technique
- Selected Disney Song
- Develop Confidence & Self-Expression
- Be the Disney Character and Create a Mask
- Song Analysis and making of the Disney Musical
SPEECH ARTS
Sitting in the comfort of your home, learn to speak with the correct usage of breath, vowels, etc., to project your voice, and be heard by the last person in the room. Technique which will not only help you speak clearly, but speak with finesse, and confidence. Learn to speak extemporaneously. Want to reduce your accent to be better understood? Students must bring in a speech; poem; or monologue which is memorized, and under 1 minute. Students will get to perform their piece at the end of the intensive on the last day for the rest of the participants. CLAV offers this intensive for kids (6-12), teens (13-17), young adults (18-25), or adults, who want to improve the way they speak, or act through the voice with correct technique. This is a five-hour intensive over a period of five days, with each class having a duration of 60 mins per day. Students must bring a notebook, pencil and eraser.
Students focus on:
- Vocal Technique for Speech Arts
- Work on Selected Poem, Monologue or Speech
- Develop Confidence & Self-Expression
- Detailed information of the selected poem, monologue, or speech