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Usher Masterclass 01 Introduction

Usher teaches the art of performance in a six-week online class. The class outline provides a suggested viewing schedule that breaks the 15 chapter lessons into weekly segments. Topics covered include singing, dancing, acting, collaboration, creating a personal brand, mental toughness, and Usher's career journey. Students are encouraged to take handwritten notes using a printable class workbook and can submit questions, performances, and assignments through the online office hours page.

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Usher Masterclass 01 Introduction

Usher teaches the art of performance in a six-week online class. The class outline provides a suggested viewing schedule that breaks the 15 chapter lessons into weekly segments. Topics covered include singing, dancing, acting, collaboration, creating a personal brand, mental toughness, and Usher's career journey. Students are encouraged to take handwritten notes using a printable class workbook and can submit questions, performances, and assignments through the online office hours page.

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01

USHER TEACHES THE ART OF PERFORMANCE

HOW TO USE THIS CLASS


Before you dive in, we have a few recommendations for getting the most out
of your experience.

THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED


To enjoy this class you only need your
A
computer and a desire to learn. We’ve 

found that some learn best when using C L AS S WO R K B O O K


A printable PDF filled with chapter
a few other tools, so here’s a short list of recaps and assignments.

‘nice-to-haves’ to maximize your learning 

potential: B

S U GGESTED VIEWIN G SCH E DULE
Usher explains his performance techniques
to you in 15 chapters. Like his performances,
it’s tempting to watch them all in one sitting.
We’d like to recommend our suggested viewing
schedule, which you’ll find on page 3 of the
Class Workbook.

C
P EN O R P EN C IL
Studies show that students recall more mate-
rial if they record it with handwritten notes.1
We’ve included space for jotting down your
thoughts on each page of the Class Workbook.
 

D
WEB CAM O R S M ART- PH ONE
Record and upload questions, performances
and assignments to the Office Hours page.

1 (Kiewra, K. A., DuBois, N. F., Christian, D., McShane,


A., Meyerhoffer, M., & Roskelley, D. (1991). Note-taking
functions and techniques. Journal of Educational Psy-
chology, 83, 240-245)

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USHER TEACHES THE ART OF PERFORMANCE

CLASS OUTLINE
Here’s your six-week suggested viewing schedule.

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3

01 INTRODUCTION 05 SINGING 08 PREPARING FOR LIVE


▶▶ Things you might need ▶▶ Find Your Range PERFORMANCES
▶▶ Listen to Yourself ▶▶ Visualize Your Entire
02 GETTING STARTED ▶▶ Be Good to Your Voice Performance
▶▶ The First Step ▶▶ Watch What You Eat ▶▶ Power Through Your
▶▶ Always Be Performing Mistakes
▶▶ Build Endurance
▶▶ Gain Real World ▶▶ Perform at Every
▶▶ Warm Up
Experience Opportunity
▶▶ Warm Down
▶▶ Start Sharing ▶▶ Create a Pre-Show
▶▶ Do Your Best 06 DANCING Ritual

03 GATHERING INSPIRATION
▶▶ Find Your Style 09 CAPTIVATING AN
▶▶ Watch and Learn AUDIENCE
▶▶ Identify Your Heroes ▶▶ Practice, Practice, ▶▶ Read the Room
▶▶ Identify THEIR Heroes Practice ▶▶ Trust Your Instincts
▶▶ Look Beyond Your
07 ▶▶ Listen to The Moment
Discipline ACTING

04 APPLYING INSPIRATION
▶▶ Usher’s Road to Acting 10 SHOW TIME
▶▶ Research Your Character ▶▶ Leave Room for Magic
▶▶ A Thief Steals ▶▶ Become the Character
A Genius Borrows ▶▶ The Show Goes On
▶▶ Improvise (Lessons
Go From Imitation to
▶▶
Inspiration
From Broadway) 11 PERFORMANCE REVIEW

▶▶ Let Trends Inspire You


▶▶ Sit back and enjoy
watching Usher review
▶▶ Get Personal
performances
▶▶ Get to Work

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WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6

12 COLLABORATION 14 MENTAL TOUGHNESS 16 FINAL THOUGHTS


▶▶ Rules of Collaboration ▶▶ Persistence ▶▶ Setting Goals
▶▶ Choose a Collaborator ▶▶ Getting Past Failures/ ▶▶ Measures of Success
▶▶ Stay Connected and Obstacles ▶▶ Keep Fighting
Flexible ▶▶ Dealing with Haters
▶▶ Add a Feature Artist ▶▶ Work Through Stage
Fright
13 CREATING A ▶▶ Meditation
PERSONAL BRAND
▶▶ Usher’s Brand Evolution 15 USHER’S CAREER
▶▶ Identify Your Personal JOURNEY
Brand ▶▶ Usher’s Early Goals
▶▶ Sex Appeal ▶▶ Being Discovered
▶▶ Let Your Fans Get to ▶▶ Debut Album
Know You ▶▶ My Way
▶▶ Engage and Maintain a ▶▶ Here I Stand
Fan Base ▶▶ Raymond vs. Raymond
▶▶ What’s Next
▶▶ Making a Legacy

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