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Making Your Mark in Music: Stage Performance Secrets

MUSC X 415.3

Develop your artistic identity, stage presence, and signature sound. Single yourself out as a performer, artist, and songwriter by developing a unique presence in today's entertainment industry.

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Winter
In Person
Starting at $835.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Through a series of exercises, performance feedback, and homework, learn how to develop a strong stage persona
  • Improve your vocal and microphone techniques through choosing the right songs for you
  • Learn how to effectively move your body on stage, be interviewed, and interact with the audience

About this course:

This course focuses on developing your artistic identity, stage presence and signature sound. Through a series of exercises, performance feedback and homework, learn how to develop a strong stage persona, perfect your vocal and microphone techniques, choose the right songs for you, convey a story through song lyrics, move your body on stage, be interviewed and interact with an audience, with the goal of maintaining a remarkable presence in today's entertainment industry. The objective is to provide you with a set of practical skills that help distinguish you as an artist in the professional world of music.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Saturday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Anika Paris
406206
Fee:
$835.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Notes

Final performance date to be determined.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Sat Jan 10, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Jan 17, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Jan 24, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Jan 31, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Feb 7, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Feb 14, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Feb 21, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Feb 28, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Mar 7, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Mar 14, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212
Lecture
Sat Mar 21, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

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