Monday: First day of class. Went over the syllabus and the overall goal of the course. There were two things that Jason mentioned in his introduction that were especially key:
1) A motto for his class- "Safe walls, big falls". Feeling safe in a learning environment, especially with such vulnerable actions as acting and singing, is very important.
2) Every actor is a musical theatre actor. This I completely agree with! As an example, here is Judy Dench 'singing' Send in the Clowns. The acting is the key in a musical - you might have the most beautiful singer in the country performing in a musical, but if they cannot engage the audience on an emotional level it won't have nearly the impact it could.
Then we all stood at the piano and vocalized to help Dallas (our pianist) find each class members' vocal range. It was a bit nerve-racking. I'm a bit rusty with the singing and I don't have much of a range to begin with, but now I finally have my range!
Ab2-F4. Baritone. Blammo.
Wednesday: Starting learning the ensemble number: Bitch of Living from Spring Awakening. I was unfamiliar with this song and I'm quite enjoying it. It's a very energetic number with an punky kind of attitude. Makes sense, being from Spring Awakening and all. As a reference, here is a version of the song with the Broadway cast. The in-class version is thankfully arranged to give everyone (men and women) a fair amount of singing to do.
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