September, 25, 2014Jessie-Speak Low

How much of him existed for you? Explore what he looks like and smells like? What does he say that always makes

me laugh? What about him makes me so attracted to him? When he is there for you it will be easier to new-mint. If he is there with you, physically, spiritually and emotionall then you won’t know

what you’re going to say. Sometimes the obstacle is so fanciful it won’t work for you. Come up with a realistic obstacle that is connectable. Start backwards and create him then turn around and begin the song. How crusty is his cheek? How can you make him more personal? It is falling into the trap of a luxury. Changing tempo is a great way to explore. Return to the original tempo, but keep the intensity. What does the change in music symbolize? Let’s see if I can blame time. Time is the thief and we have to conquer the enemy. It’s easy to find urgency in a fast song, but there are two opposing forces in this

song. You have a habit of doing a side to side shake.

Miranda-Falling In Love With Love How do we wed the contrast between music and lyrics? The music is the subtext of the lyrics. We often think that sopranos are about love, beauty and virginal things and altos

are about the lower things, but there are so many ways to express passion.o Sopranos express their passion through the highest, most beautiful note.

Why do you forget the instrumental part?o Don’t wait for the lyrics to start again.

The doilies go away throughout the song. When we find the truth of a scene then we stage It This class is for the time between you get cast and the first day of rehearsal. “Keep my mind off other things” Is you choosing to say something and not say

something. The whole point of a metaphor is to find clarity. What the character chooses

to use as his metaphor it gives you insight into what they are comfortable with.

Khaleel-I Want To Be With You How real is Lorna to you in this moment? It is important for you to start out at that high level. You have two separate audiences: Lorna and the World. “There’s a world” is about a world where you can walk with here an not be afraid. Make the “I want to be with you”s different You’re introducing the world to Lorna and Joe

You also have the habit of shaking your head.

Hannah-The Gentleman is a Dope To make the day even better a taxi passes then another then you decide to walk. What’s going on with her right now? Who are you talking to and if it is yourself then you are still changing yourself. You’re always trying to change your listener. I want to tell myself to get over him.

o What’s the obstacle? Your heart or groin, versus your brain. Don’t come out and leave work until you can fully understand what he didn’t say

to you. In your score you can write out, this is my head winning and this is my heart

winning etc. Pacing: You should enter in a storm.

o If you had stayed in the office one more second you either would have melted or slapped him.

Scott-I’ll Never Say No Try to take the song as a stroll. This song is the supremest declaration of love. Nothing feels better than Miranda on my arm right now.

o Revel in the joy and giddiness of the moment. Search for Miranda We work and work and work and then when we just do it and it’s so easy. You are used to brokering business deals and you know that that isn’t the way to

her heart. o If he errs it is going to be on the side of the playful and not business.

We are free to be our own directors to our scene partners.

Alex-Tonight At Eight Have frantic stuff to do to match the song.

o The music is telling us just how busy you are. Examine yourself as the listener. If Seapos is the listener then the issue with that is that he can’t give you anything. Now that we have experimented with everything then we can pick and choose so

it isn’t a marathon. You have to do things to make her real to you.

o Imagine the letters that she has written

Cary sees too much waitingo What we have to do is look at any measure that is unsung and what it can

do for you.o It can really help with the new minting of the song

September 30, 2014

Aidan-He Loves & She Loves We have to have a larger struggle in the song.

Libby-If I Loved You What is your point of view on the situation?

o How do you feel about what you’re singing about? Don’t play too much of the sadness of love. The song does not being when you sing. Being in love makes you inarticulate. We repeat in order to figure out what to say next. The end of the song expresses a fear that she will never be able to tell him how

she feels. The magic of new minting is that when you say it you can discover something

new that wasn’t discoverable through text.

London-The Party’s Over Each piece of clothing you takes off reminds you of a moment at the dance. Don’t get trapped in the mirror. Maybe he is immediately outside the door.

Lauren-I’ll Show Him The stakes have to be higher. It has to cost more. You can’t let yourself judge how cute the girl is. The whole first part is a commentary on how he has treated you.

October 7, 2014

Besides lyric analysis, we must look in depth at the music. The goal on Thursday is to see what visceral reaction your body has to the music. What do the various keys do to you?

o Different keys stimulate you in different ways. What key changes are in the song and why? The unsung musical hero in the music is the rest.

o Rests allow you to breathe and new mint If there is a change, something is going on for the actor. The second best friend for the actor is the fermata. Crescendo and Diminuendo also inform you. Always look for dynamic marks AND Change The further away the composer takes you from speech, the more intensely

something is going on. If you sing outside where our natural speech is, there’s a reason for that. We don’t hold words as long as fermatas do. Memorized by Thursday and then Tuesday

October 14, 2014

Everybody’s morality is based on a strict interpretation of the Bible. You’re saying that that isn’t the only story.

Celebrate each different type of the voice that you sing in. What happens if I can’t imagine the circumstances? Really listen to the lyrics of the story that you’re singing. Our imaginations are safe, we can understand what she is saying and then

continue on our lives. October 16, 2014

Make the surrey important and then make her important after that during the romantic part of the song.

Find out which parts are new minted and which aren’t You don’t always have to show 100%, just give the impression. Make the girl more important Try out things and see how they feel instead of how you think they should be.